The housing crisis has not ended! More than 1.2 million properties are in some stage of foreclosure. If the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act is not extended, debt reduced by lenders due to a mortgage restructuring, foreclosure or short sale, will once again become taxable income creating additional hardship for people who are already experiencing emotional and financial devastation. Mr. President and Members of Congress, extend the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act now!

At the present time, all commercial use of UAS technology is grounded pending release of FAA guidelines. These guidelines have been delayed numerous times. Let the FAA know you believe in UAS and the positive impact it will have on the U.S. economy.

I consider "my children" my three dogs and my cat. I currently have Pet Insurance, for each of these dogs, that I pay for monthly. If a person(s) pays for the health and well-being of their pet, just like a child is cared for, why can't our pets be claimed on our taxes as a dependent(s)? Our pets may not be "people" but they are living creatures who deserve to be treated and cared for just like us humans.

IT IS IMPORTANT AND IT IS MY RIGHT AS AN AMERICAN

According to the Washington Post, the president is considering announcing a "Good Jobs" executive order in his State of the Union address next week. It is critical that we call on the White House to take this important step forward. Demos's research has found that the federal government is the nation's leading low-wage employer, with nearly two million private-sector employees paid through federal contracts, grants, loans, concession agreements, and property leases paid $12 or less per hour. Meanwhile, Demos finds that taxpayers spend an estimated $20.8 - $23.9 billion a year to compensate top executives of federal contractors. Despite a proud history of efforts to ensure that employees working on behalf of America are treated fairly on the job, and that companies that have the privilege of doing business with the United States are upholding high standards of employment practice, many federally funded jobs today have been subject to the same race to the bottom that has lowered standards for other work. By signing such an order, President Obama would not only improve conditions for low-paid contract workers but would also give greater momentum to the fight for a federal minimum wage increase that would benefit everyone. Tell President Obama to announce the "Good Jobs" executive order during the State of the Union on Tuesday night.

According to the Washington Post, the president is considering announcing a "Good Jobs" executive order in his State of the Union Address next week. It is critical that we call on the White House to take this important step forward. Demos' research has found that the federal government is the nation's leading low-wage employer, with nearly two million private sector employees paid through federal contracts, grants, loans, concession agreements and property leases were paid $12 or less per hour. Meanwhile, taxpayers spend an estimated $20.8 to $23.9 billion a year to compensate top executives of federal contractors. Despite a proud history of efforts to ensure that employees working on behalf of America are treated fairly on the job, and that companies that have the privilege of doing business with the United States are upholding high standards of employment practices, many federally funded jobs today have been subject to the same race to the bottom that has lowered standards for other work. By signing such an order, President Obama would not only improve conditions for low-paid contract workers, but would also give greater momentum to the fight for a federal minimum wage increase that would benefit everyone. Tell President Obama to announce the "Good Jobs" Executive Order during the State of the Union on Tuesday night.

I know too many people hanging on by their fingernails in our state...and I don't want to see a handful of lobbyists to keep our people in poverty.

In the City of Vernon, the business community serves as the majority of the tax base in this industrial town. However, it is this community that has no voting power in this city and has recently been charged with a robust increase in taxes at an alarming rate of 500%. As responsible, reasonable tax payers and creator of jobs, such an unjust increase on taxes in a course of 10 years is harmful to the health of our community. We petition, as business owners of Vernon, to reverse Measure K in the city of Vernon.

Current laws do not address workplace bullying/abusive conduct •35% of adult Americans experience workplace bullying (WBI 2010 U.S. National Survey) That is approximately 54 million Americans! •Workplace bullying share similar characteristics to domestic violence •Harm includes stress-related diseases (cardiovascular, immunological, gastrointestinal), plus anxiety, clinical depression and PTSD. •Without laws, employers can legally ignore this abusive conduct, and do.

Many seasonal workers across the state of Pennsylvania are ineligible to receive unemployment because of the Act 60 law that went into effect on Jan. 6, 2013. There is no work available due to winter weather conditions in careers such as highway construction, bridge work,landscaping, roofing to name a few. These people have full time jobs and a definite return to work date. They work 60 to 80 hours a week in the summer months and contribute to the unemployment fund. These seasonal workers are not abusing the system, but are unable to get help in the winter months. Please sign and let our government know that these skilled workers will leave these professions if they cannot get help when there is no work available. Should a person take another job for a few months then quit when they are called back to their full-time job? That job should go to someone who needs full-time employment.

Merck's business practices & lobbying priorities pit the global company against members of the Rahway community and all working class Americans. Merck's actions reduced corporate tax contributions by increasing the share of government expenses paid for by working people, homeowners and other segments of society. Merck is turning its back on the obligations of citizenship, from stashing $55 billion in profits overseas to skirt federal tax obligations to support America, to knocking down buildings at the Rahway plant -- which Merck called its global headquarters for a century -- to reduce by one-third local tax payments funding police, fire and sanitation services in the company's hometown. These actions may be legal, but they are morally wrong and we call for corrective action: 1) Take pride in being American; 2) Come back home to Rahway; 3) Pay your fair share in taxes!

Unemployment benefits need to be extended ASAP. People are going to lose what little things they have. Congress has forgotten who they work for. American do not desert each other. Anyone who calls the unemployed lazy needs to be better informed, & I urge them to take the time to talk to people who are unemployed. I'm unemployed, for 6 months now, in the State of NY. I put 10+ years of my hard earned $ and have never once regretted my taxes helping others. In my case my medical conditions caused my dismissal at work. New employers DO NOT want the problem of the disabled. Unemployment isn't supposed to last forever, But 3 months is better than 0 months. We are only as strong as those around us.