I'm sharing it here in hopes others will be inspired to send their own letters. Hopefully you agree with at least some of what I'm talking about. A dear friend of mine and I disagree pretty strongly, which is interesting to me because I LOVE her and she's a wonderful person who would help pretty much anyone. I think it's easier to support some of these things when you think it doesn't directly affect you or your family.
I think each of these things -- and many others -- affect us all as human beings. But for today, I'm focusing just on these three...
Dear Senator Young and Republican members of the Indiana congressional delegation,
You
don’t know me but I am a fellow Hoosier. I follow current events
and I’m a faithful voter. Like Luke Brian, I believe most people are
good.
Of
late, I have a hard time putting you and most of your colleagues in
that “good" category. Here are three reasons why:
- Recent actions to separate children from parents who are risking everything, including breaking immigration laws, to escape something even worse in their native country. Wouldn’t you risk everything to help your child? Our ancestors did. Yet you stand silent or are complicit on this issue.
- Recent actions to explode the ACA without offering a better way for Americans to get affordable, meaningful health insurance. I know you have great health care, but many of your constituents don't, and you voted to make it harder for them to get it or to keep what they have. Why?
- Teacher pay. I realize this is a local issue but you could do something about it if you wanted to. Teachers are one of the biggest influences on our children. I bet you had one who inspired you to give back, to be the leader you are today. Yet you voted for tax cuts for the rich while our teachers work second jobs to keep their heads above water. That's not right.
How
about you lead for positive good on just theses three issues? Forget
about who wronged whom in past campaigns and political battles. Lead like you’re helping the masses and not your party or your president. I think most Hoosiers would say that's what they thought you'd do when they voted for you.
I’m asking you to build up our country, help bring us back together rather than pull it further apart.
Let's start with the three issues above and move on to others later. If we can focus first on the basic human ones, maybe the others will come easier.
Sincerely,
Cheryl Reed
Parent
Health insurance user
Former student whose teachers changed her life
Hoosier
American
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