Senate Slammed With ‘1,600 Calls a Minute’ Amid Trump Chaos
www.thedailybeast.com
Many of the calls are urging Congress Democrats to “fight harder.”

Summary

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski revealed the U.S. Senate is receiving an unprecedented 1,600 calls per minute, overwhelming its phone system.

The surge follows Trump’s aggressive policy moves, including dismantling DEI initiatives and enlisting Elon Musk in government operations.

Many calls demand Democrats “fight harder” despite their limited power in a Republican-controlled Congress.

Lawmakers compare the volume to past crises like the Oct. 7 attack, Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, and Trump’s impeachments.

  • GroundedGator@lemmy.world
    45·
    10 hours ago

    Send them more.

    Android

    App Store

    I suggest picking 1-3 topics, contacting each representative and senator one at a time, and communicating your stance for one issue. Call back and do the next issue, and so on. This process will help ensure your concerns are tallied.

    • CatZoomies@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      8 hours ago

      Wow I never knew about this utility! I downloaded one for my smartphone and it’s extremely straightforward. You can even set up reminders so that it’ll notify you when you should spend 5 minutes calling your reps.

      I’ll have to verify the scripts that I see, but it looks like it’s as simple as giving you the name of the rep, a script to read, a phone number to click so you can call them, and a logging utility so that you can just click the Next button and move on to the next rep. Makes it stupid easy to let your reps hear your voice and stance. Definitely going to try this out as I’ve been feeling so powerless and overwhelmed by the onslaught of these racists in power.

      Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea it was this easy to track everything and make it simpler for me to try to fight back.

      Edit: on mobile so fixed some typos