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Creating a list of published statements about suspicious letters in the past week (thelemmy.club)

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Over the past week, there has been reports that numerous US politicians have received the same mysterious letter.

The characteristics of the letter are as follows:

Return address says DSA with an address that Democratic Socialist's of America does not use
Post Office mark says San Antonio Texas
Several reports say that the letter contains white powder
At least one report says that the powder was identified as harmless

I haven't seen the media do real investigating into this incident.

I would like to create an archived list of public statements published by US politicians. For example, if the politician has tweeted or made a press statement about a mysterious letter in the past week. Some have even posted photos of the letter.

There are 435 congress members and 100 senators. If you know of any public statements, please post a link in a comment.

Please share public information only. No private info, gossip, etc.

Examples:

MA Rep Seth Molten

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/seth-moulton-congress-suspicious-mail/

http://web.archive.org/web/20261020204952/https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/statement-office-congressman-moulton-regarding-suspicious-letter-received-mail

VA Rep Vindman

https://nitter.click/RepVindman/status/2111222038216179791#m

https://web.archive.org/web/20261020205624/https://vindman.house.gov/2026/10/16/vindman-releases-statement-after-suspicious-package-sent-to-district-office/

ME Rep Pingree

https://nitter.click/chelliepingree/status/2112201038853705963#m

This is a related thread I posted 4 days ago
https://hexbear.net/post/9810960

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 4 points 12 hours ago*

Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01) — suspicious envelope addressed to Cherry Hill office intercepted by USPS.

6ABC: https://6abc.com/post/united-states-postal-service-intercepts-suspicious-envelope-address-rep-donald-norcross-office/19961357/

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) — Sunrise district office, Oct 19; initial tests negative for hazardous material. Official statement: "It will not work."

WLRN: https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2026-10-19/suspicious-letter-sent-to-wasserman-schultzs-office-amid-wave-of-election-related-mail-threats

Rep. Al Green (D-TX-09) — Houston office; letter dated Oct 13, postmarked San Antonio; powder deemed not harmful. Held press conference (Oct 19) displaying image of envelope: "This is intolerable. We won't tolerate it and we also won't be intimidated."

Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-02) — Boulder County district office, Oct 19; "threatening letter with suspicious substances." Official statement.

CBS Colorado: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-lawmakers-suspicious-letters-white-powder/

Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO-06) — Aurora office received letter with suspicious substance. Official statement.

CBS Colorado: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-lawmakers-suspicious-letters-white-powder/

Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-07) — office received letter; FBI retrieved envelope for testing.

CBS Colorado: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-lawmakers-suspicious-letters-white-powder/

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO-01) — confirmed suspicious mail sent to district office.

Denver Post: https://www.denverpost.com/2026/10/19/joe-neguse-letter-white-powder-colorado/

Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT-AL) — USPS intercepted suspicious letter intended for Brattleboro office. Official statement.

NBC 5: https://www.mynbc5.com/article/usps-suspicious-letter-becca-balint/74184282

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-09) — Kent district office, Oct 19; powdery substance; staff evacuated. Official statement.

ABC News: https://abcnews.com/US/rep-adam-smith-joins-list-lawmakers-received-letter/story?id=137400114

Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) — Santa Cruz district office; envelope with white powder opened by staffer Oct 16; 911 called. Official statement.

Roll Call: https://rollcall.com/2026/10/19/security-official-warns-more-suspicious-letters-lawmakers/

Official institutional statements (non-member)

FBI / U.S. Postal Inspection Service joint statement: "investigating a series of suspicious mailings sent to various addresses nationwide, including Secretary of State offices and their related election offices." (via NPR, Oct 15): https://www.npr.org/2026/10/15/nx-s1-6003857/suspicious-mailings-election-congressional-offices
Sergeant at Arms notices to House/Senate staff warning of suspicious letters with "DSA" return address and NYC address that doesn't match postmark (via NPR, above; Roll Call memo, Oct 19): https://rollcall.com/2026/10/19/security-official-warns-more-suspicious-letters-lawmakers/
Democratic Socialists of America — denied involvement: "Needless to say, we are not involved with these letters, and we were glad to learn no one was harmed." (DSA spokesperson Priscilla Yeverino, via The Hill/Newsweek): https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6158277-lawmakers-targeted-suspicious-white-powder/

Key national roundups

NPR (Oct 15–16): https://www.npr.org/2026/10/15/nx-s1-6003857/suspicious-mailings-election-congressional-offices
CNN (Oct 14): https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/14/politics/suspicious-letters-white-powder-election-officials
NBC News (Oct 16–17): https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/federal-probe-suspicious-substance-letters-widens-gop-senators-rcna603950
CBS News (updated Oct 19–20): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspicious-letters-election-officials-congressional-offices-fbi-us-postal-service/
NYT (Oct 16–17): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/politics/congressional-staff-letters-suspicious-substances.html
Axios (Oct 20–21): https://www.axios.com/2026/10/20/white-powder-letters-congress-election-offices
The Guardian (Oct 19): https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/white-powder-envelopes-congress
The Hill (Oct 16–17): https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6155515-lawmakers-report-suspicious-mailings/
Politico live blog (Oct 15): https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/10/15/congress/suspicious-substances-letters-congress-01120423

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