1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

I know Republicans are pushing a Continuing Resolution that puts Social Security, veteran benefits, and more at risk, and does nothing to rein in Elon Musk. Republicans can’t pass it without Democrat votes, so don’t give your votes to them. Democrats need to use their leverage and hold the line for a government funding deal that includes ironclad protections to stop Trump and Musk from hijacking federal spending. Until Republicans agree to those terms, the Senator shouldn’t support anything beyond a clean, two-week continuing resolution to keep the government running. Thanks. Please denounce the kidnapping of Mahmoud Khalil. This latest move is outrageous, and chilling- for anyone who is currently living in the US, as our freedom of speech is now at risk. 4:38 PM You sent Thank you, Congressman DeSaulnier, for speaking out against the proposed budget -my husband is a retired US Navy Chief and we are both worried about cuts to Veterans Services as well as cut to Social Security and Medicare.Please also oppose H.R. 899, which would abolish the Dept. of Education. Senator Padilla and Senator Schiff, please vote against any CR that doesn't include forceable guardrails for DOGE. Elon ( aka F-elon) has no right to have legal jurisdiction over how our government spends money. It is painfully obvious that the real " waste" is giving tax cuts to billionaires and cutting funding to our vital federal programs. Congress is in charge of deciding how and where money is spent in our government. Unfortunately, the GOP members of Congress cannot find the backbone to stand up against the trump agenda. Therefore, DEMs must stop DOGE and the GOP and Take Back the constitutional power of the purse. The GOP needs Dem votes to pass the CR, and future budgets. The GOP needs 7 Democratic Senators to reach the required 60 votes to pass the Senate. Please use this advantage and stand firm against any CR (or budget) that threatens our fragile democracy. I am also asking that Senators Padilla and Schiff to oppose David Weldon as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control. He is an anti-vaccine extremist who will endanger public health and the lives of million of our citizens and residents. There is -right now- a measles outbreak in West Texas. And we already have an anti-vaccine nutcase as our Health Secretary ! : 5:09 PM Resistbot Resistbot I'm still listening! You can keep adding to your le