Since our armed services receive special treatment because they are putting their lives in danger for the public. I'd like to start a petition requesting that 1st responders also receive similar benefits. They, also, put their lives in danger for all of us.

Individuals who qualify for social security disability on either their parent's or their grandparent's benefits are discriminated against when it comes to marriage. These are people who became disabled before the age of 22 and did not work enough qualifying hours (ie tax paying job) to have enough of their own social security benefits to qualify. When they sign a marriage certificate they automatically lose all of their disability benefits, including monthly stipend and medicare health insurance. How is this fair? Is the assumption that once you're married your spouse can provide monthly income and health insurance for the disabled person, or that they're any less disabled? We need to fix the broken system that prevents disabled persons from marrying as this is flat out discrimination.

The other day my God Daughter called my wife up crying after watching a video... (WARNING THIS VIDEO CONTAINS CHILD ABUSE AND IS DISTURBING TO WATCH. SMALL CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE IN THE ROOM WHEN PLAYING THIS VIDEO. IF AT WORK PLEASE LOWER THE VOLUME) VIDEO LINK: http://youtu.be/pMQQBuMeusQ A friend of hers posted on Facebook. In the video, what appears to be a 4-6 months old child is clearly being abused. Whats not clear is who the abuser is (mother/caretaker, etc.). The issue is that there is no one to defend that child and its not clear if the child may already be DEAD!

If you're the non-earning spouse, and are divorced for any reason, you are no longer entitled to the Social Security paid by the earning spouse during the years of your marriage! This is our government telling stay-at-home parents that the work they do has no value.

Arizona the Only State not getting Federal Funded Extended Beneifits for its Unemployed.Our Republican Run State Legislature will not let have this funds for over a year now.

Federal Gov. construction of a Nation-Wide Monorail system running up the middle of the Interstate Hwy System. The Monorail would run above the ground on pylons and would provide passenger service (including auto transport), freight service and US mail service. All interstate trans would be required to use it--NO exceptions. Airlines would relenquish their Fed subsidies to support this. Construction would be done by Federal employees--under a WPA like system. Materials would be purchased from an approved list of vendors who could prove NO lobbying and NO connections to Gov. employees or elective officials. A date would be set for completion---ie: 20 yrs. (think Pres. Kennedy's pledge to land a man on the moon in less than 10 yrs.). This legislation and the resulting program would result in the following: job creation on a massive scale, reduction of carbon emissions, safe and effective travel, safe and effective freight transport, reduction (drastic) in fuel consumption, rapid interstate travel, convenience (no waiting to board a plane--get to an airport etc.), smog reduction, less stress for travelers with children and reduced cost for families. These are only a few of the countless benefits. They address the most crucial crises facing our country: employment, fuel consumption, foreign control of fuel supplies, pollution, global warming, safety, erroding infrastructure, transportation. It is NOT a matter of "if"---it is a matter of MUST!!!

We need to stop the dismantling of the postal service under the guise of "economic reforms." The post office is not a money'making enterprize. It is a public service and ought to be jbranded as such, funded as such, and guaranteed in perpetuity as such.

Governor Paul LePage and his Republican allies in the Maine Legislature are on the verge of making deep cuts to critical services. Targeted are the Fund for a Healthy Maine, Drugs for the Elderly, and Head Start. The budget ax would nearly eliminate state funding for early childhood education. All this, while the Governor continues to cut taxes for those already prospering. We are calling on Maine Legislators to reject these attempts to dismantle important services that promote public health and offer help to at-risk children and seniors.

We thank the PA appropriations committee for their restoration of the 20% cuts that were originally proposed. We have 10% more to fight for! Senate Bill #1466 would cut that funding. Let's tell our state senate and house of representatives to leave these funds untouched!

At age 18 EVERY person living in USA serves 2-years of government sponsored service including but not limited to military training and advanced specialty education. Education training could cover unlimited subjects--how to build low cost housing, teacher's aides, hospital orderlies, police force adjuncts--wherever a need for help is required. Four million Americans turn 18 each year; a host of helping hands and eager minds addressing some of our most trying needs.

The City of Long Beach is cutting funding for a daily hot lunch program which feeds approximately 100+ elderly residents at local parks. This will cause a hardship for many who are not able to travel long distances to get a meal and often are on a fixed income with limited food resources. This will lead to more senior citizens experiencing unnecessary hunger. I have heard from a reliable source that the more phone calls that go to the City council regarding this issue, the more likely that funding will not be cut for this particular program, at this time the elderly clients do not picket or lobby to encourage council to vote for a continuance in City support. AHS is the non profit who is losing funding for four daily park feeding centers. If funding is cut more than 120+ seniors may go without a hot meal each day.

PMG Donohoe wants authority from Congress to reduce days of mail delivery. He says from 6 to 5 now, but once given that authority it could be reduced to 4 or 3 days. The PMG strategy of "cut,cut,cut" is wrong and takes away an essential sevice to all Americans. The US Postal Service is in financial difficulty because of a 2006 PAEA law that mandates pre-funding retiree health benefits 75 years into future at a cost of $5 Billion a year. No other Federal agency or company suffers from this burden. The US Postal Service was created by our Constitution and serves to bind all of our citizens together nationwide. Many elderly, poor, and rural citizens depend on 6 day delivery of mail. Many mailers, such as the VA or Netflix also depend on 6 day delivery. We should require the PMG to retain 6 day delivery for the benefit of all.