Hi John,

Happy new school year! This year, we're both starting our senior year in college (at Goucher College & Connecticut College) and we're excited for our last year.

What that means is finishing up our majors, spending precious time with our college friends and...one more year of college loans. Like most other students, we're dreading the student debt that will follow us to retirement. It's past time for action on this crisis, but Susan Collins does nothing to help. 

Please help our mom get to Washington and fight for college affordability before her fundraising deadline tomorrow.

We were born two years after Susan Collins was sworn into office. Mom says that at the time, Collins stood for the values of Mainers (well, sort of, anyway). But we can't remember a time when she was on our side. She hasn't done anything to help with the student debt crisis, John. Susan Collins is out of touch with what Maine students and families need because she only talks to big money, like the financiers making money off of our student debt. 

Mom is a problem solver. She stands up for others. She believes in education – for everyone. Every day, she teaches us new ways to be smart, strong women. And she teaches us to lead – even on hard issues that don't have easy solutions.

Our Mom showed us over and over that, if you can help someone, you should. Please join us by donating $3 before tomorrow's deadline and keeping up the fight to make education affordable.

Thanks for helping us fight for education, the cornerstone of our democracy,

Dani & Thea Sweet