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Hi John — Senator Tammy Baldwin here! If you have a minute or
two today, I wanted to take a moment to tell you a little more about
myself, why I ran for U.S. Senate, and why our campaign in Wisconsin is so
important.

When I was a child, I was diagnosed with a serious illness and spent three
months in the hospital. When I got better, my grandparents who raised me
began to look for an insurance policy that would cover me in the future.

However, because of my previous illness, they couldn’t find such a policy.
Not from any insurer. Not at any price. They had to pay for my health care
out of pocket — and they had to make enormous sacrifices to do so — all
because I was a child who had been labeled with those words: “pre-existing
condition.”

John, I got into public service because I saw my grandparents
stay up late at night, worried sick that I would fall ill again and they
wouldn't be able to afford my care. No one should ever have to go through
that.

Like 133 million Americans, I know what it's like to have the label
"pre-existing condition" attached to my care — and before the Affordable
Care Act was passed, many of us could be denied coverage.

Today, insurance companies can no longer discriminate against someone
based on their pre-existing condition. I championed that health reform and
fought to allow young people to stay on their parent’s insurance plans up
to age 26. These policy changes have led to millions more Americans
getting the health insurance they need.

So, you can imagine my frustration whenever Republicans launch a new
attack on our health care or threaten protections for folks with
pre-existing conditions. They’ve spent years playing politics with
people’s lives. And if Mitch McConnell and his Republican mega-donors take
hold of the Senate majority next election, countless Americans could find
themselves in a place where insurance companies, once again, write all the
rules.

I’ll never back down, John, but we’ve got a tough fight ahead
of us to protect this seat, so I’ll need your support every step of the
way.

[ [link removed] ]Will you split a donation today between my campaign in Wisconsin and No
Dem Left Behind? I’ll never stop fighting to ensure every American has
access to quality, affordable health care — regardless of whether or not
they have a pre-existing condition — and it’d mean a lot to me to have
your support in that fight.

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I am not going to let anyone make me forget where I came from or why I got
into public service in the first place. My own personal experience has
always inspired my work to do everything I can to make sure that every
American has quality, affordable health care coverage, and stand up
against those who want to take it away.

Thank you for reading, and thanks for your support today.

- Tammy




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