Action Items
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June 29, 2026
Oppose Cuts to Veterans Disability Benefits
Background
Congressional Republicans have introduced H.R. 9237, the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, a 554-page package comprising more than 60 bills addressing veterans’ issues. This massive package, drafted by Republicans with no Democratic input, contains several popular pieces of legislation, but veterans groups across the political spectrum have denounced it due to “poison pill” amendments.
The sweeping legislation includes the Major Richard Star Act, also known as the “wounded veteran tax”, which would allow 54,000 combat-injured veterans to receive their full retirement pay and disability compensation simultaneously. However, the Republican bill offsets the cost of this measure by slashing benefits for an estimated 1.5 million veterans suffering from common service-related conditions and reducing future disability compensation by nearly $60 billion over 10 years. This kind of cost-saving priority of veterans' healthcare policy was also a key element of Project 2025.
Congress should oppose the disability compensation funding offsets in the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act and pass the Major Richard Star Act as a standalone bill. This nation’s veterans should not be pitted against one another in order to receive much-needed care and earned compensation.
Script
Hi, my name is [NAME], and I’m a constituent from [LOCATION].
I'm calling to urge Rep. Reschenthaler/Rep. Lee to oppose H.R. 9237, the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, unless the disability compensation funding provisions are removed. Providing much-needed care and earned benefits for one group of veterans should not be paid for by slashing the benefits of another.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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ACTION
Contact
Representative Summer Lee, 202-225-2135, https://summerlee.house.gov/contact/,
2437 Rayburn House Office Bldg., Washington D.C. 20515
OR
Representative Guy Reschenthaler, 202-225-2065
https://reschenthaler.house.gov/contact
2209 Rayburn House Office Bld., Washington D.C. 20515-3814
OR https://www.house.gov/representative/find-your-representative___
June 22, 2026
The Trump administration’s aggressive approach to immigration has led to a spike in detentions with reports from ICE facilities across the country revealing a pattern of abuse, neglect, and inhumane conditions. Deaths in custody have increased. Rising death Tolls: The alarming increase in deaths at ICE detention facilities raises serious concerns about medical neglect, overcrowding and dangerous conditions.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill and other elected officials have been denied access to Delaney Hall, where more than 300 detainees are on a hunger strike over spoiled food, inadequate medical care and unsanitary conditions.
Mass detention of children and babies. Since Trump took office in 2025, more than 6,300 children, toddlers and infants have been detained, with some as young as 2 months old. Nearly half have been held at the Dilley family detention center in Texas. Prolonged detentions have become more common, with one family having been imprisoned at Dilley for 10 months before a federal judge order their hearing.
ICE has stopping reporting deaths that occur within 30 days of a detainee’s release. This further erodes accountability and incentivizes ICE to release detainees who are “on their death bed”.
Detaining migrants with no criminal record. Despite trump’s lies about deporting the “worst of the worst”, most people held in immigration detention have no criminal record. ABC News reports that only 3% of individuals detained by ICE has a violent felony conviction.
Congress must address the credible reports of abuse and inhumane conditions in these facilities as a step towards ending dangerous detention practices nationwide.
SCRIPT
Hi, my name is _____ and I’m a constituent from _______.
I’m calling to express my deep concern about reports of mistreatment, neglect, and dangerous conditions at ICE detention facilities across the country. I urge you to put a stop to these abuses by:
- Conducting public oversight hearings and investigations into conditions at ICE facilities and the violent abuse of detainees (and)
- Calling for the closure of facilities where credible reports of abuse and neglect have been documented, such as Delaney Hall and Dilley (and)
- Opposing the use of private, for-profit detention centers that prioritize profits over human welfare (and)
- Demand the release of children, pregnant detainees, elderly individuals, and other medically vulnerable people from detention
Thank you for your time and consideration.
ACTION
CALL or email:
Senator David H McCormick, 202-224-6324,
https://www.mccormick.senate.gov>share-your-opinion,
702 Hart Office Bld, Washington D.C. 20510
Senator John Fetterman, 202-224-4254
https://www.fetterman.senate.gov/contact,
142 Russell Senate Office Bld., Washington D.C. 20510
Representative Guy Reschenthaler, 202-225-2065,
https://reschenthaler.house.gov/contact/email-me,
2209 Rayburn House Office Bld., Washington D.C. 20515-3814OR
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June 15, 2026
Pennsylvania is closer than it’s been in years to passing secure storage legislation. We need to keep the momentum going.
Nearly 1 in 5 gun-owning parents store firearms loaded and accessible to kids, and the consequences are devastating.
Just two weeks ago, a 14-year-old girl in Upper Darby was killed by a firearm left unsecured in her home. Pennsylvania still has no law requiring gun owners to store their firearms securely.
Rep. Tim Briggs has officially started recruiting co-sponsors for HB 2244, Pennsylvania’s secure storage bill. Now, we need to get this bill the attention — and vote — it deserves. One thing that will make this legislation impossible to ignore is an overwhelming number of co-sponsors when it’s officially introduced on the House floor. That’s where you come in.
Your message to your Representative today will be a part of a coordinated push to get this bill signed into law so we can save lives. Our kids shouldn't have to bear the burden of adult inaction. No matter where your rep stands, they need to hear from you about this bill. Momentum is on our side, and we can prevent the next tragedy — but only if our lawmakers act.
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As your constituent and someone who cares about protecting kids and saving lives, I urge you to sign on as a co-sponsor of HB 2244, PA’s secure storage bill.
A new study published this month in the Journal of American Medicine reports that 1 in 5 gun-owning parents store firearms in the most dangerous way possible — loaded and unlocked.
Firearm owners should be required to store their guns securely and should be held accountable when negligent storage leads to dangerous and tragic consequences, like it did earlier this month in Delaware County, when a middle school girl was killed by an unsecured firearm.
Gun violence is the number one killer of young people in Pennsylvania, but it doesn’t have to be.
Please become a co-sponsor of this lifesaving bill today. Our community needs you to take action. Thank you for your time.
June 7, 2026
NO WAR WITH IRAN (UPDATED 6/3) PASSED HOUSE
UPDATES: June 3, 2026
The house has passed Iran War Powers Res. by a vote 215-206. The resolution now moves to the Senate.
Lawmakers anticipate that Trump will soon seek emergency funding--despite the billions already spent on military operations in Iran in the face of countless devastating domestic budget cuts--and experts fear the ill-defined rationale for bombing Iran will lead to another “forever war”.
Congress cannot allow Trump to start and exploit devastating geopolitical conflicts for his own benefit. Call you representatives and tell them to assert their constitution authority over this unjustified and unnecessary war of choice.
Script:
Hi, my name is ________ and I’m a constituent from ________. I’m calling to urge Senator _____________to support the House-passed War Powers Resolution H.Con.Res. 86 to end the administrations war with Iran. This unauthorized and unnecessary war has been wreaking havoc on our economy and energy supply and needs to end. Not to mention the breathtaking corruption taking place in the administration regarding war profiteers.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Senator David H McCormick,
202-224-6324, 702 Hart Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510https://www.mccormick.senate.gov/contact/contact-dave/
Senator John Fetterman,
202-224-4254, 142 Russell Senate Office Bld., Washington D.C. 20501https://www.fetterman.senate.gov/contact
June 1, 2026
Because the Data Center situation needs to be addressed at both the federal and state level, we are now sending the action item that we sent to Washington to Harrisburg. Thanks for raising your voice.
Background Information
We must slow down the rapid proliferation of data centers until we find ways to mitigate the environmental damage; to our fragile water resources, to pollution from fossil fuels and diesel-powered backup generators, to the constant high level of noise, to the massive use of electricity, to handling of the hazardous electronic waste, to the increased need of infrastructure, to the destruction of our land use. More thought needs to go into how and where these data centers are built and how the communities can be protected from their destructions and economic harm.
(The message below can be used as is, modified, or you can create your own message on this topic. A message in your own words is the most effective.)
Action Item/Script
I urge you to support a pause in the building of data centers. They are causing significant economic and environmental harm to our communities. We must have strong laws and regulations, effective accountability, and transparency that govern data center development and operation.
Send to:
Governor Josh Shapiro, www.governor.pa.gov, 717-787-2500, 501 N 3rd St. 508 Main Capitol Bldg. Harrisburg, PA 17120
(Choose your area lawmaker)
Senator:
Kim Ward (39), kward@pasen.gov, 717-787-6063,
292 Main Capitol Bld, Harrisburg, PA 171203039
Patrick Stefano (32), pstefano@pasen.gov, 717-787-7175,
183 Main Capitol Bld, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Joe Pittman (41), jpittman@pasen.gov, 717-787-8724,
350 Main Capitol Bld, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Representative
Jill Cooper (055), jcooper@pahousegop.com, 717-787-8939,
150 East Wing, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Brian Rasel (056), brasel@pahousegop.com, 717-260-6132,
147B East Wing, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Eric Nelson (057), enelson@pahousegop.com, 717-260-6146,
121 Ryan Office Bldg., Harrisburg, PA 17120
Eric Davanzo (058), Edavanzo@pahousegop.com, 717-783-3825,
B12 Main Capitol Bld., Harrisburg, PA 17120
Leslie Rossi (059),lrossi@pahousegop.com, 717-783-9311,
51B East Wing, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Abby Major (060), amajor@pahousegop.com, 717-783-5327,
53B East Wing, Harrisburg, PA 17120
June 1, 2026
With Congressman Chris Deluzio and Summer Lee in the news at the Moshannon ICE Facility, this ask is timely and appropriate.
Background Information
After months of mass public pressure from communities across the country, Congress passed a clean DHS funding bill with zero new money for ICE and Border Patrol. Now Republicans in Congress are trying again and are pushing a reconciliation bill that could hand up to $70 billion more of our taxpayer dollars to ICE and CBP, even though these agencies are already sitting on $150 billion in unspent funds and continue operating with virtually no accountability.
There is no emergency or funding crisis for ICE or CBP. Republicans in Congress are choosing to pour billions into mass detention, deportation raids, and family separation instead of addressing the affordability crisis facing everyday Americans.
Action Item
Call or send a letter to your members of Congress now demanding they vote NO on more ICE and Border Patrol funding.
SCRIPT
Hello, this is ______________ and I live in_________________. As your constituent, I urge you to oppose any increased funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Border Patrol. Last year’s bill gave DHS $191 billion, the largest immigration-enforcement funding in American history. They still have $150 billion in unspent funds. Our taxpayer dollars shouldn’t be funding Trump’s cruel and unpopular deportation agenda while families are struggling with the affordability crisis. Vote NO on more funding for ICE and CBP and oppose any reconciliation bill that expands Trump’s mass detention and deportation agenda. Americans want Congress focused on lowering costs and helping working families, not writing black checks for ICE and CBP.
Call or send to our senators/representative:
Senator David H McCormick,
202-224-6324, 702 Hart Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510https://www.mccormick.senate.gov/contact/contact-dave/
Senator John Fetterman,
202-224-4254, 142 Russell Senate Office Bld., Washington D.C. 20501https://www.fetterman.senate.gov/contact
Representative Guy Reschenthaler,
202-225-2065, 2209 Rayburn House Office Bld., Washington D.C. 20515-3814