For the last five years or better people have been forced by our economic situation to live within their means. It is a saying we hear a lot these days from both sides; in it is couched entire conversations. It is time for Congress to live within its means and take a pay cut for its dismal performance.

It's time to make our legislators work for Americans who voted them into office.rather than their politcial careers. I suggest we start a petition to vote any one who does not work together for solutions out of office. Stop the politics.

Redistricting is happening in towns all across Connecticut. In Stratford, we are facing a move to isolate the two minority town council districts.

When our legistlators do not follow our wishes such as the gun control we can set up a vote them out of office campaign. Since millions signing petitions does not have impact(i spend time in washington for the Mass Med Society) then we have to have the same leverage as lobbyists, control over the election process!!

WE MUST ELIMINATE PRIVATE FINANCING OF ELECTIONS. MONEY CORRUPTS POLITICIANS

concerned retired union member

The sequester has brought with it many problems. One problem is furloughed government employees not getting paid when on furlough. But, Congress gets paid whether they work or not. ( They go on furlough a lot) Like all other government employees when they don't work they should not get paid.

Congress should not be able to insulate itself from the effects of the laws it passes, nor be able to pass other laws to lessen the negative impact of a law on its members.

A year ago, President Obama signed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act into law at a celebratory ceremony attended by a bipartisan cast of lawmakers.The law wouldn't just outlaw trading on nonpublic information by members of Congress, the executive branch and their staffs, it would greatly expand financial disclosures and make all of the data searchable so insider trading and conflicts of interest would be easier to detect. The president signed a bill reversing big pieces of the law and it barely made print media news, There was no fanfare when the Senate and then the House passed the bill in largely empty chambers using a fast-track procedure known as unanimous consent. In the House, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., shepherded the bill through. It was Friday afternoon at 12:52. Many members had already left for the weekend or were on their way out. The whole process took only 30 seconds. There was no debate. NPR reported that "There weren't too many members of Congress who were aware of this legislation," says Craig Holman, the government affairs lobbyist for Public Citizen. "And I suspect very, very few understood what a sweeping radical change it is to the STOCK Act." When was the last time Congress acted so quickly and so cooperatively? Stop Congress from insider trading.

Everyone I know has been affected but these out of touch politicians

Recall Gov Pat Mc Crory

The New Hampshire House recently passed HCR 2—asking Congress for a constitutional amendment that clarifies that corporations are not people. The Senate has not yet taken up the resolution. In fact, a prohibitive two-thirds vote is being required just for the Senate to consider this resolution—even though it has already passed the House. We should urge the Senate to act on this resolution!