We demand an opportunity to speak with our Congressman regarding his legislative priorities which are impacting all of our lives.

It may be that SB 1262 will not withstand judicial scrutiny. If it is valid law, it is objectionable on so many levels. Xenophobia aside, it interferes with a town's/city's ability to act in the best interests of its citizens. It burdens state/local police and officials with additional duties and responsibilities that distract from the purpose for which they were hired or elected - local government and safety. It is so broad and poorly crafted that it doesn't even seem to require a link between the offending ordinance/policy and the actions of the wrongdoer for a town/city to be held jointly and severally liable for damages. Some may argue that the qualifying words "intentionally" and with "intent to thwart" protect local cities and towns from most lawsuits; in reality, they just create additional issues that will need to be decided in court -- again at a price to be paid by local citizens. In any case, how can our State Senators and Delegates truly believe that making our local communities (and ultimately us -- the taxpayers) subject to litigation and the associated judgments and defense costs is in our best interest? If they do believe this, they are wrong!! Where will the overreach of the federal government end (see Section 8 of President Trump's January 25, 2017 Executive Order)? Why are our legislators helping with this effort? At some point, will our state and local police become an arm of federal law enforcement? Do we want this? Will we stand for this? NO!! SB 1262 passed the Senate in early February and has been sitting in the House Committee for Courts of Justice since February 8. As the legislative session is scheduled to end this week, it could be that it will remain there and die. However, given some surprising things that have happened during this session, we need to be prepared to let the Legislature know that we oppose it, should it be revived. Moreover, we should all know that this horrendous type of legislation is being proposed and supported by our representatives, who are supposed to be looking out for us. We need them to know that SB 1262 has been noticed and it will not be tolerated! If the Legislature is going to take any action on SB 1262, it will happen this week. If you oppose this bill, please sign and ask your friends and associates to sign today!! Thanks!

So prison wives can have family visits with their spouse.

He refuses to hold a town hall meeting in person with his constituents. We demand he meet with us in person to answer questions we have on his support of this administration's policies and coverup of Russian ties. He has suggested we meet online, but only when we have a list of attendees and a list of questions he will preapprove. We want him to do his job and meet with us face to face and uncensored. As an employee of the state and it's citizens, he is obligated to meet with us. The Trump made this comment in a press conference: “We’ve begun preparing to repeal and replace Obamacare,” he said. “Obamacare is a disaster, folks. It’s a disaster. You can say, ‘Oh, Obamacare.’ I mean, they fill up our rallies with people that you wonder how they get there, But They’re Not The Republican People That Our Representatives Are Representing.” The problem is Republicans represent all of the people, not just the ones who vote and support you. Our concerns regarding his support of this administration need to be heard. We stand with Democrats, Republicans, and Independents that have these concerns and deserve to be addressed.

With growing evidence that Trump's campaign was in contact with Russian intelligence officers, it has become critical to see what may be hidden in his tax records. This is a matter of national security for all American citizens.

http://www.cbs5az.com/story/34550515/government-bills-arizona-veteran-for-14000 Ashley Christopher served our nation faithfully for a total of 10 years, including two twelve month deployments in the middle east. After fulfilling her enlistment term, Ashley was honorably discharged in early 2015. She recently received a letter from the Department of the Treasury demanding repayment of her $15,000 reenlistment bonus because, apparently changing jobs (involuntarily — from military police to systems operator), meant she did not fulfill the terms of her contract. Ashley is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Social Work. She works full-time at a local homeless shelter rehousing homeless veterans. She will have to sell her home to repay her debt since she cannot afford to pay her mortgage while the Treasury garnishes 1/3 of her already low income. In a cruel twist of irony, Ashley is now faced with the prospect of becoming a homeless veteran herself. Due to the significant decrease in her credit score (the Treasury immediately reported collection), she will not qualify for a new mortgage or a decent apartment. Former members of the California National Guard were faced with this same issue. Due to significant media coverage, their plight was brought to the attention of Congress. Multiple bills were introduced which would have provided relief from this type of aggressive debt collection to all veterans. However, the issue was ultimately remedied through an NDAA provision (Subtitle F Section 671) which exclusively addressed the California National Guard, thus allowing the Pentagon to continue their aggressive debt collection tactics.

Haven't see this issue addressed yet, and the exchanges between these two miscreants should be of great concern to all US (and Russian?) citizens.

On February 14, 2017, it was reported on MSNBC that a congressional seat held by Tom Price of Georgia will soon be up for grabs in a special election. It was stated that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is not taking advantage of the opportunity to win this seat. We are fighting to bring honesty, integrity, loyalty and democracy back; important components of our democracy extinguished by the Trump Administration. We the people need the DNC to step up and take action now! We need the DNC to come out swinging, by making a concerted and collective effort to regain the House and the Senate, one seat at a time. DNC, the time is now to act. The time is now to organize. The time is now to fight and reclaim democracy!

Congressional recess is February 18-26, and Representative Dave Reichert has not scheduled an in-person town hall meeting during that time. The Facebook Live event that he has planned will certainly not allow us, his constituents, the chance to adequately share our concerns with him. Those of us who are not active Facebook users are especially at a loss. Please sign and remind him that he works for us, and we deserve the chance to talk with him in person.

We expect President Trump plan for overhauling the tax system any day now. We are calling on lawmakers to disregard the administration's recommendations unless we are provided with the president's tax returns. We have every right to know how such new tax rules would impact the president personally, especially as he maintains control of his businesses.

We want to speak with Devin Nunes regarding issues we feel are critical in government now. He is in recess and we would like a Town Hall meeting in Fresno with him on attendance. As his constituents we believe this is important and due us. We'd like this meeting during this week's recess.

The President's Day recess is traditionally a time for congressman to meet with their constituents in-district, with town halls being the best forum to address the concerns of a large number of constituents. Congressman Panetta has not yet scheduled a town hall in Santa Cruz in his time representing the 20th district, even though Santa Cruz is, by far, the biggest city in the district. The congressman must take advantage of his time in the 20th to hold a town hall in Santa Cruz.