As a Social Security and Medicare recipient as well as a politically aware person, I pointedly note the obvious, that any attempt to deal constructively with the Republicans is absolutely impossible. Further, attempting to reach a Grand Bargain with the Republicans through hurting those dependent on vital entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare is unconscionable, as well as ineffective,as the Republican lawmakers are but children posturing as adults. Those of us who are pro-people and progressive must demand that the President be as firm with the Republicans as the sequester has proved them to be irresponsible.

THE OTHER SIDE: For those of you who feel that speed bumps are the only way to control speeding, we invite you to read about the "other side" and find out why: Speed bumps make roads MORE dangerous Most accidents happen at intersections, NOT in the middle of a residential street Traffic circles are THE best way to slow traffic at dangerous intersections Police presence is THE best way to slow traffic on residential streets Speed bumps decrease your property value Speed bumps damage your vehicle Speed bumps SLOW DOWN emergency response time for police cars, fire trucks and ambulances (where every minute counts) Speed bumps don't save lives - they contribute to accidents and deaths

Congress has their own retirement pension program instead of Social Security like the American public.Tax payers pay for this. They also have their own Health Insurance program, paid for by tax payers. Congress would work harder to protect Social Security and Medicare if they were part of it like the rest of us.

I get paid $710.00 a month to live off of because I am disabled. With the increase that the president is proposing in minimum wages to $9.00 an hour, I believe there should also be an increase in SSI benefits for those who are disabled and or are veterans alike. To stabilize the economy, you cannot only increase or cut payments to and from people in one area. You need to do it across the board, and the government knows this.

With the pending cuts to discretionary funding, the federal TRiO Programs (born out of the civil rights movement of the 1960s) is extremely vulnerable. Thousands of low income students of all ages, veterans, and citizens across the country stand to lose these vital academic support services, and already over 40,000 Americans have lost these services. Please sign to protect the TRIO programs from further cuts and possible elimination.

On January 22 Govenor Cuomo proposed a decrease in funding and a major restructuring of NYS Heath and Anti-hunger programs. Cuomo has proposed a $13 million overall cut, which would remove the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP). This would result in a decrease to ALL emergency food cupboards/agencies. HPNAP Is a crucial source of food and funds for thousands of food pantries, soup kitchens and SHELTERS across the state. Most Emergency Food Pantries won't be able to sustain enough food and NYS produce to provide for their communities if this proposal isn't stopped. Maybe your community is doing well financially and this isn't as urgent for them, but please take the time and sign for the communities and families that need these programs to survive.

Due to not enough housing available for the older adult population, I have been on wait lists for the past 2 years for affordable housing. I have been recently been declared disabled and live in a mentally abusive, possibly physically abusive situation. I have tried contacting every agency available in Linn/Benton county to advocate for me to get into housing sooner on wait lists due to my living situation. There are no agencies or laws to intervene in this matter. Even after letters from health care professionals and personal mental therapists relaying how unhealthy my living situation is - these have been cast aside and have no weight in this matter. I'm am STILL living in fear of not knowing what will happen next? I am sure there are others, like myself, in this type of situation. There should be exceptions on housing wait lists for those of us who are living with the same adversities.

Many of Our Elderly are Existing in Poverty and our Government don't care. They want our Elderly to just die. _________________________________________________ Take care of our Elderly. They took care of you when you could not take care of yourself. Now it is your time to take care of them. They are "The Least Among Us". Increase their Social Security checks, so they can live out the rest of their life's with dignity. No one can live of $900 - $1200 per month. 60 - 70 percent of our elderly exist in poverty. The cost of a room in an assisted living facility starts at about $3500 + ++ per month. Our Elderly can't afford that and thousands of them don't have Medicaid to pay for it, so they exist in poverty and die alone. ALL of our elderly should qualify for Medicaid or Medicare should cover the cost for our Elderly.

Our goal is to save the U.S. Postal Service from drastic cuts in service. We want the postal service to cease closing mail processing plants. We want the postal service to continue 6 day delivery and we want the postal service to stop closing post offices and cutting retail operating hours. Our goal is to see the dramatic over-payments into retirement accounts to stop and be returned to the postal service. The goal of this petition is also to have congress address the hostile working conditions in the US Postal Service and "Union Busting" tactics.

I know a child who has been taken off Wic and now might get to eat once a day. So kids thats all the food they get.

Our goal is to save the U.S. Postal Service from drastic cuts in service. We want the postal service to cease closing mail processing plants. We want the postal service to continue 6 day delivery and we want the postal service to stop closing post offices and cutting retail operating hours. Our goal is to see the dramatic pre payments into retirement accounts to stop and be returned to the postal service. We are proud of our postal network in Missouri and want to keep it the way it is.

Our goal is to save the U.S. Postal Service from drastic cuts in service. We want the postal service to cease closing mail processing plants. We want the postal service to continue 6 day delivery and we want the postal service to stop closing post offices and cutting retail operating hours. Our goal is to see the dramatic pre payments into retirement accounts to stop and be returned to the postal service. We are proud of our postal network in Kansas and want to keep it the way it is.