Michigan Open Letters

From a verified voter in Oxford, MI

There is an upcoming vote on funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Agents of the department have been brutalizing US citizens and unlawfully detaining them for some time. That’s bad enough, but recently, as the nation watched, an agent murdered a US citizen in broad daylight. The agent in

From a constituent in Saint Clair Shores, MI

No DHS funds until NO ICE

Really. No funding DHS until ICE is eliminated. They are destroying our safety from the inside. USE YOUR POWER.

From a constituent in Stevensville, MI

Restore Sexual Abuse Protections for Transgender Detainees and Prisoners

I am writing to urge you to take immediate action to restore critical protections against sexual abuse for transgender people in immigration detention and federal prisons. The Trump administration has eliminated these safeguards through revised guidance at ICE facilities and a Department of Justice

From a constituent in Hillsdale, MI

Do not allow trump to invade Mexico in a manufactured hot war against the cartels, this violates Mexico's sovereignty.

From a constituent in Muskegon, MI

Support SB 768 — Curtail rising energy prices. Michiganders need a break. We’re already contending with a skyrocketing affordability crisis on multiple fronts, from housing to groceries to healthcare and have fewer public services to rely on than ever. Electricity is a necessity that should be fai

From a constituent in Ann Arbor, MI

No more appropriations!

I beg you to not approve the Homeland Security appropriations bill and to lobby your colleagues. ICE already has too much money and we've seen the consequences!

From a constituent in Hillsdale, MI

No active duty soldiers in our streets! No more madness in the White House! No more ICE! Stop the madness, trump is essentially declaring a civil war here at home, and threatening WWIII in Greenland! Do your jobs, stop being feckless, spineless cowards!

From a constituent in Hillsdale, MI

It's past time to impeach, convict, and remove trump from office. The threat of prosecuting honorably serving members of congress, the threats against ou r allies, and the increasing violence of ICE and ultimately DHS would have ended a Democratic president. We demand accountability, do your jobs, a

From a verified voter in Marquette, MI

Protect the right to vote by mail

I urge you to reject any attempts to restrict or eliminate access to mail voting. Please protect Michiganders’ voting rights, promote broad civic participation, and maintain a resilient, inclusive democracy while addressing election security through evidence-based safeguards rather than broad limit

From a verified voter in Marquette, MI

Stop ICE Expansion

I’m alarmed by the administration’s expansion of ICE. Its budget now exceeds that of most militaries, and ICE is targeting, detaining, and deporting unprecedented numbers of people, many with no criminal records. Nationwide, people are uniting to protect their neighbors against ICE’s violations of

From a verified voter in Marquette, MI

Unmask armed ICE agents

I’m outraged that masked, armed ICE agents continue to terrorize our communities with complete anonymity. Among other egregious acts, federal agents have smashed car windows, blown the door off of a home with children inside, and shot into a family vehicle, while their anonymity has enabled impers

From a verified voter in Marquette, MI

Protect constitutional oversight on Venezuela and Greenland

I’m dismayed by the administration’s recent actions toward Venezuela and Greenland, which raise troubling constitutional and international law issues. The use of military force in and around Venezuela appears to have occurred without the consultation and authorization required by the Constitution a

From a constituent in Hillsdale, MI

Block ICE, universal healthcare, no more invasions without Congressional approval, block tariffs, refund the money we paid in tariffs levied. Stop kowtowing to trump, bullies won't stop until someone stops them. Investigate Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Ma rk Z

From a verified voter in Farmington, MI

Oppose FY2026 DHS Funding Bill and Support Continuing Resolution

I am writing to urge you to vote against the fiscal year 2026 Department of Homeland Security funding bill and instead support a continuing resolution that does not provide additional funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The killing of Renee Good and the subsequent shooting incident on

From a constituent in Dexter, MI

Defund DHS or restrict their weapons

Multiple people have been shot by DHS and multiple people that have died in detention. There are now reports of agents being put on the street without training. If you are unwilling to defund DHS based on these issues, at the very least, in the next budget bill, I require you to add a provision

From a constituent in Rockford, MI

Restore Stars and Stripes' Editorial Independence Under Congressional Mandate

I am writing to urge you to take immediate action to restore the editorial independence of Stars and Stripes, which the Pentagon stripped away through a final rule published in the federal register this week. This rule eliminates longstanding protections including requirements for a civilian editor

From a constituent in Rockford, MI

Support the Honoring Vocational Education Act

I am writing to urge you to support the bipartisan Honoring Vocational Education Act, introduced by Congresswoman Hillary Scholten and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick. This legislation addresses a critical gap in federal workforce data by ensuring that workers with vocational training, technical certi

From a constituent in Lansing, MI

Resign immediately, you are spineless.

You are cowards. You sit on your hands while this country burns. You put your head in the sand while the world watches the USA crumble under a fascist child rapist. How do you sleep at night knowing you are allowing this to happen? You aren’t a leader, you don’t represent me or my values, you are a

From a constituent in Battle Creek, MI

Defund ICE till they prove accountability

ed role and have appropriate accountability. Congress should not fund ICE till they have full access to ICE records and facilities. hange the government's direction before ICE kills more innocent people. Please refund ICE until such time as they stay within thier congressional mandat ICE has become

From a constituent in Menominee, MI

No more ICE raids! No more money for ICE!!!!!

From a constituent in Plymouth, MI

DEFUND ICE

Senate Dems are reportedly offering ICE funding increases in exchange for body cams and de-escalation training for agents. Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored. It is unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table. The only choice we want i

From a constituent in Stevensville, MI

Oppose HHS Funding Conditions That Threaten Transgender Healthcare Access

I am writing to urge you to oppose the Department of Health and Human Services funding conditions that threaten healthcare access for transgender individuals and jeopardize over $300 billion in critical federal funding to states. On January 13, twelve states led by New York Attorney General Letitia

From a constituent in Rockford, MI

Withhold Funding Until Pentagon Passes Financial Audit

The Pentagon has failed its annual financial audit for the eighth consecutive year, making it the only one of the government's 24 major federal agencies that has never passed an audit since Congress mandated annual reviews in 2018. This pattern of failure represents an unacceptable use of taxpayer d

From a constituent in Rockford, MI

Demand DOJ Independence and Attorney General Bondi's Removal

The Justice Department's investigation into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey represents a dangerous weaponization of federal law enforcement against political opponents. This investigation, launched over their public criticism of the deployment of nearly 3,000 ICE and Bor

From a constituent in Traverse City, MI

Congress -- use the power of the purse to rein in ICE

I urge the Senator to filibuster the upcoming Homeland Security appropriations bill unless: There are significant changes to how ICE operates, so they aren’t behaving like lawless thugs ICE’s funding bump from the One Big Beautiful Bill is erased and returned to last year’s levels of $10B annually