Busts of former Vice Presidents, though a long standing tradition, should not be slavishly continued without considerations for the past. I do not believe that Dick Chaney served his country well. I believe that he did more harm than good. Perhaps we should reconsider? What do you think? Time is short. The unveiling of the marble bust of Vice President Richard Cheney will be on December 3, 2015. Let your voice be heard on this issue.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership has been negotiated in secret with representatives of megacorporations among those who have read the text as it develops and who have been among the designers of its terms. Leaked portions indicate that this agreement will turn over massive amounts of power to big corporations to the detriment of anyone who takes medications or who want to be able to use governmental power to protect the environment, advance working conditions and public health, to name a few. The fact that we know so little about the TPP is a clear indication of how undemocratic the whole process has been whereby it has been created.

Let's end time change every six months! It's hard on everyone: students, workers, and seniors!

Keep our citizens safe.

My son was kidnapped from my arms by my domestic abuser and taken over state lines on false testimony and perjury--but through the court system at a secret hearing! There has been much abuse done to me and my son since July 2015 by King County Superior Court, My abuser-Adam Lewis, and his lawyer, Nathan Cliber. My son is gone and I cannot even get a hearing to present evidence when this is a known and state documented domestic abuser, and erratic child abandoner/abuser. All evidence points to that--the courts refuse to look at evidence.

i love, miss, and need my brother home, he truly is innocent.

My petition is asking my local government to raise our SSI payment. $733 is not enough money to survive on. That's less than $9000 a year. Please raise SSI payments to $2,000-$2,500 a month. That's still less than what the physically disabled deserve. We can't work, but we still need money so that we can live comfortably. Our lives are already stressful enough. We shouldn't have to worry about income as well.

Peace will only be possible with direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Demonizing Israel and murdering Jews will not lead to peace.

The Halloween weekend alone brought the city’s violence level to 2,578 shot this year with 378 killed by gunfire. 20 year old Kaylyn Pryor and 9 year old Tyshawn Lee, were killed by gun violence this week. How many more innocent lives need to be taken? We can no longer allow the killing to continue. We need to come together to tackle this violence that is crippling our communities. Let's join together to continue raising the awareness, and try to put an end to Chicago's violence problem.

Improve the safety of our community.

I have visited Cuba three times, the last in October. Cuba under Fidel and Raul was not an enemy. Their predecessor, Batista, with our support, was. Castro was ostracized in NY and Washington in 1959 and forced to the Soviet Camp. Our treatment of Cuba began with a preemptive war in 1898 based on faulty evidence just as the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq was marketed by the Neocons with their "Project For the New American Century" and endorsed by Bush, Congress and "Patriotic" and uneducated citizens.

Earlier this week, a Texas grand jury cleared Planned Parenthood of any wrongdoing, dismissing charges raised in the wake of last year's doctored videos, which claimed that the organization illegally sold fetal tissue. What's more, the grand jury indicted two of the anti-choice activists involved in making the video! This is an organized and long-planned offensive on an organization women and families depend on. It's a cynical attempt by a radical group of legislators who want nothing more than to attack women and their access to safe health care and abortion services. Too many states have already moved to defund Planned Parenthood based on the lies propagated by these videos. It's time that Congress stand up for women rather than demonizing Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood provides health care for millions of people every year, and I trust them to do it. We should not waste another dollar or another second of Congress's time on this committee.