Massachusetts Open Letters

From a verified voter in Lowell, MA

Congress Must Block the Illegal Renaming of the Kennedy Center

I am writing to urge Congress to immediately intervene to stop the reported attempt to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the “Trump-Kennedy Center.” Federal law is unambiguous. The building “shall be designated as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,” and C

From a constituent in Cambridge, MA

How will the House and Senate repair the damage the government has now caused to the whole world? How do you plan on re-building trust as well as security for us and all democracies?

From a constituent in West Newton, MA

Support IMMEDIATE Oversight and Improved Conditions at Burlington ICE Facility

I am writing to urge you to take immediate action to address the concerning conditions at the ICE facility in Burlington, Massachusetts, and to protect the civil rights of immigrant detainees held there. On Tuesday, four activists including Fred Small, a minister at Arlington Street Church in Bosto

From a verified voter in Billerica, MA

Stop the dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research

The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado. This would be an extremely short-sighted move. NCAR is a world-class organization, and a leader in atmospheric science. And it's not as simple as "splitting up" the weather and climate portfol

From a verified voter in Lowell, MA

Vote NO on Today’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban

I am writing to urge you to vote NO today on any legislation that bans, restricts, defunds, or criminalizes gender-affirming health care for transgender people, particularly minors. These bills represent a dangerous federal intrusion into private medical decisions that should be made by patients, f

From a verified voter in Billerica, MA

Save Alaska’s land

Last night, Trump signed away 13.3 million acres of Alaska. Using the Congressional Review Act—a fast-track legislative tool that allows federal protections to be erased with a simple majority vote—he overturned the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan. This plan took over a decade of work by Ala

From a constituent in Waltham, MA

We demand investigations into Hegseth’s murderous strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific. Force the “Double Tap” video release. Investigate Hegseth and others responsible for the 80 plus killed extrajudicially, for War Crimes of Murder.

From a verified voter in Lowell, MA

Congress Must Defend Pipeline Safety Transparency and Ethics Oversight

I am writing to urge you to support and defend ongoing efforts to bring transparency, ethical accountability, and robust oversight to the federal agencies responsible for pipeline safety. Recent investigative reporting and congressional inquiries have raised serious concerns about senior pipeline s

From a constituent in Buzzards Bay, MA

Please denounce the president's words regarding the murder of Rob and Michelle Reiner. He was insensitive and egotistical without having accurate inform ation. Unbelievably irresponsible for a leader.

From a verified voter in Lowell, MA

Stop Billionaire Media Monopolies and Authoritarian Media Capture

I am writing to urge you to scrutinize—and if necessary block—any media merger that would concentrate control of major American news organizations in the hands of a small group of politically connected billionaires. History shows that authoritarian systems do not begin with tanks in the streets. Th

From a constituent in Hudson, MA

Please vote "NO" for the KOSA bill, it does nothing but harm constituents by forcing internet users to give their IDs to private institutions, many of which are unsafe and will use that information against your constituents.

From a verified voter in Northampton, MA

NO TO KOSA, PROTECT PRIVACY AND LIBERTY

I am writing to urgently request that you fight all attempts to invade our privacy and destroy the internet as we know it. There are a number of issues that will be facing both the House and Senate. I need you to fight these. I urge you to vote No to KOSA, to vote no to section 230 reform, vote no t

From a verified voter in Lowell, MA

State Legislators: Stop Federal Seizure of Voter Data

I am writing to urge you, as a state legislator, to speak out publicly and take concrete action against the Trump Department of Justice’s expanding lawsuits seeking unredacted voter registration data from the states. The DOJ has now sued at least eighteen states—including Massachusetts and Nevada—f

From a verified voter in Lowell, MA

Trump’s “Gold Card” Turns U.S. Residency Into a Pay-to-Play Scheme

President Donald Trump has launched a new “Gold Card” immigration program that allows wealthy foreign nationals to seek expedited U.S. residency by paying a nonrefundable $15,000 DHS processing fee and—after background checks—a $1,000,000 payment to the federal government. A corporate version requir

From a verified voter in Lowell, MA

Vote Today: Support a Clean ACA Extension, Oppose Harmful Riders

With enhanced ACA premium tax credits set to expire at the end of this year, millions of Americans are facing catastrophic premium spikes—thousands of dollars per month for many families. The Senate is now preparing to vote on extending these credits, a vote forced as part of the agreement to reopen

From a verified voter in Waltham, MA

Please do not support KOSA — it will hurt the transgender community!!!

From a constituent in Lynn, MA

NO Age Verification or Mass Surveillance!

I am writing to you today to demand that you vote no on any and all legislation that would require age verification, ID requirements, and even more personal data be handed over to big tech companies. These laws would destroy internet freedom and anonymity allowing for government surveillance and cen

From a verified voter in Billerica, MA

Immigrants that should be citizens were denied do something about it

Several immigrants ready to take their citizenship oaths at Boston’s Faneuil Hall this week were told they could not proceed because of their countries of origin. The naturalization ceremony is the final step to becoming a U.S. citizen, a process that takes years to complete. USCIS has instructed

From a verified voter in Billerica, MA

Retstore Calibri font so state department documents are accessible by everyone

Secretary of State Marco Rubio halted the State Department’s official use of the typeface Calibri, calling the Biden-era move “wasteful,” and ordered the return of Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp out diversity efforts. In 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken ordered the typeface change

From a constituent in Waltham, MA

Support the “Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act!” Under it, companies would pay higher taxes when the ratio of the pay of their CEO to their typical worker exceeds 50-to-1. * If it exceeds 50-to-1, the corporation pays an additional 0.5% tax * If it exceeds 100-to-1, the corporation pays an additional 1% t

From a verified voter in Lowell, MA

Pass the 'Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act'

I’m writing to urge you to support and advance the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, legislation that would finally hold corporations accountable for the extreme and accelerating pay gaps between executives and the workers who actually keep those companies running. The situation today is indefensible. In

From a verified voter in Lowell, MA

A Racist National Security Strategy—and Chilling Echoes of 1938

The Trump Regime has released a National Security Strategy that is not a strategy at all, but a racist, authoritarian manifesto—and the most dangerous official document issued by an American administration in generations. It openly embraces white supremacy, attacks our democratic allies, aligns with

From a constituent in Jamaica Plain, MA

I am writing to you to suggest that you and other like-minded Senators write a bill that would enact a law to set up a Federal Income Tax Escrow Account that would be administered on a State-by-state basis by their legislators. Rather than paying federal taxes directly to the IRS, the escrow accoun

From a constituent in Jamaica Plain, MA

I am writing to you to suggest that you and other like-minded Senators write a bill that would enact a law to set up a Federal Income Tax Escrow Account that would be administered on a State-by-state basis by their legislators. Rather than paying federal taxes directly to the IRS, the escrow accoun

From a verified voter in Lowell, MA

Protect America’s Babies: Reverse ACIP’s Dangerous Hepatitis B Rollback

I’m writing to urge you to oppose and work to reverse the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) decision to weaken the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns. This vote—taken by a panel that was purged and repopulated with anti-vaccine activists under the Trump R