One Member of Congress is trying to use the government funding process to attack Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether or not the President and his campaign team were involved in Russia’s attempts to interfere in our elections. We can't let the rest of Congress go along with him. Last week, Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) introduced an amendment to a major spending bill that would end funding for Mueller's investigation after 180 days -- and prevent the probe from looking into anything that happened before Trump made a formal announcement for his campaign in July 2015. The proposal cuts against our commitment to the rule of law -- 80% of Americans believe Mueller should be allowed to finish his investigation. And there are multiple bills before Congress with bipartisan support that would protect Mueller from presidential interference. But Congress has a bad habit of rolling unrelated ideological proposals like this into must-pass legislation in order to push through their pet proposals. Now, Rep. DeSantis is trying to use the threat of a funding crisis to deny Americans the answers we deserve about Russian election meddling. Our representatives in Congress have a duty to hold the executive branch accountable -- not abuse the legislative process to cover for him. Congress must pass a clean spending bill without ideological riders and does not obstruct or limit the scope of Special Counsel Mueller's probe.

Sam Clovis is blatantly unqualified for the top scientist job at the USDA. He’s a political operative and former talk radio host, not a scientist. Clovis has said climate science is “junk science.” He also has a history of racist rants, including calling progressives “race traders and race traitors." And he’s vocally against fair wages for working people. It has also been revealed that Clovis is vehemently against civil rights protections for the LGBT community. This is someone who shouldn’t be in any sort of leadership position -- let alone running key federal programs to protect our food system. Tell Senator Gardner to reject Clovis to lead the USDA's science program!

Sam Clovis is blatantly unqualified for the top scientist job at the USDA. He’s a political operative and former talk radio host, not a scientist. Clovis has said climate science is “junk science.” He also has a history of racist rants, including calling progressives “race traders and race traitors." And he’s vocally against fair wages for working people. It has also been revealed that Clovis is vehemently against civil rights protections for the LGBT community. This is someone who shouldn’t be in any sort of leadership position -- let alone running key federal programs to protect our food system. Tell Senator Manchin to reject Clovis to lead the USDA's science program!

Sam Clovis is blatantly unqualified for the top scientist job at the USDA. He’s a political operative and former talk radio host, not a scientist. Clovis has said climate science is “junk science.” He also has a history of racist rants, including calling progressives “race traders and race traitors." And he’s vocally against fair wages for working people. It has also been revealed that Clovis is vehemently against civil rights protections for the LGBT community. This is someone who shouldn’t be in any sort of leadership position -- let alone running key federal programs to protect our food system. Tell Senator Collins to reject Clovis to lead the USDA's science program!

Sam Clovis is blatantly unqualified for the top scientist job at the USDA. He’s a political operative and former talk radio host, not a scientist. Clovis has said climate science is “junk science.” He also has a history of racist rants, including calling progressives “race traders and race traitors." And he’s vocally against fair wages for working people. It has also been revealed that Clovis is vehemently against civil rights protections for the LGBT community. This is someone who shouldn’t be in any sort of leadership position -- let alone running key federal programs to protect our food system. Tell Senator Portman to reject Clovis to lead the USDA's science program!

Sam Clovis is blatantly unqualified for the top scientist job at the USDA. He’s a political operative and former talk radio host, not a scientist. Clovis has said climate science is “junk science.” He also has a history of racist rants, including calling progressives “race traders and race traitors." And he’s vocally against fair wages for working people. It has also been revealed that Clovis is vehemently against civil rights protections for the LGBT community. This is someone who shouldn’t be in any sort of leadership position -- let alone running key federal programs to protect our food system. Tell Senator Klobuchar to reject Clovis to lead the USDA's science program!

Sam Clovis is blatantly unqualified for the top scientist job at the USDA. He’s a political operative and former talk radio host, not a scientist. Clovis has said climate science is “junk science.” He also has a history of racist rants, including calling progressives “race traders and race traitors." And he’s vocally against fair wages for working people. It has also been revealed that Clovis is vehemently against civil rights protections for the LGBT community. This is someone who shouldn’t be in any sort of leadership position -- let alone running key federal programs to protect our food system. Tell Senator Heitkamp to reject Clovis to lead the USDA's science program!

Sam Clovis is blatantly unqualified for the top scientist job at the USDA. He’s a political operative and former talk radio host, not a scientist. Clovis has said climate science is “junk science.” He also has a history of racist rants, including calling progressives “race traders and race traitors." And he’s vocally against fair wages for working people. It has also been revealed that Clovis is vehemently against civil rights protections for the LGBT community. This is someone who shouldn’t be in any sort of leadership position -- let alone running key federal programs to protect our food system. Tell Senator Donnelly to reject Clovis to lead the USDA's science program!

My concern is your children's safety

Join the campaign urging CalPERS and the New York State Common Retirement Fund to Divest Trump SoHo. We the people have the power to hold Donald Trump accountable to the U.S. Constitution. Right now, the hard-earned dollars of state employees like firefighters, police officers, and public workers are being paid into a real estate fund that transfers millions to the Trump Organization to manage the Trump SoHo in New York City, New York. Those payments from state pension funds fall into a scheme that ultimately puts money directly into President Trump’s pockets and violates the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and the New York State Common Retirement Fund have a long history of leadership on ethics, corporate governance, and transparency. As fiduciaries, they also have a responsibility to act according to the highest ethical standards and legal standards and to avoid conflicts of interest.

The U.S. Capitol should not be a home to symbols of white supremacy and slavery. Unfortunately, there are multiple statues in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall that do exactly that. These statues represent the faces of the Confederacy, and they must be moved out of the U.S. Capitol building and into a museum. It is time for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to take a stand against symbols of white supremacy and slavery. They must back the removal of Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol Building. U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has called for these statues to be removed. U.S. Senator Cory Booker has introduced a resolution calling for the same. When will Congress take action?

Reports indicate that dogs have been left chained to poles, or stuck in cages, as the floodwaters rise around them. Families have been torn apart in the past, as emergency rescue operations have required guardians to leave their beloved dogs or cats behind. We're asking the head of the federal emergency rescue operations, William Long, to issue a policy requiring that all rescue personnel include dogs, cats, and other animals in their efforts to save lives.