Welcome to Interviews for Resistance. Since election night 2016, the streets of the United States have rung with resistance. People all over the country have woken up with the conviction that they must do something to fight inequality in all its forms. But many are wondering what it is they can do. In this series, we'll be talking with experienced organizers, troublemakers, and thinkers who have been doing the hard work of fighting for a long time. They'll be sharing their insights on what works, what doesn't, and what has changed, and what is still the same.
Randy Bryce: My name is Randy Bryce. I have been an ironworker for the past twenty years. I am a U.S. Army veteran, a dad, and a cancer survivor—and I am currently running to take Paul Ryan’s seat in the 1st Congressional district.
Sarah Jaffe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6zAyPRbels, announcing your candidacy, got a lot of attention across the Internet, specifically talking about healthcare. Tell us about what kind of healthcare policy you want to see and your personal experiences that shaped that.
Randy: I am very opposed to pharmaceutical companies making huge money off of us. Everybody is corralled into paying high prices for not just drugs, but medical care overall. This stems from my own personal experience. Shortly after I got out of the Army, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. The doctor told me I probably wouldn’t be able to have children as a result of the surgery. People had asked, “Didn’t you get anything through the [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.)]?” The thing is, the culture that we live in today—I should speak for myself, but it is also the guys I work with—it is only when it gets really bad that we take time off work to go to the doctor.


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