Follow every milestone, legislative meeting, and community win as we fight to pass the Disability Independence Act.
In a single extraordinary day, Senator Abeler directed legislative staff to begin drafting the Disability Independence Act, Lydia testified before a Senate committee about losing home care services, and Senator Hoffman personally reached out to request a meeting.
Lydia testified before a Minnesota Senate committee about what it means to lose home care services — and why the Disability Independence Act matters.
This testimony led directly to Senator Hoffman requesting a meeting.
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Results from our legislative meetings will be posted here as they happen.
Senator Jim Abeler
March 21, 2026 — 11:00 AM
This meeting was a turning point. Senator Abeler directed legislative staff to begin formally drafting the Disability Independence Act — and Lydia met with those drafters the same day. She was also asked to testify before a Senate committee, which led directly to Senator Hoffman reaching out to schedule a follow-up meeting.
Senator Cal Bahr
March 25, 2026 — 1:00 PM
A productive and meaningful meeting. Senator Bahr expressed willingness to support the Disability Independence Act and agreed to reach out to Senator Abeler and Senator Hoffman to discuss the bill's status and how to move it forward — a significant step toward building bipartisan momentum.
Senator John Hoffman
Week of March 25, 2026
Senator Hoffman is on board and supportive of moving the Disability Independence Act forward. Conversations are continuing with additional meetings to bring more voices together — including working toward a joint discussion to build further momentum.
On March 24th, Lydia was at the Minnesota State Capitol advocating for the Disability Independence Act. She shared her story and spoke directly with legislators about the importance of protecting home care services.
Our team met with a representative from Congresswoman Betty McCollum's office to discuss protecting home health care services and the impact of proposed cuts on Minnesotans with disabilities.
We met with Senator Liz Boldon to discuss the Disability Independence Act and the Home Health Care Stability & Accountability Act, sharing personal experiences and outlining how the proposal would protect home care services statewide.
Senator Abeler directed legislative staff to begin drafting the Disability Independence Act, Lydia met with bill drafters, testified before a Senate committee, and the meeting led to a direct outreach from Senator Hoffman.
On March 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM, Lydia and her friend Alma sat down with Senator Jim Abeler. This meeting exceeded every expectation.
Senator Abeler immediately directed legislative staff — the people who write bills — to begin formally drafting the Disability Independence Act. A follow-up meeting with those drafters happened the same day.
Senator Abeler then asked Lydia to testify before a Senate committee, sharing her personal experience of losing home care services. Her testimony was powerful, direct, and made an impact.
Within hours, Senator John Hoffman personally emailed to request a meeting about the Disability Independence Act — a direct result of the day's testimony and advocacy.
This is the moment the campaign has been working toward. The Disability Independence Act is officially in the drafting process.
Senator John Hoffman is on board and supportive of moving the Disability Independence Act forward. This is an important step, and conversations are continuing with additional meetings to bring more voices together.
On March 25th, we met with Senator Cal Bahr to discuss the Disability Independence Act and the importance of protecting access to personal care services. Senator Bahr expressed willingness to support the effort and agreed to connect with Senator Abeler and Senator Hoffman to move the bill forward.
The Protect Home Care campaign went live with a mission to pass the Disability Independence Act and protect home and community-based services for millions of Americans.
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