The swamp’s drowning in cash, and Congress is holding the hose. Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are gunning to gut the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)—$40 billion in taxpayer funds for global good—without a congressional peep. This isn’t just an overreach; it’s a neon sign screaming how money corrodes our democracy.

USAID delivers—prosthetics for Ukrainian fighters, Ebola containment in Africa—but Trump calls it “waste,” and Musk labels it a “leftist scam.” Congress, with its constitutional grip on spending, should be raging. Instead, they’re silent, pockets stuffed with over $4 billion in lobbying cash from 2023 alone. Dark money’s even uglier—$250 million in 2024 elections bought loyalty to donors, not voters. Musk smirks, “Where’d Congress get all that money?” Easy: the same system he’s gaming.

This is bigger than USAID. It’s a rigged game where billionaires bypass lawmakers, and lawmakers bow to the highest bidder. The people get screwed while plutocrats laugh. We say: enough. Gut the corruption now—ban PAC handouts, torch lobbyist influence, and lock lawmakers out of the lobbying revolving door. Demand Congress enforce its spending power, not just roll over for Trump’s whims.

VoteDown’s had it. You should too. You can flood your reps with calls to tell them to grow a spine and protect USAID. But, what good would that do? They will just ignore it, like they ignore everything not attached to a checkbook.

Use VoteDown. Create a campaign against them. Hit them in their wallets and, together, we can MAKE Congress do the jobs that we elected them to do.

Push for laws that rip money’s claws off politics. This isn’t a suggestion; it’s a battle cry. Make change happen, or watch democracy bleed out. Act today -- join us at VoteDown.org to demand the fix.