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Congress is ramping up debate on the SAVE Act this week. If there’s ever been a moment to tell your member of Congress where you stand, this is it. Call them. Email them. Speak up now. represent.us/fairelections26

When a handful of billionaires can pour millions into elections, it raises questions: Who is the government really working for? Who gets a seat at the table? Who gets left out? How do these donations affect elected officials and their decisions?

A former Montana governor and chair of the Republican National Committee, Marc Racicot, says wealthy people used to avoid looking like they were influencing policy – and the law limited their contributions. Now, he said, the country is nearing a point where wealthy people can legally spend millions to direct how our government runs.

Billionaires are reshaping American politics. In the 2024 election cycle, 300 billionaires and their immediate family members donated more than $3 billion – about 19% of all federal campaign contributions, according to a New York Times analysis. nytimes.com/2026/03/09/us/…

Let’s keep the pressure up and demand better: represent.us/ice #ICE #DHS #Congress #KristiNoem

Fortunately, there’s a real solution pending in Congress: the bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act. It bans members, spouses, and dependent children from trading individual stocks, requires divestment, and imposes real penalties. If Congress wants trust, prove it. Pass a real ban. Demand the end of congressional stock trading NOW: represent.us/realstockban

Trump rightly said that we need to “ensure that members of congress cannot corruptly profit from using insider information.” But some proposals floating around Capitol Hill, including the bill he endorsed, the Stop Insider Trading Act, won’t actually do that.

In his State of the Union speech, Trump endorsed a ban on members of Congress trading stocks, drawing bipartisan applause in the chamber. If Congress is serious about ending insider trading, it needs to pass a bill that actually bans it – not one that leaves loopholes.

Holdings like this raise concerns about conflicts of interest. If you want to serve in Congress, you should not be able to trade individual stocks tied to federal policy. Tell Congress: ban congressional stock trading. No more conflicts of interest!

Last month, Suozzi voted to fund DHS and federal immigration enforcement – while Palantir has earned tens of millions from DHS contracts and secured more than $80 million in ICE obligations since Trump returned to office.

Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi quietly held Palantir stock while the company became central to federal immigration enforcement, according to a NOTUS review of federal records. Lawmakers shouldn’t profit from companies tied to the agencies they fund. notus.org/money/tom-suoz…

Our CEO, Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno is speaking at the biggest rebuttal to Trump’s State of the Union. Tues, Feb 24 | Washington, D.C. | Streaming LIVE from: defiance.org/sotu

This is exactly what accountability look like!

The report paints a picture of unethical, self-serving, out-of-control leadership at DHS. Meanwhile, the department has overseen brutal operations that have led to multiple killings, including of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Congress has a responsibility to provide oversight and accountability. That’s how our system is supposed to work.

The pair have lately been using a luxury jet, which DHS is in the process of acquiring for ~$70 million. Lewandowski, a “special government employee,” reportedly sought a law-enforcement badge and federally issued gun. ICE officials declined. After media inquiries, efforts to issue the gun stalled.

A Coast Guard pilot was fired after Kristi Noem’s blanket wasn’t moved to a second plane during a trip, according to the WSJ. The pilot was told to take a commercial flight home – then reinstated because no one else was available to fly them back. wsj.com/politics/polic…