All over the country, immigrant women work hard to support their families. Many immigrant women count on the federal Child Tax Credit to provide crucial financial support for their families. Right now, the Senate is considering the Ayotte amendment -- an amendment to a bill that would eliminate this key support for hard-working families. The amendment would deny the federal Child Tax Credit to the families of 1 million little DREAMers -- young children who have come to the United States with their families and whose parents file taxes using Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers. Tell the Senate to support families and kids. Don’t let them eliminate the Child Tax Credit for the families of little DREAMers!

New York has the worst income inequality in the nation--- that’s more than 3 million men and women who are working hard, playing by the rules, and still living in poverty. Part of the problem is the state’s woefully inadequate minimum wage. Especially in high cost areas like New York City, $8 / hour just isn’t enough to pay the bills, much less save for a brighter future. That’s why Albany should allow cities and counties to supplement the state minimum wage, so it more realistically reflects each area’s cost of living.

There is people that were born, grew up and lived their entire life using these public lands (Organ Mountains). Some even make their living off of these public lands, by leasing the land from the BLM. We don't want this land to become a national monument. President Obama please do not sign the bill to turn the Organ Mountains into a National Monument.

We cannot force these Companies to bring back our jobs, but we should not subsidize, or support Companies that do export American Jobs. When jobs are shipped overseas there are fewer Tax Payers to take up the slack for the massive tax breaks these Companies already receive.

Widening inequality--with a small number of people getting an increasing share of income and wealth—makes a mockery of equal opportunity, slows upward mobility, undermines democracy, hobbles our economy by reducing overall demand, and risks the fracture of our society. Everyone, even those at the top, would do better with a smaller share of a rapidly growing economy than with a large share of an anemic one. We must restore the basic economic bargain epitomized by Henry Ford that workers are also consumers and must earn enough to buy the goods and services they can produce. There is a moral urgency and a practical one. We must act now before both our economic and political systems crumble under the weight of dissention and conflict.

Last year, in the midst of a budget crunch, Illinois could have generated $108.3 million if we modernized our state’s tax code by closing offshore tax haven loopholes with a simple reform similar to recent laws enacted in Oregon and Montana. This would eliminate incentives for moving businesses offshore, level the playing field for Illinois businesses that compete with multinational corporations, and protect regular taxpayers who are picking up the tab for tax dodgers. The $108.3 million saved would be enough to cover the salaries for 3,000 Illinois teachers, or could be used to eliminate hunting and fishing license fees and cut amusement licenses by over 90 percent without any loss of revenue. Rather than waiting for Congress to close offshore tax havens, Illinois can follow the lead of other states and save millions of dollars to help alleviate our budget crisis without raising taxes or cutting spending to important public programs.

General Electric is one of the worst corporate tax dodgers out there. It has managed to pay ZERO dollars in federal income taxes for four recent years -- thanks to some big tax loopholes and some clever accounting. The company has mobilized a small army of lobbyists in Washington this year, because one of its most profitable tax loopholes has just expired. This loophole -- known as the "active financing" loophole -- lets General Electric put off paying its U.S. taxes indefinitely when it shifts the profits it makes from interest and dividends to offshore tax havens. This one loophole will cost $70 billion over the next 10 years. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that a large package of corporate tax loopholes, which includes the active financing loophole, should be renewed without the cost being covered. That’s not right. Our country should not go further into debt to keep a tax loophole open for a profitable, tax-dodging corporation like General Electric. This loophole shouldn’t even exist in the first place. Tell Sen. McConnell to end the active financing tax loophole, period. Make General Electric and other big corporations pay their fair share of taxes.

“In the U.S. Army, our service men and women are expected to exemplify the values contained in the Acronym LDRSHIP. Loyalty-Duty- Respect - Selfless Service-Honor-Integrity-Personal Courage. I believe our political and corporate leaders must adopt these values if we are to have a Kentucky and America that works for all of us. The sheer greed of many politicians and Corporate Leaders is disloyal and a disservice to our communities, workers, Kentucky families and the best interest of our Nation. The ever- widening disparity in America is unethical, disrespectful to working men and women, dishonorable, and completely lacking in integrity – and is absolutely unsustainable. If America is to maintain our position in the world, we need leaders not looters. Anything else is immoral, inconsistent with our American values and truly puts Kentucky and the United States at a competitive disadvantage. If morality escapes our corporate leaders – as it appears to, then we must have folks in government that will not fail to protect the American Worker, our Families and the long-term economic health of our nation.” In Congress, I pledge to represent hard working families in the fight for a livable wage. Please join our campaign to raise the minimum wage by signing this petition.

The employees of ACI would like for our agency to recognize MLK Jr. Day as a Holiday. We would like to take time off and celebrate the memory of one of the greatest humanitarians in U.S history. If you believe the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have benefited you or someone you care about please sign this petition.

The governor and the legislature need to focus on closing Iowa’s income gap and make sure everyone has a fair opportunity to get ahead. This would address those issues without the state having to spend a single dollar. We can't wait for Congress to help our state's working people.

At a recent GOP gubernatorial debate, State Sen. Bill Brady said he's heard from manufacturers that people on unemployment are "enjoying" it too much and turning down job offers. He said, "we've got to motivate people back into the workforce" by cutting unemployment insurance. [1] Millions of Illinois residents have used or are currently using unemployment benefits — because jobs were few and far between. State Sen. Brady's comments are disrespectful and show he doesn’t understand what it's like to struggle in this economy. We need to send a message to everyone seeking to be governor of Illinois: focus on creating good-paying jobs, not cutting off the few financial lifelines jobless people have, if you want to grow the middle class. Source: "GOP candidate for governor says unemployed need motivation to get a job," Feb. 4, 2014, WBEZ http://goo.gl/XBNnJF

Please sign the petition to Annette Bosworth, Stace Nelson, Larry Pressler, Jason Ravnsborg, Larry Rhoden and Mike Rounds. In his State of the Union, President Obama called on Congress to raise the minimum wage – an idea popular among many Republican, Independent, and Democratic voters. Rick Weiland will deliver this petition to his announced opponents in the South Dakota Senate race, including Annette Bosworth, Stace Nelson, Larry Pressler, Jason Ravnsborg, Larry Rhoden and Mike Rounds requesting their support for giving 62,000 South Dakota residents a raise by supporting a minimum-wage increase. Can you sign this petition?