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From a verified voter in Lewiston, MENO M44 cyanide bombs on public lands. Overturn new BLM policy, preserve wildlife
Please: Say NO to M44 cyanide bombs on public lands. The Bureau of Land Management has recently lifted bans on spring loaded traps and highly toxic cyanide bombs. I am appalled at the hostility to our earth, lands, and wildlife-- they are a precious and irreplaceable legacy entrusted to us. Th
From a verified voter in Cumberland Center, METrumps CDC Ghosts us When Hantavirus Comes Knocking
Experts wonder, "Where is the CDC?" as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship. I am writing to you today because this question haunts me as a citizen who relies on our public health institutions for safety. The recent news that the CDC has been "missing in action" while international health
From a verified voter in Lewiston, MESCOTUS has lost credibility. Support ROBE amendment for term limits
Please support reform of the Supreme Court. For now, please take up all proposals for reform that come before you-- including Rep Olszewski's ROBE amendment which sets out a scheme for term limits. In the long run, to regain its legitimacy, the Supreme Court needs to be rebalanced and reconfigured
From a verified voter in South Portland, MENot another cent for Trumps ballroom!
From a constituent in Portland, MERestore America’s Humanitarian Aid Before More Lives Are Lost
CONGRESS MUST REVERSE THE DISMANTLING OF USAID As your constituent, I urge Congress to restore lifesaving foreign aid cancelled when the Trump administration dismantled the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This was not ordinary budget review. It was institutional harm: th
From a verified voter in Lewiston, MESenator, which side are you on? Will you condemn Souther racial exclusion?
Dear Senator Collins, Will you speak out to condemn the blatant racism and capricious application of the law that we have just witnessed in the South? In the past, you publicly declared your commitment to equal dignity for all as a reason for your party affiliation. You have, in the past, run for
From a constituent in Portland, MEProtect This National Historic Landmark Before Permanent Damage Is Done
As your constituent, I urge you to publicly oppose any effort by President Trump and his administration to paint the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building white and to prevent any work from proceeding until full review is complete. Congress must not remain silent while a nationally significa
From a verified voter in South Portland, MENO BILLION for a ballroom!!! How in the world can this topic even be considered right now, and why weren’t you able to speak your truth AGAINST it???? Fiscal responsibility this is NOT. Please, use your clout to close the purse strings!
From a verified voter in South Portland, MEDemand Release of Satellite Imagery Showing Damage to U.S. Bases
The U.S. government must immediately release satellite imagery showing the full extent of damage to American military installations in the Middle East. The Washington Post verified that Iranian strikes damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures and pieces of equipment across 15 U.S. bases, yet thi
From a verified voter in South Portland, MEOppose the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act
Vote no on the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act introduced by Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Harriet Hageman. This bill would grant the fossil fuel industry sweeping immunity from climate lawsuits, dismiss all pending cases, and overturn state polluter pays laws. It's a shameless attempt to let Big
From a verified voter in Lewiston, MENO MORE FUNDS for ICE. Put the brakes on King Trump's abuses now
STOP ICE now. STOP MASS DEPORTATIONS STOP CONCENTRATION CAMPS Did you ever think the USA would become a land of secret police, disappearings, racial cleansing, and illegal masked goons violating habeas corpus? Weekly deaths in detention? Agents paid by the government lying, gunning down citizen
From a constituent in Portland, MEStop Deporting People to Dangerous Third Countries They Have Never Seen
THIRD-COUNTRY TRANSFERS MUST STOP UNLESS STRONG SAFEGUARDS ARE IN PLACE As your constituent, I urge you to act immediately to stop unsafe immigration enforcement practices that remove people from the United States and transfer them to third countries where they may have no legal, family, cultural,
From a constituent in Portland, MEA Billion Dollars for a Ballroom Is Too Much
As your constituent, I urge you to oppose any taxpayer funding for President Trump’s proposed White House ballroom project. That includes any funding labeled as security, modernization, infrastructure, or site work if it is materially related to enabling or operating the ballroom. A project publicl
From a constituent in Damariscotta, METhe wealthiest people in this country are seeing their wealth grow at rates never seen before while everyone else is not accumulating wealth at even a fraction of the pace of billionaires. But they pay little to no taxes. It is time the billionaires pay their fair share of taxes just like the rest
From a constituent in Damariscotta, MEDo not fund Trump’s ballroom or any other projects that are useless like the arc de trump while human services continue to be cut and slashed. Also do not fund his projects while voting rights are being destroyed and the deck is being stacked to favor republicans. Even if you are a republican, is
From a verified voter in Lewiston, MENO funds for the Ballroom. Taxes are OUR money: you serve us
A hard NO to the billion dollar ballroom. Does the GOP have no shame? Even to consider such flagrant, extravagant illegality brings our legislature into discredit. A billion dollars for a ballroom, yes, a BALLROOM?! How can you justify this when the president tore down the East Wing ILLEGALLY, d
From a verified voter in Lewiston, MEPass voting rights. Expand Scotus. Question Roberts about his Purcell principle
I'm appalled by the outcome of Scotus's Callais decision, appalled by the response in Louisiana, and appalled by the bad faith jurisprudence. I ask you to: 1. Pass the John Lewis voting rights act 2. Rebalance and expand SCOTUS with an ethics code as soon as possible 3. Call John Roberts in
From a verified voter in Lewiston, ME60 day war powers deadline for Iran conflict has passed. DO YOUR JOB
The deadline has passed for Trump to either seek congressional approval to continue his catastrophic war in Iran or to withdraw troops and end the conflict. Please take action now using all the tools at your disposal. Stop the war, do oversight. Put the brakes on. Remove Hegseth. As you surely
From a constituent in Damariscotta, MEWhy do you allow the Trump administration to waste so much tax payer money going after trans people? Trans people are not a threat to our communities. They are a tiny fraction of the population of the US and all this money going into stripping rights from them is absolutely wasteful and stupid. I
From a constituent in Portland, MEInvestigate Use of Force in ICE Detention Facilities
CIVIL DETENTION MUST BE LAWFUL AND HUMANE As your constituent, I urge you to speak out against reported use of force that may have been excessive or abusive in ICE detention and to insist that civil detention remain lawful, humane, and subject to oversight. People held in civil immigration detenti
From a verified voter in Lewiston, MEVote for HR 1155, Rep. Larsen's articles of impeachment. Impeach Trump now.
Rep. Larson has introduced HR 1155: new articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. Trump's high crimes and misdemeanours are now too numerous to list in a letter such as this. It should be enough to say that you that all members of Congress and the president swore to uphold the constitution a
From a constituent in Bangor, MEI’m shocked and outraged that you voted yes on an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. This bill allows warrantless mass surveillance and what’s worse it has no meaningful reforms to prevent abuses. I’m shocked you would authorize this considering how multiple pre
From a verified voter in Lewiston, MENO JUDICIAL CONFIRMATIONS for a felon's nominees
Please do NOT confirm any judicial nominees who cannot answer factual questions about January 6th or the 2020 election correctly and willingly. Justice and civil society cannot survive if those in offices of public trust do not inhabit the same factual reality as the rest of us. Trump is a twice i
From a constituent in Portland, MEReassert Congress’s Constitutional Authority Over War
WAR POWERS COMPLIANCE CANNOT BE OPTIONAL As your constituent, I urge you to hold the administration accountable for its apparent effort to avoid full compliance with the War Powers Resolution after the Iran conflict, even while U.S. forces remain deployed in the Middle East and a naval blockade rep
From a constituent in Damariscotta, MEInvestigate Suspicious Trading Around Trump Administration Announcements
I need you to demand that the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission investigate suspicious trading patterns around President Trump's major announcements. The BBC has documented five clear cases where massive, unusual bets were placed minutes before president
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