John—

Head Start programs educating 20,000 children in 23 states facing payment delays.

Half of Virginia’s community health centers unable to access funding that supports primary health and dental care.

A job training program in West Virginia for people with disabilities delayed because of staff laid off from the illegal funding freeze.

These are a few of the real-life disastrous consequences of President Donald Trump unleashing unelected “President” Elon Musk on our government. He’s been allowed to disrupt and dismantle government agencies and systems causing chaos and confusion.

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Congress needs to stop being complacent and take immediate action to ensure funding is reaching communities.
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The courts have intervened to say the funding must resume. And yet, nonprofits and service providers across the country can’t access federal funding. That means early education programs are at risk of closing and critical medical appointments canceled. It means teachers and health care workers are going without pay, struggling to cover rent.

Children, families, and early educators in communities across the country are the ones left in the lurch. We need Congress to do their part to be a check on these actions and hold Trump, Musk, and others responsible. [[link removed].
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-Melissa Boteach, Vice President, Income Security & Child Care/Early Learning

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From: Angel Padilla
Date: February 4, 2025 11:46 AM
Subject: TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Stop Elon Musk’s Government Takeover!
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Dear John,

Right now, Elon Musk—an unelected billionaire set loose by Donald Trump—is attempting a coup to take control of our government. He’s dismantling key government agencies, attempting to take people’s jobs, and accessing private and classified information.

Congress should be a check on this power grab. Instead, it's being complicit and allowing an oligarchy to take hold of our government. This is unprecedented, unconscionable, and unbelievably dangerous for the state of our government and democracy.

Tell Congress: Intervene and Stop Elon Musk [[link removed]]
Congress needs to stop being complacent and protect us from a billionaire’s whims.
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Donald Trump has given an unelected billionaire who does not even have a security clearance the power to tear down livelihoods and essential aid—all for his own self-interest. Just in the last week, Musk has:
* Forcibly gained access to U.S. Department of the Treasury's payment system that controls more than $6 trillion in payments and distributes funds to thousands of places, including Social Security, Medicare, federal employees, and businesses—some of which are competitors to Musk’s companies.
* Shut down U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a government agency tasked with disbursing grants all over the world. It is no exaggeration to say that people will die as a result.
* Attacked civil servants and contractors, and pushed for government employees to resign, resulting in thousands of people suddenly being without jobs.

We need our elected officials to stop Elon Musk and his conspirators from wreaking more havoc across our government and countless people’s lives. If they remain silent, then they are complicit in the destruction of our democratic institutions. Tell your members of Congress to stop being silent and fight back to stop Elon's coup. We deserve protection from our elected leaders against the whims of a billionaire. [[link removed]]

In solidarity,

Angel Padilla
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Vice President, Strategy & Policy
National Women's Law Center
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