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During my speech tonight, I had the honor of sharing a little bit about my family.
My mother was a teenager when I was born and she struggled with addiction. I never met my father.
But I had two incredible grandparents who stepped in and raised me. Everything I know, I learned from them.
In every way a child needs, my grandparents were there for me. As they grew older, it was my privilege to be there for them.
So, when I work to protect Medicare and Social Security, I do it with the personal knowledge of what those big programs meant in small but deeply meaningful ways to my grandparents.
I know what they mean for your parents and grandparents.
But let’s be clear: That is all at risk today.
Right-wing extremists like Donald Trump and my opponent, Eric Hovde, want to bring us back in time. If they had it their way, they’d cut Social Security and Medicare. Overturn the Affordable Care Act. Further restrict our reproductive rights. Give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations while our working families foot the bill.
We can’t let that happen, and as long as we stand together, I know we won’t.
This November, we have the opportunity to move our country forward — to protect and expand affordable health care, restore reproductive rights, cut costs for working families, and protect Social Security and Medicare for our parents and grandparents. But it will take ALL of us.
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Our work doesn’t stop when the convention adjourns tonight — in fact, it’s just getting started. It’s up to us to stand together and fight like hell to create a better America for everyone, from now until November and beyond.
Thanks for everything.
— Tammy
