Gov. Perry cut state funding for volunteer fire departments by 75% for 2012-2013. This left our communities and firefighters at risk. Tell Gov. Perry to abandon the shameful cuts and to promptly reinstate a budget that fully helps volunteer fire departments to save lives, property and jobs.

The closing of the Yemassee, South Carolina main post office has seriously affected the people of the town and surrounding areas. We have to travel 7 miles to the Early Branch, South Carolina post office to get our mail. Working people cannot get their mail because the hours of the post office make it very difficult to pick up mail. In addition, the post office closes at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday which also makes it very hard to get mail. We are concerned because not everyone has transportation to get to Early Branch. We cannot get any answers as to when or if the post office is going to reopen or relocate. We simply cannot afford to have the post office closed indefinitely because too many people depend on and need it. In conclusion, we desperately need the post office and asked that this matter be looked into and remedied in a timely manner.

I worked very hard to make public financing of CT legislative elections a reality in 1996. The Citizen Elections Commission is being destroyed by fewer employees, lack of clear, independent authority by Governor's "consolidation".

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pledged to stop the estimated 19,000 military sexual assaults perpetrated every year. This epidemic of military sexual assault can and must be stopped. One of the few cases actually to reach a jury trial has been unilaterally thrown out by a lone general. As a former sexual assault prosecutor I am outraged by this travesty of justice which harms the victim and besmirches the millions who serve with honor.

Change congressman and senators retirement from current system and include them in Social Security again

Washington has been hijacked by special interests...it's time to take the country back.

Wisconsin needs to be able to have ballot initiatives.

the cheating of districts being cut to give unfair advantage to the paty that has been using it to win elections!!!

Let's stop the slaughter of children by firearms. Help Pennsylvania follow the lead of 27 other states who require gun owners to lock up their weapons, to keep them out of the hands of children and youth.

Running for 2nd term

Young men and women serve in the U.S. Military for 20 years, risking their lives protecting freedom, and only get 50% of their pay on retirement while Politicians hold their political positions in the safe confines of the capital, protected by these same men and women, and receive full-pay of Retirement after serving one term.

The Congress of the United States no longer represent their constituency. Rather, they are beholden to their respective parties dogma and lobbying groups. The fractious nature of these allegiances lead to division and intransigence, at the sake of discouraging pragmatism and willingness to compromise for the betterment of society. Subsequently, American Citizens become the victims of Congress's complacency, disinterest and ineptitude. In an effort to end the "good-ole-boys/girls" clubs in the US Congress, mandatory limits (two consecutive terms ) need to be enacted into law.