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									| Friend – as of 12:00 a.m. ET today, the government has officially shut down. And it's all because President Trump and Republicans refused to negotiate. | 
								
									| When we pitched a sensible plan that'd give the GOP enough votes to keep the government open AND save health care for tens of millions of people – including 280,000 Coloradans – they shot it down. | 
								
									| When we asked them to come to the negotiation table, they refused and canceled bipartisan meetings. | 
								
									| And when we took our concerns to Trump directly, he lied about our efforts to lower health care costs for the American people. | 
								
									| President Trump and the GOP could not care less if: | 
								
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										15 million people have to choose between accessing lifesaving health care and putting food on the table. | 
								
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										More than 16 million children go hungry. | 
								
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										Every last hospital in rural America closes its doors. | 
								
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										Our troops go without pay. (In fact, he sees it as a golden opportunity to fire thousands more nonpartisan civil servants and remake the government in his image.) | 
								
									| Well, I care – and if you do too, stand with me to protect Colorado from Trumps' cruelty and chaos and chip in to ensure I have the resources to win the governor's race. | 
								
									| The sad truth is that President Trump cares about two things: | 
								
									| 1) Giving TRILLIONS in tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans – like himself; and | 
								
									| 2) Taking a wrecking ball to our system of checks and balances to ensure he can amass more power. | 
								
									| So for now, I'll be fighting in the Senate to get the government back up and running and stop your health care premiums from skyrocketing in the new year. | 
								
									| As Colorado's next governor, I solemnly vow to do everything in my power to protect your access to health care, your ability to put food on the table and your essential state-run services from Trump's hostile agenda. Because, unlike him, I'm running to be a leader who works for everyone who calls Colorado home – not just the wealthy few.  | 
								
									| But since I'm running a people-powered campaign, I can't bring home the fight to build a brighter future for every Coloradan without you. So please friend, will you rush $5, or the best gift you can make right now, to help me win this race? | 
								
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									| Thanks for reading, and for sticking with me through these tough days,
 Michael
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