Started in 2008 under President Bush, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has excluded everyone but corporations in developing this “trade agreement” in which only 5 chapters of 29 are about trade. The other 24 detail new corporate “rights” that will lower US food safety standards, eliminate US control of natural gas exports, encourage US companies to outsource jobs, extend monopoly drug pricing and ban US government drug price negotiations for Medicaid, prohibit imposition by Congress of certain financial taxes and Wall Street reforms, turn the internet over to private interests, limit US government regulation of utilities, education, transportation, and sets up an international tribunal where corporations can sue government for jeopardizing “expected future profits.” The “agreement has no expiration date and can’t be changed without 100% participants’ agreement.

Several of my friends are seeing entire communities effected by this, the second major fiscal failure of this Congress. For too long we have all stood by shaking our head in frustration feeling powerless in the face of the chaos of our alledged leaders. This great nation is quaking as our leaders permit scandel after scandel, then highjack our fiscal security. Nothing is going to change unless we speak out and insist on accountability and consequences.

We the uninsured people of the United States have been waiting forever to have our health cared for without going bankrupt for uninsured care or living with the fear of that happening. I am a baby boomer and In my lifetime the middle class have been left uninsured. Our children and grandchildren especially have been left without any healthcare because jobs do not provide it like they used to in my generation. We have been waiting since 2010 to finally enroll in the new healthcare plan and now extremists form the Republican Party have hijacked our healthcare and shut down our Government in order to stop us from ever getting our health cared for in an affordable way. The only thing that will end this stalemate is for the American People to make it known that "We Want Our Healthcare and we will remember who doesn't care about us or our health. Republican's who can't control the extremists in their party.

On Oct. 9th, Rep. Coffman wrote an op-ed in the Denver Post, saying he would argue for a clean spending bill on the floor of the House of Representatives. Now we need him to now walk his talk and take leadership in passing a clean budget. Millions of Coloradans and Americans are suffering under fiscal uncertainty from this shutdown. If Representatives like Coffman don't pass a clean budget before Oct. 17th, our country will default on its debt and fall into another recession.

Support the “Simple Possession of Small Quantities of Marijuana Decriminalization Amendment Act” Washington, DC has the country’s highest arrest rate for marijuana possession – over twice the rate of the second highest New York City. There is also an extreme racial disparity in DC’s marijuana arrests. A recent ACLU report found that African Americans were 8 times more likely to be arrested for pot possession in DC than white people – even though numerous studies show both groups use the drug at similar rates. Decriminalizing marijuana is about decriminalizing Black and Brown people in our communities! We, the undersigned, call on members of the DC City Council and Mayor Vincent Gray to support the Simple Possession of Small Quantities of Marijuana Decriminalization Amendment Act.

Over 85% of House Democrats have shown their support for immigration reform by cosponsoring the new House immigration bill (H.R. 15). Still, Rep. Peter Visclosky (IN-1) has yet to add his name to the list of supporters. Unless Rep. Visclosky and the House Republicans take action, the suffering in our community will continue. Please join us in demanding that Rep. Visclosky cosponsor the new House immigration bill with a path to citizenship.

Over 85% of House Democrats have shown their support for immigration reform by cosponsoring the new House immigration bill (H.R. 15). Still, Rep. John Tierney (MA-6) has yet to add his name to the list of supporters. Unless Rep. Tierney and the House Republicans take action, the suffering in our community will continue. Please join us in demanding that Rep. Tierney cosponsor the new House immigration bill with a path to citizenship.

Over 85% of House Democrats have shown their support for immigration reform by cosponsoring the new House immigration bill (H.R. 15). Still, Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2) has yet to add his name to the list of supporters. Unless Rep. Ruppersberger and the House Republicans take action, the suffering in our community will continue. Please join us in demanding that Rep. Ruppersberger cosponsor the new House immigration bill with a path to citizenship.

Over 85% of House Democrats have shown their support for immigration reform by cosponsoring the new House immigration bill (H.R. 15). Still, Rep. Donald Payne (NJ-10) has yet to add his name to the list of supporters. Unless Rep. Payne and the House Republicans take action, the suffering in our community will continue. Please join us in demanding that Rep. Payne cosponsor the new House immigration bill with a path to citizenship.

Over 85% of House Democrats have shown their support for immigration reform by cosponsoring the new House immigration bill (H.R. 15). Still, Rep. William Enyart (IL-12) has yet to add his name to the list of supporters. Unless Rep. Enyart and the House Republicans take action, the suffering in our community will continue. Please join us in demanding that Rep. Enyart cosponsor the new House immigration bill with a path to citizenship.

Over 85% of House Democrats have shown their support for immigration reform by cosponsoring the new House immigration bill (H.R. 15). Still, Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-5) has yet to add his name to the list of supporters. Unless Rep. Cooper and the House Republicans take action, the suffering in our community will continue. Please join us in demanding that Rep. Cooper cosponsor the new House immigration bill with a path to citizenship.

Over 85% of House Democrats have shown their support for immigration reform by cosponsoring the new House immigration bill (H.R. 15). Still, Rep. Michael Capuano (MA-7) has yet to add her name to the list of supporters. Unless Rep. Capuano and the House Republicans take action, the suffering in our community will continue. Please join us in demanding that Rep. Capuano cosponsor the new House immigration bill with a path to citizenship.