Hello,

Healthcare should be a right; not a privilege.

As a three-star admiral in the United States Navy, I received excellent healthcare – and still do – but it wasn’t because I wore stars on my collar. The most junior person under my command received the same quality care as me. I didn’t have to ‘see to that.’ The medical care system was designed to provide a high standard for everyone.

The same holds true for Iowans. They deserve a healthcare system designed to provide quality, affordable healthcare – for everyone.

Our current healthcare system is staffed by the world’s best health care providers, the best equipment, the best facilities… but it too often puts profits over people. It’s inordinately hard to navigate and far too expensive.

That’s why, whether you call it Medicare for All, a single-payer healthcare system, or some other name, I support working to achieve universal healthcare for everyone.

My opponent, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, blocks the vote to even let Medicare negotiate drug prices. We all know why! Even some Democrats take money from Big Pharma’s corporate PACs. But not me. I’m running a campaign funded entirely by grassroots donors like you.

In order to fight back against the Super PACs’ attacks and expand our Senate majority, we need to raise another $300,000 before our end-of-month goal, but right now we’re still falling short.

If we’re going to defeat Chuck Grassley and turn Iowa blue, I need grassroots donors like you to give right now: Please, may I count on you to give $5 or more right now – whatever you can afford before my critical end-of-month deadline – to help me defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and protect our Democratic majority?

Fighting for healthcare for everyone will be a top priority for me in the Senate. But first, I need your help now to get there.

Thank you for your support,

Mike Franken, VADM, U.S. Navy (ret.)