On Tuesday, the House passed the Secure America Act 214–212, sending it to the President’s desk. The Senate had already cleared it 52–47 the week before. https://t.co/LUQrMwqSdb
CMS froze $1.1 billion in Medicaid home care funds for 900,000 California seniors and disabled people, the largest deferral on record, days before the state budget deadline. 821 people are demanding Congress force its release. https://t.co/UBo9povVg3
ICE denies keeping a protester database, but its own letter to Congress admits collecting and retaining data on people who lawfully record immigration raids. 1,085 people are petitioning Congress to end the surveillance. https://t.co/evzlr0IfPV
Trump vowed a US response to the downing of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, days after the House voted 215-208 to end the Iran war. The Senate has not acted, and 2,647 people are telling Congress to finish the job. https://t.co/uFSvDZOWjj
Two Democrats and two Republicans introduced a bill to create the first National Wildlife Corridor System: protected public lands for the migration routes animals lose as habitat fragments. It also funds highway wildlife crossings. https://t.co/cLuDn86hxJ
Congress rejected the proposed science cuts and funded NSF and NIH in January. The money is not moving: NSF has made just 613 grants this year, about 20% of normal pace, and the new budget proposes deep cuts again. https://t.co/4lbSoJQdFm
The SAVE Act passed the House 218–213 and stalled at the Senate filibuster. Now Trump wants the filibuster dead to push it through. It would make a passport or birth certificate the price of registering to vote. https://t.co/ZCVCpF8ox9
The DHS plan to pull CBP officers from sanctuary city airports split the GOP this week: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy came out against it. 3,849 of us want Congress to put Mullin under oath over a plan that favors some ports over others. https://t.co/FfwH7QD7Rp
The May CPI landed this morning: inflation at 4.2 percent, the highest in 3 years, gas up 40.5 percent. Trump wants a gas tax holiday worth dimes. 2,981 of us are asking Congress to tax Big Oil windfalls and send rebates instead. https://t.co/FJ6bwZV5Xo
Bill Gates faces House Oversight today over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and both parties promise hard questions. 6,115 of us are petitioning Congress to investigate how DOJ handled the Epstein files: missed deadlines, inconsistent redactions. https://t.co/r4nPdYaXTF
Today, CNN reported the Postal Service plans to refuse delivery of mail ballots in states that will not hand over lists of every mail voter. 46 million Americans voted by mail in 2024. Tell USPS to drop the rule before your ballot can be thrown out. https://t.co/7i8BOev2ux
This month, the NSF began hauling 900 deep-sea instruments out of the ocean off Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and North Carolina. Congress restored the 368 million it costs to run this network. Tell Congress to make NSF stop dismantling it anyway. https://t.co/Vk2zdk264i
On June 9, the House voted to give ICE and Border Patrol nearly 17 billion dollars in FY27 funding, on top of the 70 billion reconciliation package. It now heads to the Senate, where Susan Collins runs Appropriations. Tell her to do the oversight. https://t.co/mGCBpxoYJa
Trump just made Bill Pulte—his housing chief with zero intelligence experience—acting Director of National Intelligence, after months of his criminal referrals against the president’s foes. Even GOP leader Thune said we don’t need a weaponized DNI. https://t.co/jfw6Kb4n8d
The Forest Service is moving its headquarters to Salt Lake City, closing 57 of 77 research labs and all 9 regional offices, and is now paying staff to leave. A USDA review found 82 percent of the public opposes it. Tell Congress to stop the gutting. https://t.co/lmR66eRu97
Senate Democrats are blocking renewal of FISA Section 702 surveillance powers, set to expire Friday, until Trump removes Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief. Pulte runs housing finance and has no spy background. 2,856 people want him out. https://t.co/jfw6Kb4n8d
Trump sent his own former defense lawyer, Todd Blanche, to the Senate on Monday to be confirmed as Attorney General. Even Republicans are wavering. Tell your senators to vote no. https://t.co/r1a4xb4d4e
Trump’s budget asks Congress for $10 billion to beautify Washington, D.C.—while national parks nationwide carry $24 billion in unmet repairs. Tell Congress to reject the inflated ask and fix parks everywhere instead. https://t.co/9IinLOv52f
The Senate voted 52-47 to hand ICE and Border Patrol another $70 billion through the end of Trump’s term. Tell Congress to fund health care, schools, and clean air instead. https://t.co/MuHXQx13L4
On Monday Trump sent Todd Blanche, who served as his personal criminal defense lawyer, to the Senate for confirmation as permanent Attorney General. More than 900 people are calling on Senators to vote no. https://t.co/r1a4xb4d4e