The American people do not know which businesses are approaching the White House to lobby for their own self interests. We do know the White House is manipulating regulations to support big business at the expense of American workers and the environment. We have a right to know who is approaching the White House to request "special favors". This affects us all.

I'm starting this petition because the proposed budget is xenophobic and racist. It will hurt almost everyone in America. Most undocumented immigrants are productive members of society. In order to finance raids, the wall, and private prisons, the budget will hurt almost all Americans.

This bill is an outrage to every American and dishonors our service men, woman and our country.

We're tired of our Members of Congress not being accountable to the people.

We want a face to face interactive town hall meeting with our representative in Congress.He thinks he can ignore us because he has a safe seat. But we are his constituents and it's his duty to represent us!

President Trump issues his budget proposal earlier this year. The budget would be devastating to countless governmental programs and communities, including here in the Central Valley. The proposals would get funding for clean air and water and public television, eliminate programs like Meals on Wheels and the National Endowment for the Arts. We deserve a budget that represents us not just the rich. We need Rep. Denham to oppose the Trump budget now.

The President is the emploee of the people and he/she should be responsive to our concerns. By removing the White House phone line Trump has told us he is a dictator and does not care what his subjects think.

I've started this petition to urge Senator Johnson to be accountable to the people who have elected him. He has not held a public meeting to hear from his constituents since Trump was elected to office. In fact, he appears to be avoiding meetings with us. It's time to insist that he be available to us and to meet to discuss our concerns in person.

In order for the Democratic Party to win the 2018 midterms and the general election in 2020, we must eradicate all Sanders influence on the DNC! Perez and Ellison must resign immediately so we can have REAL Democrats running the DNC

I don't recall the last time Senator Johnson came to Dane County to hear from his constituents. Our democracy demands two-way communication between citizens and representatives.

Over the last few weeks, progressive French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has been rising in the polls and is now widely seen as a serious contender in France’s presidential elections. Polls also show that, should Mélenchon face off against far right candidate Marine LePen in the second round of the elections, he would win by a landslide. Meanwhile, a small proportion of voters still support Socialist Party candidate Benoit Hamon, although he is now polling in the single digits. If the first round of the French presidential election were held at this writing, there are strong chances that, in the second round, French voters would face a choice between status quo corporate establishment liberalism and xenophobic right populism. This was the scenario that elected President Trump in the United States. We don't want to see this tragedy repeated in France, with terrible global consequences. It wouldn't be farce. It would just be tragedy. We urge French progressives to unite in the first round in order to guarantee that a progressive candidate goes to the second round, so that French voters won't have to choose between corporate establishment liberalism and xenophobic right populism, and instead can elect to office a candidate who opposes austerity, supports French workers and has the most far-reaching pro-environment platform of all the leading candidates. The outcome of these elections isn’t just critical for France; it’s critical for the future of Europe and the world. With a truly progressive government, France has the economic and political clout necessary to reverse the European Union’s pro-austerity, anti-worker agenda, and put it back on the path of economic and social progress. Join our call for a united progressive movement against corporatist liberalism and xenophobic populism in the first round of the French election by signing our petition. In solidarity, Danny Glover, Noam Chomsky, Eve Ensler, Mark Ruffalo, Nancy Fraser, Oliver Stone

Chairman Devin Nunes derailed the Russian investigation after the initial factually explosive House Intelligence Committee public hearing with partisan and unethical contact with the White House. Since then the hearings in both the House and Senate have lost momentum. Instead the news cycle has turned to Donald Trump "wagging the dog", first with the Syrian military engagement, and now the bellicose and dangerous exchange of military threats with North Korea. The truth about Trump's campaign ties to Russia cannot wait as we head down a path of continued incompetent governance and possible military conflict. The House and Senate congressional investigations must take center stage publicly and transparently immediately.