Here’s a letter I just sent my Congressman (my senators are useless). If you feel the same way, feel free to use parts of it as needed.
Dear Sir:
First of all, thank you for voting to release the Epstein files. These survivors were not molested by Republicans or Democrats, but by rich, entitled men (and Ms. Maxwell) who have been accustomed to having a lifetime of transgressions swept under the rug. It’s nice to know that there is some common ground inside the Beltway.
That said, I know that President Trump hates “Obamacare” and wants to kill any idea that particular president put forth. My answer? Fix it, don’t kill it.
[Insert personal – fact-based and apolitical – reason why this issue is important to you and your family. I used availability and affordability, plus loss in a poor county of both Medicaid and SNAP which are relied upon heavily here, that my husband and I will make it through but many here won’t, and that when housing and food are issues one $2K check from the government is not going to go to preventive health care.]
You know these people depend on you. The vast majority of them voted for you. Please don’t leave them behind.
Finding fixes to the ACA or a full-scale replacement requires time, dedication and honest conversations across the aisle. Unless and until Congress is willing to do that, please extend the subsidies. The ACA was years in the making and required a sustained, concerted effort by many talented government folks. A quick fix in terms of a $2K check would be an insult to the people who depend on you and your colleagues to do the best for us, the citizens of the great state of Texas.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Cooking with Dee 