As I look back over the past few years I recognize that we have a lot to fight for.

Just four years ago my wife and I completed her six-year quest to earn citizenship legally. During that process, you quickly begin to appreciate the privileges American citizens take for granted when you watch your wife sitting at home without a driver’s license, unable to visit her family overseas because of travel restrictions, and waiting until the paperwork is completed before she can find a job.

Being an American citizen is a wonderful thing and it is was worth all the work. Now after 17 years in the military it is clear to me why so many have given the ultimate sacrifice to protect our rights and privileges.

Last New Year’s Eve, my wife and I sat outside a hospital surgery ward waiting as doctors performed open heart surgery on our three-day old daughter, Alexandria Grace.  I remember a little clock that would slowly go through the minutes. Each day afterward, my wife and I would have a little birthday song for Alexandria, our seven-pound inspiration, who was fighting for her life.

On New Year's of 2011, I made a commitment to do whatever I could to make sure Alexandria and other children would have as much opportunity as Americans have had in past generations. 

The foundation of our great country has been shaken. Record spending and deficits have left us 15 trillion dollars in debt.  For the past 20 years, lifelong politicians in Washington have mortgaged our families’ futures.  It is un-American for our leaders to continue to pretend that there is nothing to be worried about.

I need your help to fulfill my commitment to securing America’s foundation. To make sure Alexandria and the tens of millions of kids around America, including your children and grandchildren, have a bright future.

Will you join me and support our campaign with a contribution of $5, $25, or $100 today?

Sincerely,

Chris Coutu