[ [link removed] ]Katie Porter for Senate



A few weeks back my team asked what questions you have for me—I have a few
minutes between campaign stops today, so I wanted to answer a few:

From Wendy in McCloud, CA: Why is mental health treated like something
invisible instead of a medical problem?

Big Insurance companies don’t want to pay for mental healthcare. Back in
2020, I introduced the Mental Health Parity Compliance Act to strengthen
enforcement of the federal law that requires insurance companies to cover
mental health the same way they cover other types of care. Just last
month, I joined President Biden in the White House as he announced new
steps to implement my law to finally force insurance companies to treat
mental health care like physical care. This is an oversight and
enforcement issue, and I’ll always stand up to Big Insurance companies
when they try to cheat patients who desperately need care.

From Gerald in Nampa, ID: How can we get money out of Congress?

First and foremost, we have to overturn Citizens United, the Supreme Court
case that has allowed money to flood our political system. But that’s not
going to happen in the immediate term, so right now leading by example is
important. I’ve made the choice to be one of fewer than a dozen House
Members to reject both corporate PAC and federal lobbyist money. I also
started an organization called Truth to Power, funded by grassroots
donors, to help elect other Democrats who reject corporate PAC money.

We also need big structural change which will come through legislation. I
helped pass legislation through the House that would have cracked down on
dark money in politics, but unfortunately it failed in the Senate. I agree
that the insane amount of money in our political system is a huge problem,
and rooting out corruption is one of my top priorities.

From Randall in Palo Alto, CA: How exactly, (and give examples please),
can you be more effective in the Senate than you are currently in the
House?

Great question. Senators sit on twice as many committees as House members,
so I’d be able to work on more issues and have *double* the hearings where
I can get answers from CEOs or government officials. Senators are 1/100,
rather than 1/435, so I’d have more influence to push for policies that
don’t get talked about enough in the Senate, like paid family leave,
lowering the cost of child care, and addressing the skyrocketing cost of
housing.

Thanks, everyone, for all the questions! We got more than 500 of them, and
I truly wish I could chat with all of you.

Thanks for being on Team Porter.

Katie

[ [link removed] ]P.S. The only way I’ll win this race is with grassroots support. Can
you chip in $5 today?



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