Rep. Abby Finkenauer, an Iowa Democrat, opens up in an exclusive interview about her battle with endometriosis and her new fight to raise awareness.
She's had to manage the pain while performing her duties in Washington. Walking around the tunnels of the U.S. Capitol, going to vote on the House floor and attending committee hearings have all come with a painful price.
"I didn't want to give anybody another reason for them to think I couldn't do my job," Finkenauersaid."And so I never shared it." "I started thinking about it and I'm like, Well, here I am in Congress with the ability to do something about this and say something about it and raise awareness of it because part of the reason that it's been so frustrating is because there isn't really great treatment options," Finkenauer said.
Finkenauer started off sending a message to a group of female lawmakers she's grown close with since coming to Washington, which includes a number of frontline Democrats. Rep. Susie Lee, a Democrat representing a swing district in Nevada, saw the message and immediately offered her support, signing on as one of the more than two dozen inaugural members of the caucus.
"I think it's a remarkable opportunity for somebody to spread and educate many other people," the Republican and nonvoting delegate said in an interview. She will serve as co-chair of the caucus."This condition will not ask what party you're affiliated with," she said.But she hopes it can help others.
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