Congresswoman Sara Jacobs

And then, yes, there are apps that help us do that.

And here's why protecting that data is so important.

And as part of that process, I became the first person in House history to talk about my own period on the House floor.

If I hadn't been experiencing that myself as someone with a period tracking app wondering what I should do in this moment change, I don't think we would have gotten that policy about how we protect that kind of very sensitive data because so many of my colleagues just didn't do that and so didn't even realize it was a problem.

Yeah.

I think that's so crucial.

I can't remember who said it.

A statistic is a statistic and a story is what changes people.

And I really think that's true.

The way we humanize these issues is what really matters.

And that's not to say we don't need people like many of my colleagues here.

It just means we need more diverse perspectives around the table to make sure that more lived experiences are there when we're making this policy.

Like, I do think the more we can humanize these issues, the more we can take it out of this policy realm and into these real human realm, the less politicized it becomes and the more we can find common ground and agreement even where we don't think we can.

A lot of the folks I work with on IVF is because someone in their family or they themselves have used IVF to get pregnant.

And that it's that human lived experience that enables us to work across the aisle, to work and build these coalitions.

And I know everyone looks at Washington and thinks that we're just fighting all the time.

And like in many cases, that is true.

But the way that we get out of that battle space is by making these things as human and personal as possible so that we can relate on a human level and then figure out how we can work together to solve a problem.

Yeah, that is such a good question because honestly, when we have seen progress, it's usually been because someone in power has had a personal experience with something.

So we were able to get marriage equality because Senator Portman's son came out and he realized it was an issue.