***IMMEDIATE ACTION****OPPOSE CONFIRMATION OF RFK, JR AND TULSI GABBARD [2-10-25]
Trump’s corrupt, dangerous, unqualified Cabinet nominees were all chosen for their personal loyalty to him, not for their expertise. Trump forced them on the GOP-controlled Senate to humiliate its members and impress upon them his power to destroy them should they recall their oath of office or duty to serve their constituents.
Among the worst, most dangerous nominees are Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., nominated to lead HHS, and Tulsi Gabbard, nominated to be Director of National Intelligence. Both passed out of committee last week on party line votes, and the full Senate will take up their nominations this week, beginning February 10.
RFK, Jr., a man with no scientific background or administrative experience, is a dangerous, anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist, tapped to lead the $2 trillion, 80,000-person public health apparatus, whose unfounded, fringe beliefs could significantly undermine public health practices here and abroad—greatly increasing the number of unavoidable deaths.
Gabbard, another conspiracy theorist, with no relevant knowledge or experience, is utterly unfit to lead our national intelligence apparatus. Her erratic, toxic leadership style would cripple morale and effectiveness, undermining trust in the intelligence community and jeopardizing America’s ability to counter foreign threats.
I am calling on Senators Merkley and Wyden to continue leading the fight—reminding colleagues that Senator voting for them will be complicit in the harms they cause both here and abroad, and urging Senate Democrats to refuse to move any nominations forward until Trump lifts the freezes, removes Musk and his posse from agencies they’ve infiltrated, restores the status quo, and promises his department heads will enforce all federal laws.
ACTION One: Call the Senate.
SEN. MERKLEY: Portland office: 503-326-3386 | D.C. office: 202-224-3753
SEN. WYDEN: Portland office: 503-326-7525 | D.C. office: 202-224-5244
