New Hampshire Addicts are denied access to treatment on a daily basis. They are put on endless waiting lists and this is inhumane. Addiction is a disease and should be treated as such. Resources for Addicts and their family members is almost non existent here in NH. Prisons are overflowing with addicts, and yet there are no programs for treatment in place. I am the mother of a recovering addict and an advocate for all whom this disease has touched.

I believe that the resurfacing and redirection of infrastructure is long overdue and quite important to the creation of a cleaner, self-renewing America.

On Tuesday April 8, 2014, in Warwick, a childhood friend of mine was found dead in a ditch; he was homeless. It saddens me no end to realize that Joey Graham had laid there in that ditch while dying and he had no help or resources to aide him. Such an injustice for all humanity.

Just yesterday we learned of another tragedy in the Philadelphia schools, a young boy dying in a school without a full-time nurse due to Corbett-inspired budget cuts. At least there are roving nurses; with more cuts even they may go. My kids are now adults but graduates of a proud public school system that Corbett has brought to its knees. We cannot tolerate any further blows to our schools and call ourselves a civilized society.

As the legislation is written, IHSS Care Providers will not be allowed to work more than 40 hours per week. At the limited wages currently, quality of care will be effected, requiring outside providers to fill the gap. Very often there is no qualified outside help. If we go over the hours we will be penalized.

AS food becomes increasingly expensive, communities and citizens can solve this problem while contributing to the betterment of society at the same time. Money is already being spent on landscaping and flowers; I ask that a portion of this money be slotted to FREE FOOD projects throughout our city-owned growing spaces. This type of project has proven to not only bring more accessible fresh food to the citizens, but also bring citizens to connect to each other in their communities. This makes the whole community stronger, healthier and more sustainable. Also, imagine the "accidental" education that will occur and inspire others to grow some food in their own neighborhood.

This Petition was started, because we the unemployed need to ensure that Mrs. Boehner and the Public are aware that the actions of one do not reflect the beliefs of us all, and that we do not support Violence in any way. We are scared and we feel abandoned by our Government. We actively stand up for Our Liberties as “We the People” to have our inalienable Rights of “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”. In order for us to have these Rights, we must be able to obtain reliable and gainful employment. Unfortunately there are over 10 million people in this Country unemployed and less then 4 million jobs, which means that too many people are struggling on a daily basis just to feed themselves and care for their families, let alone have a roof over their heads. This situation creates a fear within people that is beyond devastating, and sadly, not all can endure this rationally. We will continue to do our best to seek each other out to offer support, resources and encouragement to remain strong and hopeful that this will all end, and someday every person in this Country will have a chance at reliable and gainful employment. We have created a website that lists information for public resources, support, job information, veteran information and much more. www.empoweringpeoplewithavoice.com We also have many support groups as well, that are designed to reach out to the unemployed and give them a place to come together and help each other. We have dedicated our lives to ensuring that everyone who wants a job will be able to obtain one in the future, as well as to the support of each other during this national crisis. We will continue to do our best to reach out to everyone that is unemployed, and ensure that they are encouraged not to commit any violent acts in any form, but please understand that although we do our best, we are unable to ensure that everyone complies. Thank you for your understanding in this matter, and I hope that we can show you that we are so very truly sorry about what has happened.

Every person--past, present and future--shares one common bond: Childhood. However, not every childhood is a good one and given that only 1 penny of every dollar in the federal budget is allocated to our children, it is not an understatement to say that children are certainly not a priority. There are children who live in horrific, war-like conditions every day in America. They know PTSD, hunger, fear and neglect. To garner the public will to ensure that children are valued and their important developmental needs are supported in the United States, we ask that Congress enact legislation to create the "National Children's Monument" to honor the American Child--past, present and future--and to educate all citizens about what children need. Our democracy and future strength as a nation depends on us making them more of a priority.

I am very much concerned about the treatment of disenfranchised members of my community.

I am a small business owner. The proposal by the FCC to create a pay-to-play fast lane on the Internet could harm my business if I am not able to pay the higher costs of the new Internet policies. I am a parent and my child uses the Internet to gain information to successfully complete her work. If the websites she uses can't pay the higher costs then her access to research and information for her schoolwork will be limited.

I work as an advocate to help the poor and homeless obtain identity documents. My experience has shown me what a critical step this is for people to obtain self sufficiency or even services of any kind.

I was on CA state unemployment benefits for 26 weeks after losing my job last year, then was on federal unemployment for 2 weeks, then that was cut off when the federal government cut off federal unemployment benefits for everyone at the end of Dec 2013. I have survived on savings and some contract work, but many people have exhausted all their savings and all their options. There are now 1.5 million unemployed people in California, with over half not receiving any safety-net benefits at all. There are not enough jobs for all the people who want them. We need to create many hundreds of thousands of jobs, but as an emergency measure we need to throw people a lifeline and extend their state UI benefits. Having so many unemployed with no safety net is a terrible drag on the California economy. People are losing their personal savings, retirement savings, cars, ability to pay utilities, and some have even lost their houses. These all damage our communities. This can all be prevented, if we want it to. And, unemployment benefits return $1.49 for every $1 spent, so it's a very good investment.