Opposed to large scale tariffs that will drive up prices for everyday Americans
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am opposed to the massive use of tariffs in the last few months of this administration. Tariffs, historically, have had a mixed rate of success. In limited ways, at brief moments in hi
Restore health and medical programs and research
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I strongly oppose the vast and poorly planned cuts to places like the Department of Health and Human Services, the FDA, and others. These departments, programs, and monies are vital for
Speak up for due process and to bring Abrego Garcia home
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am extremely concerned about the administration's push to round up and deport immigrants. I do believe in creating better paths for people to enter the United States and make it their
Stand up for our nation's laws and ethics
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am concerned for the disregard our current administration and leadership are showing for laws and ethics in their decisions, words, and actions. The president has just stated that he f
Stop health and mental health care cuts
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I strongly oppose the recent cuts to grants and funding for addiction and mental health programs. The timing and rhetoric around these cuts makes absolutely zero sense. Many of these gra
Please stand for wise choices and thoughtful use of our resources
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am concerned about the rapid decisions being made by our federal government with little background knowledge or sense of long-term consequences, as well as misled ideas about what taxpay
Oppose new executive order restricting voting rights
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I oppose legislation such as the latest executive order about voting identification, which would create needless barriers and less access to voting for many people. Our laws in place both
Restore and protect grants and program funding
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am concerned about the massive number of grants and other funding that has been cut without thought of who is losing. In the name of "efficiency" we are losing programs that will cost
Speak up for information security
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am growing more and more concerned about the security of information and how information access is being treated by our federal government. The recent revelation that military operatio
Speak up for respectful global relationships
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am concerned about the focus of our executive branch on breaking relationships with our allies and neighbors, such as Canada, without cause or proven provocation. One clear and recent
Speak up for a balanced budget that makes sense
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am concerned about the way cuts are being made under the guise of saving money. The cuts happening across the nation right now are impacting the most vulnerable people and the actual w
Protect civil rights for students with disabilities
The Trump administration's recent actions to dismantle the Department of Education and drastically cut staff at the Office for Civil Rights are deeply concerning for students with disabilities and their families. OCR plays a crucial role in enforcing federal disability laws and ensuring that student
Protect Students' Rights: Preserve Education Department
The Trump administration's move to dismantle the Education Department is deeply concerning for the protection of students' rights. The Education Department plays a crucial role in enforcing civil rights laws in schools and ensuring equal access to education for all students, regardless of race, gend
Speak up for diversity and opportunity
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am concerned about the many reversals and policies related to diversity coming out of the executive office right now. As someone with a Masters in History and a woman, I know that many
The recent firings of Democratic commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission by the Trump administration raise serious concerns about the integrity of this independent agency tasked with protecting consumers and promoting competition. These abrupt dismissals appear to be politically motivated an
Reject draconian HIV/AIDS funding cuts, uphold public health
The Trump administration's proposal to drastically cut HIV/AIDS funding would be disastrous for domestic and global prevention efforts. Slashing hundreds of millions from programs like the CDC's HIV prevention budget and PEPFAR's global AIDS initiative would reverse years of progress, leading to ten
Restore checks and balances
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I have strong concerns about the chaos and imbalance in our government over these last months. I believe in our system of checks and balances, where the executive, judicial, and legislat
Protect immigrant rights and seek true solutions
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am concerned about the growth in antagonism and aggression towards immigrants in the United States. Our president and others in our government are creating a scapegoat, resurrecting o
Oppose changes to EPA regulations
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I oppose recent and ongoing efforts by the EPA to change, reverse, or eliminate regulations that protect us. The EPA's stated goal, from its own website, is the "protection of human heal
Oppose cuts to USDA programs for schools and food banks
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I oppose cuts by the U.S. Agriculture Department and anything similar that would impact schools and food banks. Programs like Local Food for Schools not only help our most struggling stu
Vote against the SAVE Act
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I oppose legislation such as the SAVE Act, which would create needless barriers and less access to voting for many people. Our laws in place both in states and on the federal level already
Speak up for the people of Wisconsin
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. As someone with a Masters in History, I am watching the past weeks in our country with particular alarm. History shows us over and over that when a nation allows one voice to become the lo
Restore USAID programs
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am strongly opposed to the recent gutting of programs like USAID. The current administration is cutting nearly all grants and programs of USAID, using statements such as "continuing th
Support Voice of America
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am concerned about the possibility of cuts to programs like Voice of America and other free radio initiatives. These programs offer an alternative set of news and culture to places that
Speak up for truth and respect
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am concerned about cuts to programs that genuinely help people both here and globally, and how dismissive our President is being in actions and language. He not only cut funding to aid
I stand with Governor Evers' letter to congress
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I stand in firm agreement with Governor Evers' open letter to the Republican Members of Congress, sent on March 4th. In the decisions made over these past weeks by our federal government
Stand up for true American values
I am a mother of two school-age children, a teacher, and a proud member of my community in Waukesha, Wisconsin. After seeing the points outlined in the President's speech last night and the actions of the past weeks, I am concerned that our leadership is disconnected from the reality of American lif
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