John,

Healthcare is a human right. But our country’s broken healthcare system prioritizes profits over people, forcing millions of U.S. residents into crippling debt just to afford the care they need.

Nearly one in five adults in the U.S. have one or more medical debt collections listed on their credit report—which means they are more susceptible to being denied housing, transportation, or other necessities because of a sudden health crisis or visit to the emergency room.

Undergoing a medically necessary procedure should never haunt someone financially. It has no place on a credit report.

So I recently introduced the Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act, which would prohibit the collection of medical debt for two years and prohibit debt from “medically necessary” procedures from being included on a consumer credit report.

Please add your name to support my Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act, by signing on as a grassroots co-sponsor of the bill.

No one chooses to get sick. No one should face financial ruin because they are diagnosed with an illness. A medical emergency should not send a family into bankruptcy, and yet medical debt is a leading cause of personal bankruptcy in our country.

Medical debt affects people’s credit scores, which are used to secure needed resources like housing. This issue is especially urgent in communities like mine, where residents already face challenges with access to credit.

The Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act is a major step in fixing our broken credit system and abolishing medical debt.

Last year, we passed the bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, but it didn’t go on to the Senate. With Republicans in control of the House this year, we’ve got to build more support for this legislation, which would provide much-needed relief for people struggling with medical debt. Can you help demonstrate the public support behind this bill?

Sign on today as a grassroots co-sponsor of this new legislation to prohibit the collection of medical debt for two years and to prohibit debt from “medically necessary” procedures from being included on a consumer credit report.

Thank you for being by my side as we fight for a future where all of us can thrive.

In solidarity,

Rashida