One year ago today, Washington gridlock forced a government shutdown. During that time, I shared several stories from people back home who were being harmed, because I wanted my congressional colleagues to know how their irresponsible actions were harming real people. One story I shared was from Sarah, who lives in Folsom. Sarah had a close friend who was battling a rare bone cancer, had a one year old daughter, and was on a harsh chemotherapy regimen. Her friend had just been accepted into a government sponsored clinical trial, but then the shutdown put her potentially life-saving treatment on hold. Sarah wrote to me pleading, asking: Please dont let my friends daughter grow up without a mother. You can click on the video below see me read Sarah’s letter on the House floor. You can also see how I fought to end the shutdown here → bera.house.gov/makegovwork #FixNotFight #CA07
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:09:24 +0000
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