Congresses House and Senate Retirement Benefits paid by taxpayers

The Taos Town Council proposes charging all non-Town of Taos residents over 18 years of age a fee of $10 per year for a library card. Free libraries have been established since the 1850s. Maintain a FREE Taos Public library for all. No membership fees.

Chained CPI is a cut to Social Security and veterans benefits, plain and simple.          President Obama has proposed this cost of living adjustment in an attempt to bring Republicans to the table for negotiations. But over the course of a long retirement, these changes could cost senior citizens $20,000 in benefits. With income inequality at record levels, Americans depend of Social Security now more than ever. Without it, nearly half of all seniors would live in poverty.  Veterans would get hit doubly hard – not only do 9 million vets receive Social Security benefits, but many would also face reduced disability or pension benefits. That's why we need to make our voices heard. Stand shoulder-to-shoulder with me and other progressives in calling for reforms that strengthen Social Security without cutting the benefits on which our seniors and veterans depend.

Both Senators voted against disaster relief for Hurricane Sandy victims in New Jersey and other East Coast areas. Senator Dr. Tom Coburn has been against emergency offsets since 1995. Since Oklahomans don't want to help other States and their citizens, let them fend for themselves.

Senate Democrats accepted — an amendment to the Farm Bill that will dey food stamps to those who have managed to pull their lives together after making a mistake-- it will deny food stamps to anyone EVER convicted of a serious felony.

On My 20, 2013 an EF-5 Tornado that was close to 1-1/2 mile wide and about 17 mile long, cut through the City of Moore and Southern Oklahoma City in OK. Two elementary schools were in the path and were flattened. Ten children (9 years and younger) were confirmed killed by collapsing walls in hallways. The federal government can take the lead in providing States with funding for underground shelters for such schools in the area known as 'Tornado Alley', frequented by tornadic activity (specifically 17 States identified as such).

To all Hotels in the U.S. asking THEM TO REPLACE ONE OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH BEDS WITH A CONVERTABLE/ADJUSTABLE BED. allowing the disabled traveler to be able to be more independent instead of feeling trapped in a flat bed

Since the summer of 2011, hundreds of thousands of county residents have been deprived of the use of our local libraries on Mondays and evenings, due to an ill-advised 25% cutback in hours countywide. Libraries feel overcrowded during the reduced hours they are open. The number of children participating in library programs has fallen by more than 12,000 a year. Seniors, children, parents, and the needy are the hardest hit by this failure of government, for the first time in our local library system’s 109-year history, to adequately fund this vital public resource. Yet the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has refused to take responsibility for addressing this budgetary shortfall and has no plan to restore library hours for the coming fiscal year. The library system's $1.3 million shortfall represents just one-tenth of one percent of our county’s $1.3 billion budget. During this library funding "crisis" period, the Board of Supervisors has approved numerous expenditures that serve fewer citizens, are less popular, and less urgent. For example, during last June’s budget deliberations, our supervisors voted to add $8 million to the county's $80 million road maintenance budget. And since 2006, it has also added millions more per year to fund an unpopular 250% increase in county marijuana busts, prosecutions, and incarcerations. Sonoma County is relatively wealthy, and our government has sufficient taxpayer resources to fund the restoration of library hours for the coming year—provided that our Board of Supervisors responds to this urgent public need. This public awareness campaign and petition is a volunteer project of Sonoma County’s Progressive Source Communications. Please help us spread this petition. Without public awareness there can be no public pressure, and without public pressure, county supervisors will continue to ignore their responsibility to restore library hours. More information and contact information for the supervisors is available at RestoreLibraryHours.org.

i see homelessness everywhere in the East Bay and San Francisco. most of the people look like they are in need of medications for mental illness and are living a very loveless life being ignored for their lifes issues... It's a growing concern of mine.

Many families with children and animals live on Moose Hill Road and have a difficult time when crossing the street or taking a walk. This is due to the dangerous speeds at which numerous drivers drive while on this road. This is unsafe, and measures need to be taken.

This petition is to get more sidewalks along side west broadway avenue that runs through crystal. There are sections that dont have sidewalks and are very close to the street.There a majority of people who walk into town and are at risk of being hit.

Please create a federal law to protect our children, give them a safe place in the school, underground so that when severe weather strikes, or if the school is somehow threatened by nature or other forces, that the children and their teachers have a chance to remain safe! Schools in Tornado Alley Must have safe places underground to protect the children, the teachers and the community around them. This must be a federal law and funds must be made available so that poorer communities have the same protection. Make this law now so that no more lives are lost.