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When Congress surrenders its power of the purse, it surrenders the foundation of our constitutional democracy. The 2025 rescissions package—crafted by Trump-aligned operatives like Russ Vought—is not simply a budget maneuver. It’s a power grab, one that hands the executive branch the keys to the Treasury and sidelines Congress’s core responsibility: deciding how our nation spends its money. The Senate allowed this package through. Now it's in your hands. If passed, it will poison the well of future bipartisan cooperation on appropriations. Why negotiate in good faith if the outcome can be overturned months later through executive-aligned rescissions? The pressure tactics being used by Donald Trump—threats of withheld endorsements, primary challenges, public attacks—do not belong in a constitutional republic. Congress swore an oath to the Constitution, not to one man. This is not just a vote on numbers. It’s a vote on whether Congress remains a co-equal branch of government. Reject the rescissions package. Protect the power of the purse. Safeguard public safety and global leadership. And send a clear message: constitutional checks and balances are not up for sale.