Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced a ‘share your story’ webpage where community members can tell him directly how Republicans’ Big Ugly Law will impact their lives: larsen.house.gov/shareyourstory

Rep. Larsen announced this webpage during his speech at Snohomish County Indivisible’s “Families First” rally. A recording of his remarks is available here, and below is an excerpt:

"The Republicans do not care about working families. They care about the richest Americans and the largest corporations, and the Big Ugly Law is a clear indication of that. It puts big corporations first, and it puts you all last...

"We've got to start now thinking about, and building the case, to reverse the worst impacts of the Big Ugly Law... and that's where you all come in. The health care and food assistance cuts will be rolled out slowly over the next couple years... Hearing from you all about the impacts is going to be important.

"I want you to pull out your phone right now if you're interested... and go to larsen.house.gov/shareyourstory. You story about yourself, about your family, matters to me.

"Just this year I've received about 209,000 separate emails and communications from people in the district, seven months in to this Congress. Last Congress, over 24 months, I received 290,000 communications...

"The share your story website is very important... Please, you can help me fight back... You can help Congress fight back by sharing your story about the impacts of the Big Ugly Law." 

The Big Ugly Law contains the largest cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in U.S. history. More than 328,000 people in Washington state will lose their health care because of the legislation, and 57,000 people could lose some or all of their food assistance.

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