As President Trump continues to hold federal government paychecks hostage over billions of dollars for a wasteful and unnecessary wall, federal workers and contractors from nine departments are out of work, leaving thousands of families to scrape by without a paycheck. There are 800,000 people in the federal workforce impacted by the shutdown, including low-wage workers. And that does not account for the contractors, including janitors, food service workers, and security guards who will not get back pay when the government reopens but still need to find ways to pay for childcare, housing, food, medicine, and support their families. Each day the shutdown continues, there are severe consequences for American families, small businesses and the economy. The economic ripple effects of the government shutdown cannot be underestimated. The 2013 shutdown, which lasted 16 days, cost our economy between 2 to 6 billion dollars in lost output. America’s families cannot afford this shut down and they cannot afford having our tax dollars, that should be used to improve our schools, childcare, and health care, being held hostage for a hateful and wasteful wall by the Trump administration. The wall is not just a hateful symbol of exclusion, it will kill wildlife by interfering with migration patterns and wildlife access to food and water. It will cause dangerous flooding, causing millions of dollars in damages to the environment and local businesses and endangering the lives of border residents. It will stomp on the rights of private landowners resulting in a large government land grab that strips private landowners of their lands. President Trump is manufacturing a crisis just to deliver on a hateful promise to his political base of support. The truth is that there is no security crisis at the border, and unauthorized border crossings are at historic lows, down over 75% since 2000. We need the U.S. Congress to stand strong against President Trump and show their leadership by putting an end to the government shutdown.

Medical Marijuana has been legalized in Louisiana for physicians to recommend to patients with an approved chronic debilitating medical conditions under ACT 261 in 2015. This treatment option will help those who are suffering daily with these debilitating conditions and increase their quality of life tremendously. The date for the release of the product continues to be pushed back time and time again. As of January 2019, qualified patients are still unable to obtain the medication because of the hold up by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture. We need the immediate release of product now!

Reestablish rights of lineal descendants and their claims to lands set aside for nonparticipation of Dakota Sioux in the 1862 uprising! To end the division of our communities in Mn.

Chicago faces multitudes of glaring issues that need to be solved. But before we can address any of them, we need to make sure our elected leaders prioritize the city's best interests over their personal bank accounts. It's time all mayoral candidates release their complete tax returns — not just their 1040 form cover sheets — so we can see what their financial interests are, how they made their money, what their potential conflicts of interests are.

I am tired of Senator McConnell failing to allow his own Senate to vote on major issues throughout his tenure, a trait that is expected in countries that do not enjoy democratic freedoms.

The petition seeks to draw attention to the breakdown of the checks and balances necessary for the US government to function.

This shutdown is wrong and dangerous to the American People and Economy. Mitch McConnell is incompetent and should do his job or step down.

To force out the government shutdown and impeach the president.

It is shameful that our government officials are happily taking their own paychecks (and even raises) while 800,000 government employees are working without pay or not working at all.

Our democracy is threatened by dictatorial tendencies in both Congress and the White House and it most important that Republican senators recognize and stand up against this since it is within their party that we see this happening.

The partial government shutdown has affected many employees across the U.S, who have gone for more than 2 weeks without a paycheck. Trash is overflowing at national parks, polluting the greatest nature in this country. And worse, President Trump plans to extend this shutdown for "months or years" just to get a big TRUMP wall on the border! We must act, and get Susan Collins, who has vocalized her support for a spending bill regardless of its border wall position, to vote "yes" on a spending bill to stand up to President Trump and end this government shutdown that has affected too many government employees and regular American citizens.

Federal employees, and the American people are fed up with politicians playing games with their lives. This nation belongs to ALL people. Congress and the White House needs to know who’s in charge - The People of The United States.