Republicans love to say that they’re the party of “family values” — the party that looks out for parents and kids.

Give me a break.

Democrats are the ones fighting for paid family leave; quality, affordable child care; strong public schools for every family; good-paying jobs that leave parents with time to see their kids; and a government that works for every family, not just the rich and powerful.

Meanwhile, here’s what happens when Republican politicians win elections and get their way:

• More people are forced to give birth because they can’t access contraceptives or abortion care. They’re disproportionately low-income. Disproportionately women of color. (And do Republicans have any plans to help those babies once they’re born? With, say, child care? Nope.)
• More parents are forced to ration groceries and watch their children go hungry.
• More parents are forced to have hushed conversations at the kitchen table after they’ve put their kids to bed — conversations about how on earth they’re going to make rent, pay the mortgage, or cover medical bills.
• More parents — especially moms — are forced to give up their careers because child care costs more than their salary.
• More parents are forced to make impossible choices between going to work that day so they can buy groceries or staying home so they can take care of a sick child.
• More kids are forced to go to under-funded public schools, where some get cruelly punished for having little to no funds in their lunch accounts.
• More teachers are forced to deal with red tape that stops them from teaching honest lessons about Black history, or from trying to create safe, welcoming classroom environments for LGBTQ+ students.
• More working people and more retirees are forced to struggle to make ends meet and afford life-saving prescription drugs.

We're the richest country in the history of the planet. And still, families are struggling more and more each day while Republicans’ rich donors boast about strong profit margins.

I’m not willing to accept any of this. I’m fighting my heart out to pass plans that actually help working families and fight back against the GOP’s damage to our country. Will you pitch in $28 or anything you can to power this fight? I can’t do this critical work in the Senate without your support.