Text SIGN PDKFZD to 50409 — I’m writing to urge you to oppose and work to reverse the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) decision to weaken the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns. This vote—taken by a panel that was purged and repopulated with anti-vaccine activists under the Trump Regime’s Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—threatens the health and safety of millions of American children. For more than 30 years, universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth has been one of the great quiet successes of American public health. It has nearly eliminated pediatric hepatitis B, a virus that, when acquired in infancy, often leads to lifelong chronic infection, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. The birth dose is simple, safe, effective, and ensures that no infant falls through the cracks. The new ACIP vote rolls back that protection. Instead of recommending the birth dose for all newborns, ACIP now says that babies of mothers who test negative for hepatitis B may delay the shot for months or skip it unless parents specifically request it. They also voted to move away from the long-established three-dose series that was tested and proven in clinical trials, suggesting that some children stop after one or two doses based on antibody testing—even though there is no evidence this provides lasting immunity. This change is not based on new scientific findings or safety concerns. No new harm has been identified. Decades of real-world safety and effectiveness data overwhelmingly support the existing policy. Pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, liver experts, and major medical organizations all opposed this move. They warn that it will confuse families, undermine confidence, and inevitably lead to more infant infections, more chronic disease, and more liver cancer and deaths years down the road. At the same time, the U.S. is facing declining vaccination rates and its worst measles outbreak in thirty years. Weakening proven childhood protections now is reckless. It sends exactly the wrong message at exactly the wrong time. This vote is part of a broader pattern: this ACIP has repeatedly questioned or narrowed access to long-standing vaccines, while entertaining misinformation and fringe theories in official deliberations. When vaccine policy is shaped by ideology rather than evidence, children pay the price. I am asking you to: 1. Urge the acting CDC Director to reject ACIP’s recommendation and retain universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and the standard three-dose schedule. 2. Support oversight hearings into the politicization of ACIP, including member qualifications and decision-making processes. 3. Back legislation that protects childhood vaccine policy from political interference and keeps decisions grounded in scientific evidence. Parents of every political background expect their leaders to safeguard children’s health. Please act now to defend evidence-based vaccination policy and prevent a completely avoidable resurgence of hepatitis B and pediatric liver cancer.

Text SIGN PRENGP to 50409 — The USDA is threatening to withhold food assistance from states unless they surrender complete SNAP recipient data, including names and immigration status. This demand exceeds the agency's statutory authority and contradicts what Congress authorized and funded. I urge you to intervene immediately to protect both the integrity of the SNAP program and the privacy rights of millions of Americans. SNAP currently serves one in eight Americans, including children, seniors, people with disabilities, and working families. The administration's ultimatum is clear: surrender private constituent data or vulnerable people lose access to food. This is not a legitimate fraud prevention measure. It is an unauthorized expansion of executive power that weaponizes a critical nutrition program. Congress established SNAP to address food insecurity, not to create a surveillance database. The program operates through federal funding distributed to states, which administer benefits according to federal eligibility standards. Nothing in the authorizing legislation permits the USDA to condition funding on the collection and transfer of detailed personal information beyond what is necessary to verify eligibility and prevent fraud. States already report required data on program participation and outcomes. This demand places states in an impossible position: comply with an unlawful directive and violate their residents' privacy, or refuse and watch families go hungry. Neither option is acceptable. The consequences extend beyond immediate food insecurity. Families may disenroll from SNAP out of fear, even if they are legally eligible, leading to increased hunger and its associated health costs. I ask you to take immediate action to clarify congressional intent. Issue a public statement affirming that SNAP funding must flow to states without conditions beyond those Congress established. Demand that the USDA rescind this unauthorized data collection requirement. If necessary, introduce or support legislation that explicitly prohibits conditioning nutrition assistance on data demands that exceed statutory requirements. Millions of your constituents depend on SNAP for basic nutrition. They deserve both food security and privacy protection.

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