Hello,

I cannot imagine what it must feel like to be a woman right now in this country.

The Supreme Court is preparing to overturn Roe v Wade and with it 49 years of precedent. Make no mistake: This is a direct attack on women. It is a partisan Supreme Court taking us back in time. And it will be the Republican party’s legacy.

The government has no business regulating women's health care. If Republicans will overturn Roe and allow states to ban abortion, what's next? Banning birth control?

Every woman I know has been dreading – fearing – that this day would come. But I bet my opponent Chuck Grassley is gleeful.

As chair of the Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley blocked Merrick Garland and shepherded through Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. Right-wing conservatives now control the Supreme Court for the next 30 years. We MUST expand our Democratic Senate majority this November and codify Roe v Wade as law once and for all.

Please, may I count on you to give $5 or more right now – every dollar you can afford today – to help me defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and expand our Democratic Senate majority so we can finally codify Roe v Wade as law?

Women’s rights are on the ballot this November, and we cannot afford to lose this fight.

Let’s etch this as Chuck Grassley’s final legacy.

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