[ [link removed] ]TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE



Team — 15
years ago today, the Affordable Care Act became the law of the land.

Since then, millions of Americans — all with different health conditions,
ages, and backgrounds — have been able to receive essential, affordable
medical care.

The fight for affordable health care has always been personal for me: I
know what it's like to have the label "pre-existing condition" attached to
my care — and before we passed the Affordable Care Act, insurance
companies could deny people like me health coverage.

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
looked for an insurance policy that would cover me in the future.

[ [link removed] ]Tammy as a child in the hospital

However, because of my previous illness, they couldn’t find such a policy.
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 with the label “pre-existing condition.”

Growing up, I saw my grandparents stay up nights, worried sick that I
would fall ill again and they wouldn't be able to afford my care. And I
got into public service to make sure no one would ever have to go through
that again.

Because of the ACA, insurance companies can no longer discriminate against
someone based on their pre-existing condition. I championed that health
reform and fought to allow young people to stay on their parent’s
insurance plans 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.
They’ve spent years playing politics with people’s lives. And if they’re
successful, 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 continue to fight back against
Republicans’ attempts to repeal the ACA.

[ [link removed] ]I’ll always fight to protect the Affordable Care Act from the GOP’s
attempts to take away our care. If you’re with me, add your name to our
petition today, and help me send a message to our leaders back in
Washington.

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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 personal experience has always
inspired my work to do everything I can to make sure that every American
has quality, affordable healthcare coverage.

Thank you for standing with me.

— Tammy




P.O. BOX 696 MADISON, WI 53701

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