Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown have been at the forefront of the fight against the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal—so much so that they were attacked repeatedly by the Obama Administration last week, being called "dishonest" and accused of spreading "misinformation" by President Obama himself. The TPP—which has been called "NAFTA on steroids"—is a trade agreement that could potentially affect 40% of the world economy. Progressives in the U.S. and around the world have been fighting it for years. And, years into the fight, the content of the deal is still being kept secret from the public. Now, TPP advocates are closer than ever to rushing this deal through Congress. Both houses of Congress could vote on what are called "fast track" bills in early May. If these pass, it would give lawmakers only 90 days for an up-or-down, yes-or-no vote to ratify the entire treaty—and take away any power to change its provisions. If President Obama wants the support of the American public and the progressive allies who helped elect him, he should make the text of the TPP available for public review before Congress votes to approve Fast Track authority. His predecessor George W. Bush made his trade agreement texts public—it's the least President Obama can do.

The Governor of Maine is using his executive powers to circumvent the will of the people of Maine by withholding bond monies to extort the ability to harvest wood from our state forests. He has indicated a desire to change the constitution in an effort to prevent future administrations from ever changing legislation he implements.      Many of these changes are unsupported by the attorney general because they are not legal. As a result, he wishes to change the system so that the attorney general is no longer part of the legislative process as it now stands.  Now, it's come to light that Governor Paul LePage blackmailed a private, nonprofit school for at-risk youth into firing one of his political opponents. By his own admission, he threatened to cut state funding for the Good Will-Hinckley school because it hired Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves to be its president. The school in turn fired Speaker Eves. Four Maine lawmakers, including a Republican, two independents, and one Democrat, have formally requested that the Legislature's oversight committee launch a formal investigation. Attorney General Janet Mills said she is “very troubled” by the governor's actions. The Portland Press Herald, our state's largest newspaper, has called on the Legislature to consider impeachment. Unless new facts emerge that somehow absolve the governor despite his own admissions, he should be impeached and tried in the state Senate. It's time to hold Gov. LePage accountable.

The Washington State Legislature has ignored both an order from the state Supreme Court and Initiative 1351 passed by the voters to fully fund K-12 education as mandated by the State Constitution. It is in their power to create a tax system that can fully fund all education and other state services that are needed in Washington state.

The Department of Defense recently asked for $585 billion for its operations around the world, totaling half of our discretionary budget. But guess what: The Department of Defense has never – not once – passed an audit of its activities. That’s a real problem, and we’re going to do something about it. Legislation is currently pending to require an audit of the Pentagon’s activities, so you know exactly what you’re getting for your tax dollars. Join us in calling on Congress to pass the bill!

I feel that we need more qualified candidates running for the office of president in 2016

Veterans in our Nation kill themselves / commit suicide almost one per hour each day, every day. They are Veterans both young and old, male & female. Is there a hidden common denominator at work?? I believe there is, and it's called the **'No-Work-List'**; a list I believe I myself have been placed on, along with countless numbers of former members of our Nations Armed Forces. The goal of the list / plan is to get the Veteran to submit / comply, by way of financial distress, with a system contaminated with deep seated institutional corruption. Being placed on the list causes financial distress for the Veteran and his family, which in many cases drives the Veteran toward economic death followed by mental distress / spiritual death and actual physical death (SUICIDE). I am at the cusp of my research (SCIENCE) project. I am determined to establish the existence of the **'No-Work-List'** and present my findings to American Society , the public, along with data on the correlation between Veteran Suicide and the existence and outcomes of the **'No-Work-List'** .

Its time for a change. We are tired of people with old ideology still representing the people in the House of Representatives and Senate. They are not in turn with the times. It’s time to get fresh people with new ideas. My petition is that we need to constitutionally change their term limit. These older people don't represent the young up-coming people.

Democracy means that people vote and participate. Registration can be easily facilitated by providing online registration to Floridians. When I received my driver's license I was able to register to vote. Online registration is equally simple and will increase voter participation.

By allowing citizens to easily register to vote online, voter turnout would be increased, strengthening our democracy

When congress declared war on Iraq and Afghanistan it also gave tax breaks to stimulate the economy. Therefore, the U.S. went Trillions of dollars in debt in order to pay for those wars. If our lawmakers know that they are barred from giving tax breaks, during armed conflicts, they may rethink going into wars of choice.

Injured worker's against the insurance companies changes need to made on how the insurance companies treat injured workers fair and timely decision in cases .at most one to two or the should have to consider pain and suffering anyone that has ever had to deal with the deception the insurance companies put injured workers through is totally wrong and unfair.injured workers voices need to be heard

Elizabeth Warren gave an important speech last week on the state of Wall Street reform six-and-a-half years after the financial crisis. Let’s a send a message to the entire 2016 field: support Senator Warren’s no-nonsense agenda.