Hi John, it’s Tammy Baldwin. I wanted to take this opportunity
to tell you a little more about myself, why I ran for the U.S. Senate, and
why our campaign in Wisconsin is so important.
When I was a child, I was diagnosed with a serious illness and spent three
months in the hospital. When I got better, my grandparents, who raised me,
began looking for an insurance policy that would cover me in the future.
But they couldn’t find such a policy because of my previous illness. Not
from any insurer. Not at any price. They had to pay for my health care out
of pocket — and they had to make enormous sacrifices to do so — all
because I was a child labeled with those words: "pre-existing condition."
John, I got into public service because I saw my grandparents
stay up late at night, worried sick that I would fall ill again and that
they wouldn't be able to afford my care. No one should ever have to go
through that.
Like 133 million Americans, I know what it's like to have the label
"pre-existing condition" attached to my care — and before the Affordable
Care Act was passed, many of us could be denied coverage.
Today, insurance companies can no longer discriminate against someone
based on their pre-existing condition. I championed health reform and
fought to allow young people to stay on their parent’s insurance plan up
to age 26. These policy changes have led to millions more Americans
getting the health insurance they need.
So, you can imagine my frustration whenever Republicans attack our health
care or threaten protections for folks with pre-existing conditions —
people like me. The GOP has spent years playing politics with people’s
lives. And if Mitch McConnell and his Republican megadonors flip my seat
in Wisconsin and take hold of the Senate majority next election, countless
Americans could find themselves in a place where insurance companies, once
again, write all the rules.
The people of Wisconsin did not send me to Washington to take people’s
health care away, which is why I fought against Republican repeal efforts
and why I will never back down. But I can’t defend the hard-fought
progress we’ve made without your help, John.
[ [link removed] ]So today, I’m humbly asking: Will you split a donation between my
reelection campaign and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee to
defend our Senate majority and prevent Republicans from rolling back the
progress we’ve made expanding access to affordable health care?
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I am not going to let anyone make me forget where I came from or why I got
into public service in the first place. My experience has always inspired
my work to do everything I can to make sure that every American has
quality, affordable health care coverage and stand up against those who
want to take it away.
So long as you're with me, I know we can overcome any challenge we may
face on the road ahead and stop the Republicans from taking away health
insurance from millions of Americans once and for all. [ [link removed] ]It starts by
holding onto the Democratic Senate majority; chip in if you can.
Thank you for standing with me.
— Tammy
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