Dear Editor,

Under the current House of Representative of the Second District, we are faced with shrinking support for low-income elderly, the physically and mentally handicapped, and underpaid middle-class members of our society. In other words, the most vulnerable are at the greatest risk of not having health care and living a dignified life that everyone deserves and wants.

Right now, healthcare is probably the single most important government program that is facing the chopping block, closing access to fundamental healthcare for millions of people in this country.

During the financial crisis of the Bush years, lack of healthcare was the single most dominant reason that millions of Americans lost their homes to foreclosure. If there was an accident or a
prolonged illness that struck a wage earner's family, there was nowhere to turn when the hospital bills came due. Both health and homes were lost to millions.

According to recent financial reports, another housing bubble could burst again. Just in Belfast alone, there are bidding wars over some properties. It is not unusual for a place to sell above the asking price. Banks are more cautious than before, but interest rates are low.

At the same time, millions of Americans could lose everything if the healthcare they have access to through the Affordable Care Act is repealed - or worse - replaced with a program that rewards the healthy and wealthy and throws those who need healthcare most under the bus.

In these perilous times, we need to elect a person of solid integrity to represent the Second District of Maine in Congress in 2018. We need someone who has credentials that show strong principles of caring and fairness and true compassion for those whose wellbeing is at risk due to circumstances beyond their control. Someone who believes in a government of, by, and for the ordinary citizens of this country.

That person is Jonathan Fulford. He is dedicated to making a better future for all of us. He is his own man. We can count on him to think of his constituents first and foremost. He knows that when everyone does well, everyone does well. Universal healthcare is the only answer.

Let's give him the chance to show what a truly honest, smart and caring Representative in Congress can do. We have a lot to lose if there's no change in Congress.

Nancy E.Galland
Stockton Springs, Me.