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So, here’s another thing entirely.
I tried to call my rep, I really did, and I couldn’t do it, so I sent an email through the contact form, gagging the whole time, I’m so fucking terrible at contact and conflict and major kudos to all of you who pick up the phone like heroes. I’m going to try, I’m going to, I just think I need to get medicated first. We’ll see.
Anyway. I emailed him, and got a response back.
is the beautiful header image on the lovely formatted email.
It reads as follows:
Thank you for contacting me with your uneasiness with President-elect’s Transition.
I share your misgivings. Since the election we have seen and unprecedented deviation from past Presidents-elect behavior. The President-elect has promoted white nationalists to key White House positions, denied our intelligence’s communities claims that Russia interfered with our election, and has demonstrated clear conflicts of interest with business dealings. Unfortunately, these are just a few of the troubling missteps he and his transition have made thus far.
Please know that during the coming administration I will continue stand up for the basics rights all Americans are entitled to. Our nation was founded on the basic principles of freedom and equality. Any law or action that discriminates against one group of individuals is unjust. No American should face obstacles accessing housing, securing employment opportunities, earning an education, getting medical treatment or receiving federal benefits.
Concerns aside, with any administration, there is room to find common ground. I will seek work with the administration to benefit Western New Yorkers, and all Americans, should infrastructure investment come to the forefront of the President-elects agenda. With the proposal of a 10-year, $1 trillion national infrastructure program, there would be an enormous emphasis to rehabilitate our roads and bridges in Western New York, while having the opportunity to invest in some of our most courageous projects.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please feel free to do so with any other issues of concern to you in the future.
Sincerely,
H
Congressman Brian Higgins
NY-26
Buddy where do I start.
I guess I start with the ACA. Should I mention that the infrastructure plan is extremely nebulous and poorly-defined and is unlikely to actually yield any improvements to roads or public works?
I’m not going to hassle him about the fact that he desperately needs someone to proofread these. Clearly, this is boilerplate. But. “Basics rights” –yeah.
I know emailing is a waste of time and nobody cares. But I’m going to respond anyway. I just feel like it’s better than nothing, and me sitting here clutching my phone and gagging is the same thing as nothing only with a lot of stress hormones.
Don’t normalize, B-dawg. Don’t collaborate. I need to work up my nerve to take on Chuck Schumer, who is my Congressional representative, who is the Senate minority leader, who is our only hope, who has come out and pledged to be a collaborator, I need to send him something impassioned and fiery and I know emailing is a waste of time but my God, my God, I can’t, I don’t know where to start.
Listen, though, Brian, here’s what Brian is, ripped straight from the headers of his email stationery, copied and pasted right here, in black and white for us to ponder:
BRIAN HIGGINS
26th District, New York
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
Ranking MemberSubcommittee onCounterterrorism and Intelligence
Subcommittee onEmergency Preparedness,Response, and Communications
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Subcommittee on theMiddle East and Africa
Subcommittee on Europe,Eurasia, and Emerging Threats
My boy you in particular need to make a lot more noise about Russia, my boy, that’s just– that’s where we’re starting here. I did not know you were in the committee on foreign affairs, and I do now, you just told me.
Picking my battles: Russia and the ACA.
(oh just before I posted this I see that Chuck has challenged at least one nominee of Trump’s, as of today, so I guess we’re past the point of paralyzed, frozen terror and maybe are going to do our jobs, guys? Let’s see?)
So, here’s another thing entirely.
I tried to call my rep, I really did, and I couldn’t do it, so I sent an email through the contact form, gagging the whole time, I’m so fucking terrible at contact and conflict and major kudos to all of you who pick up the phone like heroes. I’m going to try, I’m going to, I just think I need to get medicated first. We’ll see.
Anyway. I emailed him, and got a response back.
is the beautiful header image on the lovely formatted email.
It reads as follows:
Thank you for contacting me with your uneasiness with President-elect’s Transition.
I share your misgivings. Since the election we have seen and unprecedented deviation from past Presidents-elect behavior. The President-elect has promoted white nationalists to key White House positions, denied our intelligence’s communities claims that Russia interfered with our election, and has demonstrated clear conflicts of interest with business dealings. Unfortunately, these are just a few of the troubling missteps he and his transition have made thus far.
Please know that during the coming administration I will continue stand up for the basics rights all Americans are entitled to. Our nation was founded on the basic principles of freedom and equality. Any law or action that discriminates against one group of individuals is unjust. No American should face obstacles accessing housing, securing employment opportunities, earning an education, getting medical treatment or receiving federal benefits.
Concerns aside, with any administration, there is room to find common ground. I will seek work with the administration to benefit Western New Yorkers, and all Americans, should infrastructure investment come to the forefront of the President-elects agenda. With the proposal of a 10-year, $1 trillion national infrastructure program, there would be an enormous emphasis to rehabilitate our roads and bridges in Western New York, while having the opportunity to invest in some of our most courageous projects.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please feel free to do so with any other issues of concern to you in the future.
Sincerely,
H
Congressman Brian Higgins
NY-26
Buddy where do I start.
I guess I start with the ACA. Should I mention that the infrastructure plan is extremely nebulous and poorly-defined and is unlikely to actually yield any improvements to roads or public works?
I’m not going to hassle him about the fact that he desperately needs someone to proofread these. Clearly, this is boilerplate. But. “Basics rights” –yeah.
I know emailing is a waste of time and nobody cares. But I’m going to respond anyway. I just feel like it’s better than nothing, and me sitting here clutching my phone and gagging is the same thing as nothing only with a lot of stress hormones.
Don’t normalize, B-dawg. Don’t collaborate. I need to work up my nerve to take on Chuck Schumer, who is my Congressional representative, who is the Senate minority leader, who is our only hope, who has come out and pledged to be a collaborator, I need to send him something impassioned and fiery and I know emailing is a waste of time but my God, my God, I can’t, I don’t know where to start.
Listen, though, Brian, here’s what Brian is, ripped straight from the headers of his email stationery, copied and pasted right here, in black and white for us to ponder:
BRIAN HIGGINS
26th District, New York
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
Ranking MemberSubcommittee onCounterterrorism and Intelligence
Subcommittee onEmergency Preparedness,Response, and Communications
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Subcommittee on theMiddle East and Africa
Subcommittee on Europe,Eurasia, and Emerging Threats
My boy you in particular need to make a lot more noise about Russia, my boy, that’s just– that’s where we’re starting here. I did not know you were in the committee on foreign affairs, and I do now, you just told me.
Picking my battles: Russia and the ACA.
(oh just before I posted this I see that Chuck has challenged at least one nominee of Trump’s, as of today, so I guess we’re past the point of paralyzed, frozen terror and maybe are going to do our jobs, guys? Let’s see?)
