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Today, as I've done since I before I started this campaign, I gave my parents all the money I could afford. All to try and help them make ends meet as they're faced with medical bills, car payments, and other necessities families across the country struggle to afford. 1/
There are 5 of us working together to keep this house afloat, and we only barely succeed. We are the #workingclass, and we have not benefitted from the economy that Trump and his ilk love to tout. In the richest country in the world, this shouldn't be reality for anyone, 2/
But it's all too common. Anyone not born into privilege knows the fear of being one minor emergency, or one vehicle breakdown, away from financial ruin. Sadly, our elected reps like @DrPhilRoe know no such struggle, or perhaps simply don't care. Whichever is the case, 3/
They don't fight for us. I will. I will make sure that the working class have a voice at the table alongside the rich and elite who've controlled our lives and livelihoods for generations, and I will fight to ensure that constant struggle and fear for basic needs is 4/
5/5 No longer the norm in America. We deserve basic fiscal security, and it's high time we had representation that believes in that basic truth. When it comes election day next year, you have a choice: more of the status quo, or someone who's struggled as you have. Choose wisely.
