You may not know this about me, but as a child, I had severe chronic asthma.
It started when I was in elementary school. At first, the doctors thought it was pneumonia. But as it didn’t get any better, it became clear it was something else.
Between seemingly endless hospital visits and staying home from not feeling well, I missed so much school that I needed a tutor from the district to help me catch up. Even worse, my single mom had to stay home from work often to help care for me — and even risked losing her job.
My mom, my grandmother, and my aunties did everything they could to take care of me, even when it meant going into bankruptcy to pay the hospital bills. Luckily, Medicaid was there to help make ends meet.
Even though I was young, I knew that my health impacted my family’s financial stability, and I felt terrible that there was nothing I could do.
We survived because our community wrapped their arms around us.
Now, I work every day to pay it forward. That’s why I’m fighting to stop Trump’s disastrous Medicaid cuts and make health care affordable for all families.
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Too many Minnesota families, like mine, get bogged down by expensive medical bills, the cost of health insurance, or overpriced prescription drugs. Folks feel like they’re a paycheck away from the bottom falling out — a feeling I’m all too familiar with.
As a born and raised Minnesotan, paying it forward and helping our neighbors in need isn’t just talk. It’s been at the heart of my public service since day one.
So the question is: Do you want a senator who claims to care about lowering health care costs, or someone who has felt that pain and is motivated by making the system work better for families in similar situations every day?
If you’re reading this, thank you for making it through this entire email! Your support means everything to me.
💚 Peggy
Peggy Flanagan is running to be Minnesota’s next U.S. Senator. Our campaign doesn’t take corporate PAC money, so we rely on people like you to fund our campaign.
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