Stop the fracturing of America’s social contract

Signal-gate is a blinking red light and clear signal of incompetence across the Administration.

The Signal gate revelations exposed profound systemic failures in leadership and competence. Signal-gate is a signal for elected officials to assume greater responsibility and backbone. Trump administration failures range from technology (national security and personal privacy violations) to incompetence. Due to my Federal delegation’s support of Presidential appointees and Committee chairs and membership, they are in a position to insist on immediate, comprehensive accountability—with foreign policy, intelligence, and Social Security standing as examples of Trump administration breakdown and malfeasance. I focus on Social Security.

Structural Failures Beyond Social Security

The actions and proposals regarding our Social Security demonstrate a pattern of:

• Systematic disregard for institutional knowledge

• Cavalier approach to critical retirement and disability programs (not all of us have billionaire children)

• Dismantling of established safety nets

• Technological incompetence in managing core government functions

Social Security: A Microcosm of Institutional Destruction

Over one in five Iowans depend on Social Security, with two-thirds relying on it as their primary income. The current administration's approach threatens this fundamental economic lifeline through:

• Repeated website crashes

• Punishing the 95% + of all Society Security and Medicaid recipieents because a small number should be cut off in a systemic fashion

• Punitive documentation requirements

• Bureaucratic barriers blocking benefit access (closing offices, customer service phone lines, requiring in-person travel to sign up)

Broader Implications

These are not isolated incidents but systematic attempts to:

• Undermine public trust in government institutions

• Create artificial crises to justify further dismantling

• Impose unnecessary burdens on vulnerable populations

The real damage extends far beyond administrative inefficiency—it strikes at the core of social contract and governmental responsibility.

Immediate Actions Required from our Federal Delegation

We ask:

• Comprehensive review of appointee competencies (for example, how often has Signal been used before? What will happen to Social Security retirees who can’t travel to offices or access people by phone or online?

• Transparent investigation of technological failures

• Preservation of Social Security's accessibility and privacy

Your continued support requires an immediate, substantive oversight and public explanation of your efforts.