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Topics for the week of July 20th, 2026:

US Senate and House

Please take the time this week to call Senators Bernie Moreno, Jon Husted, and Representative Troy Balderson

 Senator Bernie Moreno. 202-224-2315, 614-469-2083- Columbus, OH

Senator Jon Husted, 202-224-3353, 614-369-4925 - Columbus, OH

 Representative Troy Balderson. 202-225-5355, 614-523-2555 - Pickerington, OH

 We have 4 federal topics this week.

Support Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Extension for Haitians

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can cancel Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians, saying that courts cannot override the federal government’s TPS determinations and rejecting plaintiffs’ claims that the decision was motivated by racial bias. The ruling puts all 1.3 million TPS holders from more than a dozen countries at risk of deportation, with work permits expiring immediately.

On June 17th, SB 4814, a bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Judiciary committee.  

In April the House passed H.R. 1689 to extend TPS protection for Haitian migrants through 2029. Ten Republicans joined Democrats to support the measure. The bill has been sitting with the Senate since then.  

The Trump administration has been pushing to end TPS, or Temporary Protected Status, for nearly 350,000 Haitians in the U.S., including nearly 50,000 in Ohio, claiming conditions in Haiti have improved. Most recently, TPS for Haitians was set to end on Feb. 3, but a judge blocked the end of protections. Haitians were first granted TPS in 2010 due to an earthquake

that killed more than 300,000 and displaced 1.5 million more, and the protections have been extended multiple times due to continued dangerous conditions in their home country.

These Haitian individuals and families fled their homes because of danger, widespread gang violence, and unrest. They entered our country legally under the Temporary Protected Status designation. Haitians contribute to our communities, pay taxes, and work in important job sectors such as healthcare, yet they’ve been unfairly demonized by the Trump administration, including in 2024 when JD Vance and Donald Trump repeatedly spread lies that Haitians ate pets even after the story was proven to be false.

Despite what the administration claims, it is still too dangerous for these folks to return to Haiti. Call your representatives to support H.R. 1689 to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians until it is safe, and to support SB 4814 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. 

Script (for Senator Husted and Senator Moreno)

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [YOUR CITY].

I'm calling to urge [Senator Husted, Senator Moreno] to support house-passed H.R. 1689 to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.  I also urge the Senator to support SB 4814, which requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.  There are approximately 350,000 Haitians migrants in the United States, and nearly 50,000 of them live and work in Ohio. These individuals are here legally, pay taxes, and work in important job sectors like healthcare. They should be able to stay in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status until it is safe. 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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OPPOSE FUNDING FOR WAR AND SAVE AMERICA ACT

Republicans in the House Budget Committee have advanced, by a vote of 20-14, a framework for a third party-line budget reconciliation bill, as Republican leaders rush to get the measure through both chambers before the August recess.

The resolution outlines $95 billion in new spending, including $60 billion for the Armed Services Committee and $13 billion for the Intelligence Committee for Trump’s ongoing, unauthorized war with Iran which has claimed the lives of 16 US service members and thousands of civilians throughout the Middle East. It also sets aside $12 billion in farm assistance to compensate for skyrocketing agricultural costs that are directly tied to the war, and another $10 billion which could be used to advance elements of Trump’s unpopular anti-voter SAVE America Act.

None of the bill’s spending is offset and could add more than $100 billion to the national deficit. Fiscal hawks within the party have pushed for additional spending cuts, largely to social programs to pay for it, but the resolution leaves no room for that.

This budget package funds an unauthorized war and a voter suppression policy without opening the floor to a real debate on either. A floor vote is expected during the week of July 20th. Call your representatives and tell them to oppose Budget Reconciliation 3.0.

Script

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [YOUR CITY].

I'm calling to urge [Senator Husted, Senator Moreno, Representative Balderson] to oppose the Budget Reconciliation 3.0 legislation. This partisan spending package funds an illegal war and voter suppression while doing nothing to improve the lives of Americans. Stop collaborating with this corrupt and lawless administration! 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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Oppose Todd Blanche for Attorney General

Trump has nominated his former personal criminal defense attorney, Todd Blanche, to serve as Attorney General of the United States.

Blanche, who previously served as Deputy Attorney General, is the current Acting Attorney General, and there are serious concerns that he will further politicize the Justice Department. Blanche has pursued investigations into several of Trump’s perceived political enemies, leading former prosecutors and legal scholars to warn that the department is being used as a tool for political retaliation.

Blanche also praised Trump’s mass pardons of January 6 defendants and helped create the controversial $1.8 billion Thug Fund for the so-called political victims of the Biden administration. Last year, he traveled to Florida to meet with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, who reportedly received limited immunity to answer questions during the unorthodox interview.

The Attorney General is the nation’s top law enforcement officer, not the president’s personal attorney. The Senate should reject the nomination of Todd Blanche and demand an Attorney General who will put the Constitution and the rule of law above political loyalty.

Script (for Senator Husted and Senator Moreno)

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [YOUR CITY].

I'm calling to urge [Senator Husted, Senator Moreno] to oppose Todd Blanche for Attorney General. Todd Blanche has shown that his loyalty is to the president, not the Constitution or the American public, making him unfit to serve as Attorney General. 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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ABOLISH ICE

Since Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were established in 2003, the agencies have terrorized immigrant communities; conducted unconstitutional border checkpoints; torn apart families; denied immigrants their due process rights; and subjected detained immigrants to physical, sexual, and mental abuse.

High-profile killings like Renee Good’s in Minnesota have shone a light on these abuses of power. However, ICE and CBP are now the best-funded and most poorly trained law enforcement agencies in the country after an influx of billions in additional funding through the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and a follow-up reconciliation package granted them over $170 billion through fiscal year 2029 with essentially no guardrails or oversight.

That money is fueling a wave of escalating violence. On July 7, 2026, a federal agent in Texas shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old father of three who had lived in the U.S. for 35 years. DHS has released no evidence to support its account of what happened. On July 13, Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian man who was legally authorized to work in the U.S., was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Maine. Guerrero, who worked as a food delivery driver to support his wife and young child, was at least the ninth person murdered by immigration enforcement during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, and no officer has been charged in any of these deaths.

Congress must demand full, independent investigations into these killings and call for the abolition of ICE. After two decades and hundreds of billions in funding, it is clear that this lawless and violent agency cannot operate without terrorizing the communities it claims to serve.

Script

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [YOUR CITY].

I'm calling to urge [Senator Husted, Senator Moreno, Representative Balderson] to repeal funding for ICE and call for the abolition of the agency. Taxpayer dollars should not be used to terrorize communities and carry out state-sanctioned violence committed by reckless federal agents from lawless agencies.  Stop collaborating with the corrupt and lawless administration!  

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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We have 2 state topics this week.

Ohio Gov., Senate and House of Representatives

Please take time this week to call Ohio Senator Tim Schaffer, Representative Thadeus Claggett, Representative Kevin Miller, and Governor Dewine

Senator Tim Schaffer, (614) 466-8076

Representative Thaddeus Claggett, (614) 466-1482

Representative Kevin MIller, (614) 466-2500

Governor DeWine, (614) 644-4357 https://governor.ohio.gov/contact/contact-us

Support Haitian Immigrants Living In Ohio

The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can cancel Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians, saying that courts cannot override the federal government’s TPS determinations and rejecting plaintiffs’ claims that the decision was motivated by racial bias. The ruling puts all 1.3 million TPS holders from more than a dozen countries at risk of deportation, with work permits expiring immediately.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has been opposing the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants, arguing that revoking it would devastate the Springfield, Ohio, economy and local workforce. These immigrants are hard-working, fill critical jobs, and losing them would halt economic progress. 

Despite pressure to end TPS from federal authorities, DeWine has highlighted the economic contributions of the Haitian community, urging a re-designation or extension of their status.

DeWine has been meeting with local leaders to prepare, while state agencies are making contingency plans for potential future, abrupt changes in status. 

Call the Governor, our State Senator, and State Representatives and urge them to support Haitian immigrants living in Ohio.  

Script (for Senator and Representatives)

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [YOUR CITY]. 

I am calling to urge [Senator Schaffer/Representative Claggett/Representative Miller] to join Governor DeWine in his support of Haitian Immigrants living and working in Springfield and throughout Ohio.  These immigrants are here legally, are not criminals, contribute to the economic growth of our state, and have become a vital part of their communities.  

The recent Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for these people is cruel and will cause chaos in many Ohio communities.    

Please work with state and local officials to protect the Haitian immigrants from cruel and inhumane treatment at the hands of ICE agents.  

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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Governor DeWine, (614) 644-4357, https://governor.ohio.gov/contact/contact-us

Script (for Governor DeWine) 

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [YOUR CITY]. 

I am calling to urge Governor DeWine to continue his support of Haitian Immigrants living and working in Springfield and throughout Ohio.  Please work with state and local officials to protect these people from cruel and inhumane treatment at the hands of the Trump ICE agents.   

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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Let Governor DeWine’s Veto of HB 472 Stand

Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed HB 472 that would have, starting in 2027, instituted stricter ID requirements to vote by mail.

In a mad dash before summer recess, state lawmakers sent him a heavily-amended House Bill 472 two weeks ago. It originally sought to give homeless Ohioans free ID cards until the GOP-majority legislature tacked on last-minute amendments mandating photo identification proof for absentee voting.

But through a lengthy veto message, DeWine said the bill was all burden for so little benefit, and that HB 472 would not discourage fraud, would not add any real security and would create an additional and significant burden for Ohioans who vote by mail.  Governor DeWine also said “This bill is not needed, because Ohio does an excellent job running elections.”

Photo ID is already required for early voting and on Election Day, and it has been since 2023. 

Call your Senator and Representative and urge them to let the veto stand.  Also, consider calling Governor DeWine to thank him for the veto.  

Script (for Senator and Representatives)

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [YOUR CITY]. 

I am calling to urge [Senator Schaffer/Representative Claggett/Representative Miller] to let Governor DeWine’s veto of House Bill 472 stand.  This hastily amended and unnecessary bill complicates mail in voting for Ohio citizens in an attempt to address a non-existent voter fraud problem.  

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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