1. United States
2. N.Y.
3. Letter

Scream loudly about these incompetent and dangerous nominees! NOW! John Ratcliffe’s nomination for director of the CIA Wednesday - he has a history of politicizing intelligence and is unfit. Marco Rubio’s nomination as Secretary of State Wednesday - press hard on Trump’s saber-rattling against Canada, Greenland, Panama and Mexico, along with how the administration intends to address Iran’s nuclear program and Russian’s invasion of Ukraine. Sean Duffy’s nomination for Secretary of Transportation Wednesday - highlight the Biden Administration’s work on addressing some of the biggest consumer complaints against the airline industry and get Duffy, a former airline industry lobbyist, on record on the Trump administration’s plans to roll their protections back. Pam Bondi’s nomination for Attorney General Wednesday and Thursday - push her hard on Trump’s threats to target his political opponents for prosecution and how the Department will treat abortion, along with her record of personal corruption. Lee Zeldin’s hearing to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency will be on Thursday - with the country suffering from yet another climate disaster, this is an important moment for senators to make clear the human and economic price our country will pay for Trump’s climate change denial. Scott Turner’s nomination to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will have a hearing on Thursday - please put a spotlight on Turner’s record of backing discrimination against recipients of federal housing assistance, opposing affordable housing expansion and efforts against homelessness, and attacks on the social safety net. A hearing on Scott Bessent’s nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury will happen Thursday - one of the biggest fights of the year ahead will be about Trump’s tax scam to benefit billionaires, and the hearings on Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, provide an opportunity to talk about how they’ll help the wealthy at the expense of working folks.