I am embarrassed by the behavior of our "representatives" and could not attend a scientific conference in Washington - the conference was cancelled due to the shut down.

Domestic Violence Agencies Not Assisting and Following Proper Protocal for myself and my children. I have had to go to every agency advocate office & recieved no assistance. We now have no clothing, bed linens, wash clothes cleaning supplies etc. Due to the nature of the Apartment. I have all things photographed and all conversations recorded as me & my mentally ill daughter and son were denied rights.

Next week, the Public Utilities Commission Nevada (PUCN) is hearing from the public on the merger of Mid American and NV Energy. We need to make sure the PUCN knows that Nevadans support cleaning Nevada's air by decommissioning our remaining coal fired power plants and making investments now to build Nevada's clean energy economy.

The SCDOT Highway Safety Office has identified the intersection of West Carolina Ave., West Home Ave., and 14th Street, as one of the most dangerous in the state, having an especially high rate of dangerous right-angle (T-bone) wrecks. They've proposed constructing a roundabout there, which would be funded primarily through federal money already set aside for traffic safety. Roundabouts are proven to reduce fatal crashes by 89 percent. It’s the only solution with available funding. Some believe a traffic light would help, but that wouldn't prevent right-angle accidents. Others are concerned about construction or property rights. Those concerns pale in comparison to the ultimate issue: safety. The roundabout will allow for more efficient traffic flow and create an impressive entrance to our beautiful town while also reducing deadly accidents there. Please put safety first and support the construction of Hartsville’s roundabout.

Because we need to move to the middle and represent all citizens of the United States and stop this ridiculous posturing in Congress.

It’s unacceptable that this money is being withheld from our cash strapped school system. Act before another child dies. Last week, a 12 year old died of an asthma attack in a school didn’t have a nurse.* Because of Philly budget cuts, her schools’ nurse is only there two days a week. That means that if a child is ill they cannot see a nurse during the other three days. As a parent, I know some things cannot wait that long. It meant there was no one there to deal with this child’s emergency. Philly schools have had drastic budget cuts. This year they closed 23 schools, laid off staff and have not given the teachers what they need to succeed. And the resources are so bare bones that it means our children are not safe. What makes the situation even worse is that because of these budget cuts, there aren’t enough counselors to deal with children’s grieving classmates after a tragedy like this occurs. As the parent of a 5-year-old who plans to send my daughter to a public school in the coming years, I find this heartbreaking and unacceptable. When my daughter goes to public school, they need to have the resources to keep my daughter safe no matter what, in body and in mind. We cannot allow this to happen in our schools. We cannot allow this to happen to our children. Governor Corbett is withholding $45 million that could be used to put nurses and counselors back in schools. This money is vital to keeping children safe. We must demand that Corbett put money back into Philly schools before another child is harmed. *http://citypaper.net/article.php?He-says-his-daughter-might-be-alive-if-not-for-school-nurse-cuts-16461

The Solutions Project has plans on how to use cost-effective, clean, renewable energy using current technology to power the country. Shovel-ready projects are already available for the states of California and New York with plans for the remaining 48 states coming fast on their heels. Humans face an unprecedented choice: we either adopt this plan to secure a planet for our children and grandchildren or we can do nothing and continue burning fossil fuels which will guarantee climate chaos .

Nebraska State Mandated Forced Birth is Torture and a Violation of an American citizen's birthright to basic human rights and dignity. According to Juan E. Mendez in his Special Report on Torture and other cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment or punishment to the United Nations dated February 1st 2013, "The denial of abortion is torture". At the time when this 16 year old young requested that her pregnancy be terminated she openly stated that she did not believe herself to be adequately prepared to care for a child at this time in her life ~ she was four weeks pregnant. The Court in it's ruling agreed with her that as a "child" and the ward of the State of Nebraska, she was too young to make her decision, yet the very same court forces her to BE a MOTHER to a child that will also become a WARD of the State of Nebraska. Today she is 4 months pregnant and basically being Tortured to become a mother. That is TORTURE. The principles of FREEDOM is BUILD on the four corners of this Nation's ethical belief, and founding principles that a basic human birthright is AUTONOMY and FREEDOM. We, as American citizens cannot allow this ruling to stand - for if we do- we become complicit in the erosions of our own basic rights to freedom and autonomy. I started this petition to speak up and stand against the STATE MANDATED erosion of every American's right to Freedom and Autonomy. This AMERICAN girl should have the RIGHT to DECIDE what SHE WANTS to DO with her BODY after she was "abused and neglected" by her parents and now being RE-VICTIMIZED and TORTURED by the STATE of NEBRASKA. Please sign this petition and stand up with me. Thank you in advance for all your consideration in this matter.

The extreme right wing of the Republican Party engineered the shutdown — and is further maneuvering to ransom the full faith and credit of the United States government — in a desperate ploy to force their radical, regressive policies on the Democrats, the American people, and the global economy. Now, Republican leaders like Paul Ryan are proposing “reforms” of Medicare and Social Security if only President Obama would deign to “negotiate” with them. If I steal your bicycle, and then tell you that I’ll only give it back if you let me keep the wheels and the handlebars, would it be reasonable for me to accuse you of refusing to “negotiate” because you want your bike back completely intact? This is not negotiation. It is not democracy. It’s kindergarten. And the radical right still doesn’t play will with others. Make no mistake, the Medicare and Social Security “reforms” that Paul Ryan and other Republican leaders have in mind include raising eligibility ages, cutting benefits, limiting participation or even excluding some seniors altogether, and, ultimately, privatizing both of these essential programs right out of existence. We simply must not allow this.

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald is planning on allowing fracking on or under our parks. Fracking our parks would industrialize land reserved for recreation and relaxation, bringing dangerous and polluting infrastructure such as pipelines, compressor stations and truck traffic right through our community's public spaces. Fracking is destroying communities around Pennsylvania. We need to keep this dangerous practice out of Allegheny County parks.

I am a DREAMer who resides in the 4th district of Arizona, and my family and many others are in desperate need of an Immigration Reform now! We cannot keep living in fear of our families being separated. This has been a problem for far too long and our families need action now from our elected representatives. Please show leadership and help a fair and humane immigration reform bill pass.

Somebody has to.