Underwood's side

We all have a right to our own opinions. We don't have a right to our own facts. But what to make of William Juneau's letter, which seems not to rely on any facts?

Mr. Juneau provides no facts to underwrite his claim that Lauren Underwood has been spinning her wheels in Congress. Her advocacy in support of better health care for veterans and women is, however, a proven fact, as is her successful sponsorship of legislation capping the price of insulin. The fact President Trump signed the legislation into law suggests the drug industry was no match for Underwood.

Mr. Juneau also provides no facts to bolster his claim that Rep. Underwood is part of the group derisively referred to by President Trump as "the squad," or that she might harbor anti-Israel or even anti-Semitic views. What is a fact is that she has been a breath of fresh air for the 14th Congressional District, holding over a dozen town hall meetings and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, hosting many more via social media.

That she is a health care professional with a track record in dealing with other infectious diseases is an equally indisputable fact.

Like anyone, I appreciate well-written fiction. But elections are serious business and fiction, as well as those who would write fiction and claim it as otherwise have no place in an arena where facts are the real currency of democracy.

John Morello

Plano