Massachusetts Open Letters

From a verified voter in Salisbury, MA

Trump on stage talking about men’s and woman’s asses is a national embarrassment. This man needs to be removed from office. WHEN will this happen? Where is Congress?

From a verified voter in Billerica, MA

A Senate bill being sold as “permitting reform” could seriously weaken protections for our public lands, clean water, historic places, and sacred Tribal sites. S. 5653, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, would narrow environmental reviews and make it harder for communities to chall

From a constituent in Westford, MA

Why is Jared Kushner still a participant in our government given the most recent revelations of his colossal grifting? Please get out on the chamber floors and ask your republican colleagues why they are permitting this to happen! Any pushback from them must be met with two words: Hunter Biden.

From a verified voter in Ashburnham, MA

I’m outraged that Trump is openly allying himself with Vladimir Putin. There should be immediate harsh and punitive budget cuts to any agency which impeded intelligence sharing with Ukraine, as well as oversight hearings into who ordered the halt to Starshield coverage. I also want to see laws pas

From a constituent in Chicopee, MA

Power to The Players Act

Please support Rep Richie Torres’ Power to The Players act. Gamers have already lost games they paid full price for, with the understanding that they owned them. The publishers and store fronts, including those of PlayStation and Xbox, should not be allowed to change that understanding after the fac

From a verified voter in Acton, MA

Why is there not a windfall profits tax on oil companies? Oil companies should not benefit from Trump’s war on Iran. Income raised from this tax should be used to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. I realize that this has been tried before. Consider the problems with the bill from the 80s to

From a verified voter in Hyde Park, MA

It's vital that the Democratic Caucus stands together with Rep. Ilhan Omar. She is being targeted by this racist, fascist regime. And what they can get away with doing to her - such as taking away her passport and threatening to take away her citizenship - they will do to all of us. I want you to sp

From a constituent in Lynn, MA

**End U.S. Military Aid to Israel** Block all further U.S. military aid to Israel. The ongoing military campaign has killed tens of thousands of civilians, and continued American weapons transfers make the U.S. complicit in that violence. Every bomb shipped and every dollar authorized deepens that c

From a constituent in Groveland, MA

Grant Statehood to U.S. Territories

Pass legislation granting statehood to U.S. territories and end the constitutional limbo that millions of Americans live in today. People born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands hold U.S. citizenship only because Congress chose to grant it by statute. Th

From a constituent in Groveland, MA

Pass Puerto Rico Statehood Legislation Now

Pass legislation to admit Puerto Rico as the 51st state. More than 3.2 million American citizens living in Puerto Rico have no voting representation in Congress and no vote for president. That is a democratic deficit that has gone on far too long. Puerto Ricans serve in the U.S. military, pay feder

From a constituent in Groveland, MA

Pass HB 51 and Admit Washington, D.C. as the 51st State

Pass HB 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, and grant full statehood to the 700,000 people who live in the District of Columbia. These residents pay federal taxes, serve in the military, and live under laws they have no meaningful vote in making. That is not a technicality. It is a democratic f

From a constituent in Westford, MA

Access to Starlink must be restored for Ukraine. The public finger pointing between Elon Musk and Donald Trump regarding access denial is indication that either one or both of them made the order. Call them out publicly. Make them know they are culpable for Ukrainian deaths.

From a verified voter in Ashburnham, MA

Until every vote is counted, please announce news and make statements on your own website or newsletter first, and on Bluesky or Mastodon, not X. Publishing there shows you're committed to getting news to voters without a billionaire's filter on it. X's owner is spending heavily to elect Republicans

From a constituent in Malden, MA

Livestream Execution

I am asking that the execution of Nidal Hasan not be livestreamed, and that if it must proceed, that it be conducted in accordance with the Army’s regulations governing executions. See Army Regulation 190–55, Procedures for Military Executions (Procedures%20for%20Military%20Executions), which restri

From a constituent in Mattapoisett, MA

Block the Pentagon's Plan to Livestream the Hasan Execution

Stop the Pentagon's plan to livestream Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution on December 3. This country hasn't held a public execution since 1936, and we abandoned that practice deliberately — because public executions became spectacles that degraded everyone who watched them. Bringing one back, and

From a verified voter in Walpole, MA

Stop the insanity.

Seriously? We are now buying oil from Russia thereby supporting Putin’s war on Ukraine? Seriously? Are you going to stop this madness? I’m furious. Between this and Pete Hegseth’s planned televised execution I don’t even know what country I live in anymore. PLEASE STOP THIS INSANITY.

From a constituent in Lynn, MA

Outlaw the LGBTQ “panic defense. In 2021 State Senator Comerford introduced a bill to curtail the use and effectiveness of these “panic defenses”. The bill died in committee. That is unacceptable. Massachusetts is the only New England state with this discriminatory defense still on the books.

From a verified voter in Roslindale, MA

Death by firing squad on display

I am outraged by the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the December 3 execution of Nidal Hasan. Making an execution public would put us in the company of countries like Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea. It’s morally repugnant. The UN says it constitutes torture. This is also something our children cou

From a constituent in Lynn, MA

Donald Trump has escalated to threatening American cities and states not just with reckless disregard for vocabulary but rather singling out two of America’s most important coastal cities and home to the pacific fleet. The sitting president of the United States effectively gave our adversaries cart

From a constituent in Westford, MA

President Trump’s off the cuff remark for Iran to take out San Diego and Los Angeles is yet another disgusting, dangerous form of rhetoric that must not be tolerated. He must be removed. DO SOMETHING.

From a verified voter in Framingham, MA

Hi, I’m a constituent in Framingham. I’m furious that Donald Trump called for Iran to “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego last night. My Mom & brother live in L.A., so this is extremely concerning & personal for me! When will enough be enough for this Congress? His statement was dangerous, reckl

From a constituent in Boston, MA

Oppose proposed Census rule change

I'm writing to urge you to oppose the proposed Census rule change by the Department of Commerce. This change would erase immigrant representation across the country and worsen civil rights protections for all Americans.

From a constituent in Malden, MA

Support BWH nurses to prevent a strike

I’m writing to urge you to publicly support the Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses and call Mass General Brigham leadership directly to help avoid the indefinite strike scheduled to begin October 14. Brigham nurses have repeatedly offered to negotiate. MGB should return to the bargaining table imm

From a constituent in Amherst, MA

Illegal diversion of funds from NSF Research Budget

I am writing today regarding the NYT article describing the diversion of $1.4B in funding from the NSF by the Trump administration. The article, published on 10/2/2026, describes this as a “power grab.” But this is an illegal and intentional misappropriation of funds, and I expect congress to fight

From a verified voter in Billerica, MA

Say goodbye to teachers, social workers, early child-care workers, almost all jobs in hospitals with the exceptions of physicians, PAs, and some specialized nurses. Forget about speech therapists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists because while they may be essential to many, those job