Dear MoveOn member,

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have taken their extreme agenda to a new
low—dangerously slashing funding for air traffic controllers and the FAA.

First, days before a plane crashed into the Potomac, Donald Trump fired
all the members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, which is
"charged with examining safety issues at airlines and airports."^1 This
was notably the first major U.S. commercial passenger flight crash in
nearly 16 years.^2

Then, the day after the plane crashed into the Potomac, Elon Musk, DOGE,
and the Trump administration sent an email urging air traffic controllers
to accept mass "buyouts" and leave their jobs.^3 Then, a couple of weeks
later, they shamelessly began firing hundreds of vital Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) staff, including radar and landing-system
technicians.^4

Trump's actions threaten our safety and undermine the ability of air
traffic controllers to effectively do their job and protect us. Enough is
enough.

MoveOn is launching a bold billboard campaign, demanding that House
Republicans put their constituents' safety first and fight back against
Trump's reckless FAA sabotage.

If we can raise the funds, our billboards will be placed in extremely
visible locations near high-traffic airports across the country, ensuring
constituents and travelers see exactly how Trump's dangerous cuts are
endangering lives.

[ [link removed] ]Will you contribute $9 to help us fund these
billboards—and send a clear message that our public safety should never be
compromised? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue
Express, your donation will go through immediately.

If we can raise the funds, we will:

* Design and install impactful billboards, starting with targeted,
highly persuadable Republican districts and political hotspots, and in
Washington, D.C. (so Trump can see the ads for himself).
* Raise public awareness about the consequences of inadequate FAA
funding, including holding Republican lawmakers accountable, flooding
them with calls, demanding answers at town halls, and rallying outside
their offices if they're too chicken to hold town halls.
* Make Republicans see what will happen if they keep making excuses for
Donald Trump and Elon Musk's reckless "chainsaw" and "wood chipper"
approach to budget cuts—and ignoring the safety of their
constituents.^5

[ [link removed] ]Please rush $9—or whatever you can afford—and help us
launch these billboards! If you've saved your payment information with
ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately.

The more we raise, the more we can spread our message by expanding our
billboard campaign to additional strategic locations and holding more
lawmakers accountable.

Together, we can advocate for the necessary funding to ensure our skies
remain safe and challenge the harmful policies of Trump's MAGA coalition
that harm all of us. 

Thanks for all you do.

–Britt, Cecilia, Mona, Kami, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Hundreds of FAA air traffic control staff fired just weeks after fatal
DC plane crash," 6ABC, February 17, 2025
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2. "DC plane crash marks first major commercial crash in US since Buffalo
crash in 2009," ABC News, January 29, 2025
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3. "Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to
consider leaving government," AP News, January 31, 2025
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4. "Hundreds of FAA air traffic control staff fired just weeks after fatal
DC plane crash," 6ABC, February 17, 2025
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5. "Trump is cheering Elon Musk now, but if anything goes wrong it will be
the president's problem," Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2025
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