Tell members of Congress: Don't hide from constituents. Host town halls!
Dear MoveOn member,
In a few weeks, members of Congress will be in recess and back in their districts. They should be using that time to face their constituents and hear their concerns, frustrations, and demands. Instead, news outlets are already reporting that Republicans are planning to go into hiding. They're hoping to ride out the outrage sparked by their reckless and disastrous plans to gut Medicare and Medicaid, as they continue to enable Donald Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to steal from us to enrich themselves and their billionaire buds.1 Not on our watch.
We need to remind members of Congress that they answer to us. And they can't hide from the American people.
Add your name to the petition to demand senators and representatives host town hall meetings or office hours during the next congressional recess starting March 15.
Last month, Republicans who hosted town halls in their districts were met with a wave of backlash for their complicity in Trump and Musk's bulldozing public services.2 People, including MoveOn members, packed rooms to let their elected officials know how frustrated they were with an unelected billionaire's seizure of our government and private data, the damage of DOGE's mass firings, and Trump's chaotic first few weeks.
Senator Roger Marshall had to end a town hall meeting in rural Kansas early—amid boos and shouts—as constituents expressed their outrage over funding cuts, payments to farmers, and veteran services.3 And in Georgia, a constituent in Representative Rich McCormick's district went viral after she asked him directly what he was doing "to rein in the megalomaniac in the White House."4
Instead of answering for their actions, Republican leaders are now reportedly telling offices to avoid public events altogether—or if they MUST do events, host online events they can tightly control instead of in-person events where they can actually hear from us.5 This is the opposite of the directions Democrats are receiving—with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries encouraging all members to connect directly with constituents, and Democratic leaders like Governor Tim Walz offering to host town halls in the districts where Republicans are refusing.6,7
They can ignore one of us. But they can't ignore thousands of us. Add your name to the petition to let members of Congress know we expect them to host town halls during the congressional recess!
We need to remind members of Congress who it is they answer to.
Not Trump.
Not Musk.
Not a few billionaires.
They answer to us—the people they were elected to represent.
Click here to sign the petition and then share with three friends to help spread the word.
Thanks for all you do.
–Aliya, Erik, Julia, Mia, and the rest of the team
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