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Open Letter to Lawmakers Concerning Obamacare

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Dear Elected Officials: I write to you today with growing concern over the talks of repealing the Affordable Care Act. There is no doubt that some things with the law are not working as intended, but there are many things that are working in the law. A repeal would hurt millions of working Americans financially and medically. Medical care is expensive even with the Affordable Care Act, but a repeal would make it wholly unaffordable for millions. Families would be forced to make the difficult decisions between putting food on the table or purchasing much needed medicines; going to the doctor or paying the rent. Millions will literally risk deteriorating health conditions because they have to keep a roof over their heads and food in their children’s bellies.  Juliana at age 18 months I want to tell you a story about my youngest child. Her name is Juliana and she is 4 years old. My husband and I adopted her from China when she was 20 months old.  At that age, she could not