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Map of JLL's relationships to major military housing firms
Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks at a podium while people at tables look on
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An illustration in faded reds, blues, and purples shows people suffering in detention and separated into rooms. In one room, a child looks lost, while four other people appear in various states of unrestful sleep or illness. In another room, a lone person sits and looks into the middle distance. Another room shows a solitary person holding their head. The last room shows someone sleeping or ill lying on the floor.
An illustration showing a simplified map of the U.S. Most states are outlined, but the border states of California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Florida are highlighted in red. Multiple green circles dot along the southern border in those highlighted states with dollar signs within them, suggesting facility locations.
An illustration in faded green, red, and purple. Above, it shows a group of people in a room with a medical cross visible on the wall. The people rake dollar bills into massive piles around a hole in the floor. Below, a few dollar bills fall down the hole, which illuminates suffering people in detention.
Since the founding of this country, often in its most perilous moments, ordinary people have summoned the courage to speak truth to power. During times of war, scandal, injustice, and fear, people of conscience have helped change the course of history. If we want the truth to continue coming out, we must defend those who bring it to light. -POGO Senior Policy Counsel Joe Spielberger, “Congress Must Protect Whistleblowers After a Year of Attacks”
Arguments that closing the data broker loophole should be disconnected from FISA reform fail to acknowledge a key aspect of why closing the loophole is so important: There are virtually no rules that regulate how government agencies protect Americans’ privacy when buying information from data brokers. -POGO Policy Counsel Don Bell, “Closing the Data Broker Loophole: A Q&A With a Privacy Expert”
"As Congress considers validating this war through dedicated, supplemental defense spending legislation with a $200 billion price tag, it needs to consider that our spending should be guided by thoughtful strategy and supported by the kind of national commitment and deliberation that comes from the regular hearings and legislative processes. Hasty, vague supplemental spending only validates the minimal, poorly executed strategic efforts of this administration."
A virtual flyer for UConn School of Law's Know Your Rights Discussion Panel on March 25th at 6 PM ET.
A picture of Secretary Kristi Noem sitting in front of a microphone, with text below it that says IMPEACH KRISTI NOEM
A table with stacks of "When Congress Comes Calling" on it
Image of Donald Trump superimposed over a blue background, and President Maduro superimposed over a map of South America that highlights Venezuela.
"Targeting perceived political enemies with spurious claims of misconduct or illegality, for example, is not oversight. Threatening to go after nonprofit groups and philanthropic foundations on the basis of ideological or political disagreements is not oversight. Indiscriminately firing large numbers of federal employees and unlawfully withholding duly enacted funding is not a legitimate exercise in oversight. Congress burying its head in the sand and allowing all of this is not oversight." Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette in testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette testifying at a Senate hearing
Two pie charts comparing incidents of assault against agents and incidents of use of force by Border Patrol agents in the El Centro Sector and Border Patrol at large. The chart shows that the El Centro sector has a higher ratio of use of force verses assaults on agents.
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and say: Hello, my name is [blank] and I’m a constituent from [blank]. I’m calling to urge the senator to publicly oppose the nomination of Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel. Not only is he completely unqualified, but he has called government workers “parasites” and promoted conspiracy theories. He should not lead an agency that is responsible for protecting federal whistleblowers and employees. I urge the senator to reject this nomination.
White text on a blue background that says: Call your member of Congress at 202-224-3121 and say: “Hello, my name is _____ and I’m a constituent from _____. I’m calling to urge [member of Congress] to publicly oppose the deployment of National Guard troops in D.C. and the militarization of our streets. I urge [member of Congress] to support the Termination Resolution, H.J. Res. 115, to end this so-called emergency, and to oppose federal funding for the deployment of the National Guard in D.C. or any other American city.”
White text on a blue background that says: Call your member of Congress at 202-224-3121 and say: “Hello, my name is _____ and I’m a constituent from _____. I’m calling to urge [member of Congress] to publicly oppose the deployment of National Guard troops in D.C. and the militarization of our streets. I urge [member of Congress] to support the Termination Resolution, H.J. Res. 115, to end this so-called emergency, and to oppose federal funding for the deployment of the National Guard in D.C. or any other American city.”
text of a letter to Congress about GAO and CRS funding
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