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Dear Senator / Representative:

Please speak out about the politicization of disaster relief.

On September 1, President Trump announced on Truth Social that he was approving disaster dollars for states that included campaign endorsements for each state. Here’s an example:

“I just informed Andy Barr, who is running to be the next Senator from the incredible Commonwealth of Kentucky, that I am approving 9.1 Million Dollars for severe storms, winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides, that they are recovering from. The Great People of Kentucky are resilient, smart, and tough, and I am with them all the way. Vote for Andy Barr — He has my Complete and Total Endorsement, and he will never let you down! President DONALD J. TRUMP”

An AP analysis from July showed that Trump has “rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.”

Congress must make it clear that disaster relief decisions must not be politicized.

I ask that you:

- Clearly denounce this behavior.
- Introduce a congressional resolution that emphasizes the non-political nature of disaster relief.
- Decry the blatant linkage of disaster relief and campaign endorsements. If this is not illegal, please make it so.

Thank you.
#Resist #ResistOfTheDay #FEMA #DisasterRelief

Please copy and paste into the form on the website of your Senators and Representative and share with friends. https://www.congress.gov/contact-us

Dear Senator / Representative:

Please speak out about the politicization of disaster relief.

On September 1, President Trump announced on Truth Social that he was approving disaster dollars for states that included campaign endorsements for each state. Here’s an example:

“I just informed Andy Barr, who is running to be the next Senator from the incredible Commonwealth of Kentucky, that I am approving 9.1 Million Dollars for severe storms, winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides, that they are recovering from. The Great People of Kentucky are resilient, smart, and tough, and I am with them all the way. Vote for Andy Barr — He has my Complete and Total Endorsement, and he will never let you down! President DONALD J. TRUMP”

An AP analysis from July showed that Trump has “rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.”

Congress must make it clear that disaster relief decisions must not be politicized.

I ask that you:

- Clearly denounce this behavior.
- Introduce a congressional resolution that emphasizes the non-political nature of disaster relief.
- Decry the blatant linkage of disaster relief and campaign endorsements. If this is not illegal, please make it so.

Thank you.
#Resist #ResistOfTheDay #FEMA #DisasterRelief

Please copy and paste into the form on the website of your Senators and Representative and share with friends. https://www.congress.gov/contact-us

Dear Senator / Representative:

Please speak out about the politicization of disaster relief.

On September 1, President Trump announced on Truth Social that he was approving disaster dollars for states that included campaign endorsements for each state. Here’s an example:

“I just informed Andy Barr, who is running to be the next Senator from the incredible Commonwealth of Kentucky, that I am approving 9.1 Million Dollars for severe storms, winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides, that they are recovering from. The Great People of Kentucky are resilient, smart, and tough, and I am with them all the way. Vote for Andy Barr — He has my Complete and Total Endorsement, and he will never let you down! President DONALD J. TRUMP”

An AP analysis from July showed that Trump has “rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.”

Congress must make it clear that disaster relief decisions must not be politicized.

I ask that you:

- Clearly denounce this behavior.
- Introduce a congressional resolution that emphasizes the non-political nature of disaster relief.
- Decry the blatant linkage of disaster relief and campaign endorsements. If this is not illegal, please make it so.

Thank you.
#Resist #ResistOfTheDay #FEMA #DisasterRelief

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Dear Senator / Representative --

Please reverse recent cuts to Housing First programs and allocate more money for housing people who currently have no permanent home.

As many as 170,000 people in temporary housing would lose shelter under the program changes this Republican Administration wants to make. I want you to be a key part of ending their unconstitutional changes to a Congressional program.

These ballroom Republicans want to limit housing to two years with mandatory treatment and work rules.They assert that the Housing First money hadn't fixed the problem of people being without homes.

Homelessness is a multi-tired problem: It is is low wages for workers during times of high corporate profits, the insufficient amount of money allocated to Housing First programs, and the paucity of money allocated to building affordable housing. It is the inability to obtain mental health care, along with unaffordable healthcare in general. Numerous studies show that major health crises are key tipping points for housing instability, including homelessness.

We are a wealthy nation. No one should be living without stable housing.
#Resist #ResistOfTheDay #HousingFirst #Inequality #Greed

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Dear Senator / Representative:

I oppose undoing the 2001 Roadless Rule, which prohibits road construction, logging, and mining on roughly 60 million acres of public land. This rule must stay in place to protect the homes and businesses adjacent to national forests, to protect the water those communities depend on that flows through the National Forests, and to protect the human-centered logging jobs that have grown since the rule was imposed.

I want you to make a strong stand against this rule change with us.

A look at the past 20 years of wildfires shows that most wildfires start near roads. Roads let in people. People play with fire. The fires burn out of control. After more than 20 years of monitoring, the science is clear -- forest health is improved by fewer roads, not more, and water quality is improved by more forest, not more roads.

While the 2001 #RoadlessRule prohibits large-scale logging, it has an exception for smaller-diameter timber to be cut and sold in areas that are at risk of severe fires. The logging goals of this administration could be achieved by small-diameter timber logging, the kind that actually creates more jobs because it is a human-intensive operation, not mechanized.

Follow the science and retain the 2001 Roadless Rule to preserve our #NationalForests and clean water.
#Resist #ResistOfTheDay

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Dear Senator / Representative -
I am appalled that Congress is giving this Republican Administration yet another pass with their war of choice in Iran. Only Congress can declare war, and Congress rightly voted to end the war. There is no "reset" of the time limit because of a ceasefire.

This war of choice started by Republicans remains illegal. It violates the UN Charter which prohibits the threat or use of force except in self-defense against an armed attack and now it violates the 1973 War Powers Act.

This war has cost untold billions of dollars and hundreds of lives. And for what?

I legitimately want an answer to that question.

In an email sent to Time magazine on Wednesday, July 15, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said that the United States military achieved all of its objectives during Operation Epic Fury.

Why then are my tax dollars still being used to bomb Iran? I want you discussing this in every media outlet. I want you to hold Congress accountable. I want the money cut off to fund this war.
#resist #ResistOfTheDay #Iran #WarPowersAct