New York Open Letters

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Protect Free Speech: Support and Cosponsor the GRANITE Act (H.R.10174 / S.5478)

I’m writing to ask you to support and cosponsor the GRANITE Act—H.R. 10174 in the House, or its Senate companion, S. 5478. The bill draws an important line: a foreign government should not be able to use U.S. courts to enforce a censorship order against speech that would be protected by the First A

From a verified voter in New York, NY

Common sense abortion reform. If you vote to deny abortion access, then you get to absorb the costs to society for caring for, educating, and insuring that individual has the resources of your own children.

From a constituent in Alfred, NY

Election

I am incredibly disappointed in Haley Steven’s and others who would risk Abdul’s chance to change things for Michigan. Please be very clear to voters that Abdul is a good choice for America.

From a constituent in Bayside, NY

Cognitive tests

PETITION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MANDATORY PERIODIC COGNITIVE SCREENINGS FOR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled: We, the undersigned citizens of the United States, respectful

From a verified voter in Erieville, NY

According to ICE, “ICE officers arrested Benazir Noorzad, an illegal alien from Afghanistan, on Oct. 22. Noorzad was admitted to the United States lawfully in 2021 but violated the terms of her lawful admission by failing to depart the country by the end of her lawful status.” According to my infor

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Please Support and Cosponsor the JAWBONE Act (S.4749)

I’m writing to urge you to support and cosponsor the JAWBONE Act. Government officials should be able to share information and enforce the law—but they shouldn’t be able to use the pressure of their office to push platforms, broadcasters, or AI providers to suppress lawful speech. The bill would gi

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Cosponsor H.R. 9800 (Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act)

I'm writing as your constituent to urge you to cosponsor and support H.R. 9800, the Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act. This legislation would prohibit federal agencies from using automated systems that identify, track, or record people through license-plate readers, facial recognition, and b

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Place Legal Limits on Automated Decision-Making in Government Programs

Investigate and place stronger legal limits on the use of automated decision-making in Medicare and other government benefit programs. The WISeR model, Medicare's AI-driven prior authorization program, has already caused delays, denials, and documented patient harm. New records obtained through EFF'

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Protect the Right to Use VPNs

Oppose any effort to ban or restrict VPN use in this state. Russia's crackdown on VPN apps is a warning, not a model. After banning Western social media, blacklisting opposition media, and blocking FaceTime, Russia's state media watchdog Roskomnadzor is now pulling VPN apps from Apple's App Store. B

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Please oppose S.4407, the CHATBOT Act

I'm a constituent, and I'm writing to ask you to vote against S.4407, the CHATBOT Act, which the Commerce Committee reported out in August and which is now headed for the floor. I get the impulse behind it. Nobody wants kids hurt by chatbots, and parts of the bill are worth keeping — it bans target

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Support the Flock-Off Act (H.R. 10221) to end federal surveillance funding

I'm writing as a constituent to ask you to cosponsor H.R. 10221, the Flock-Off Act. The bill is straightforward. It bars federal dollars from being used to buy, install, run, or upgrade automated license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras, and it covers the parts that matter most: the

From a verified voter in Rochester, NY

Tech companies are erasing our civil rights. Several companies have added "assistants" to the base programs we use with the Internet. I use Google myself, so most of my experience is with that company. Google's latest addition, their "Gemini" AI, is very intrusive, overrides any attempt to turn it o

From a constituent in Brooklyn, NY

Please prioritize conservation and public health over corporate extraction.

I am a constituent writing to urge you to protect our public lands, air, and water by supporting stricter regulations on commercial logging and hydraulic fracturing (fracking). We must end taxpayer subsidies for fossil fuels, halt old-growth logging, and transition rapidly toward clean energy to pro

From a constituent in Oceanside, NY

Save our national pastime

I am concerned about the impending Major League Baseball lockout which is threatening to cancel the 2027 MLB season. Baseball is a national pastime, and crucial for the national economy and the mental health of baseball fans across the nation. It is an escape from the pressures of everyday life, and

From a verified voter in Rochester, NY

Protect Voters from Federal Intimidation at the Polls on November 3, 2026

Deploy state law enforcement to protect voters at every polling place on November 3. The Trump DOJ is sending 1,000 monitors to all 50 states, refusing to disclose locations until Election Day itself. That secrecy is not transparency. It is a pressure campaign. The DOJ has already sued 27 states to

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Release the Secret FISA Court Ruling on Section 702

Demand the immediate release of the FISA Court's March 17 ruling on Section 702 surveillance. The legal deadline to publish it was September 13. That deadline has passed, Attorney General Blanche promised in writing that it would be met, and the administration still has not complied. The ruling mat

From a constituent in Brooklyn, NY

Trump's Illegal Guests

How do you feel about the United States harboring a fugitive from Brazil? I wonder how much money Bolsonaro paid Trump to get a visa so quickly after losing his election in Brazil? Trump does nothing for free.... What is Congress doing about this?

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Vote No on S. 5226 – Protect Privacy & Free Speech Online

I'm writing to ask you to oppose S. 5226, the Parental Approval for Youth Social Media Act of 2026, currently before the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. I get why people are worried. No one wants kids trapped in endless doomscrolls, and parents deserve better support than what they

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Please Oppose H.R. 6488 (RESET/GUARDIAN Act)

I'm writing to ask you to vote against H.R. 6488, the RESET Act, and the GUARDIAN Act substitute that replaced it in the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on September 1. I understand the goal here. Nobody wants kids handed over to feeds engineered to keep them scrolling, and parents deserve real to

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Oppose the SCREEN Act (S. 737 / H.R. 1623)

I'm writing to urge you to oppose the SCREEN Act (S. 737/H.R. 1623). While protecting children online is a goal we share, this bill takes dangerous oversteps that harm everyone's digital rights. The SCREEN Act mandates age verification for any website hosting content deemed "harmful to minors"—lang

From a constituent in Brooklyn, NY

Pass S8613 I urge you to do everything in your power to pass S8613. We need to end the influence dark money in our elections. If we don’t act now we won’t have a democracy for much longer.

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Vote Against S. 5090 (Digital Age Assurance Act)

I'm writing to ask that you vote against the Digital Age Assurance Act (S. 5090). I know it has bipartisan backing—Sen. Andy Kim introduced it with support from Sens. Lummis, Schiff, and Barrasso—but the mechanism it sets up is exactly the kind of surveillance infrastructure that privacy advocates h

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Cosponsor and Support H.R. 9133 — Accountability for Government Censorship Act

I'm writing to ask you to cosponsor H.R. 9133, the Accountability for Government Censorship Act. Rep. Scott Perry introduced it on June 3, and it's currently sitting in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee with just one cosponsor, so it needs people like you to sign on. What the bill

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Age Verification Mandates: High Costs, Uncertain Benefits

I'm writing to urge you to oppose any statewide online age verification mandates currently under consideration. While protecting children online is a worthy goal, these mandates create serious problems that outweigh their benefits. First, age verification systems collect sensitive personal data—gov

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Age Verification Mandates: High Costs, Uncertain Benefits

I'm writing to urge you to oppose any federal online age verification mandates currently under consideration. While protecting children online is a worthy goal, these mandates create serious problems that outweigh their benefits. First, age verification systems collect sensitive personal data—gover