Dear Senator Rosen

Dear Senator Rosen,

I am writing to you today out of sheer panic. I watch the news. I see what’s happening in Washington, and what it’s doing to our country. Please help me understand.

What is going on?

Life around me continues as if nothing is happening. But that’s not true, is it? People are worried. Scared. Frustrated. We’ve been thrown into chaos. Yet, for the most part our daily lives have not changed. I fear the other shoe will drop…soon.

How can I help to alleviate some of this stress that I am feeling? Where should I look for answers? Solutions? When should I start to worry that my parents will have to move in with me when their Social Security is cut? How will I pay for medical care when there is no Medicare? Are these things really on the chopping block?

I spent over 20 years in education, my mother taught at Head Start. We nurtured hundreds of students, telling them that their futures were full of possibilities. Is that still true?

I want to see the silver lining in all this. I want to go to sleep each night knowing that tomorrow will be better than today. I want a country that respects ALL of its people, not just a select, entitled few.

So, please tell me that you have all the tools you need to get our country back on track, to be the great nation it once was. Tell me you’ve got my back. Tell me it’s all going to be okay. And, tell me, what can I do to help you?

Thank you for your time,

Lori McMullen

Reno, Nevada