• Tea party Republicans: Stop holding the country hostage!
    My fellow federal employees and I would like to continue to work and serve the American people. As a result of the poor leadership from the Tea Party in the U.S House, the government has shutdown and I am in furlough status. A clean budget must be passed immediately before the Tea Party Republicans devastate the economy any further.
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    Created by James Stewart
  • Democrats: Stand Strong Against tea party Republicans
    Tea party Republicans have held our government hostage for too long! During that time, more than 800,000 government employees have been unable to work, 3,200 children have been locked out of Head Start, and 401 national parks have been closed to the public. We've had enough -- it's time to end the shutdown, raise the debt ceiling and help America move forward.
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    Created by bruce krug
  • Tea Party Republicans: Stop holding the country hostage!
    This is absolutely ridiculous and needs to stop. The majority of Americans agree with the Affordable Care Act and are sick of the lies and antics.
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    Created by Tessa Snyder
  • Tea Party Republicans: Stop holding the country hostage!
    Because of the government shutdown, funding on house loans has stopped but our company depends on this income. We need our sales to continue, for the good of our hometown and our livelihoods.
    169 of 200 Signatures
    Created by Joyce Buchanan
  • Democrats: Stand strong against Tea Party Republicans
    Republican extremism has impacted hardworking, tax-paying citizens across the country, particularly those who are most vulnerable: women, elderly, and children. As a business owner who understands economics, I am disgusted. If we don't stop this now, we stand to see this occur whenever Republicans do not get their way. End this shutdown NOW. Americans deserve better.
    383 of 400 Signatures
    Created by Valda De Dieu
  • Rep. Barletta: Stop holding the country hostage!
    It's time to end this. If you can't keep the government running, then you and the rest of Congress should not be paid either.
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    Created by Vince DeMelfi
  • Tea party Republicans: Stop holding the country hostage!
    Republican extremism has impacted me in this way:
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    Created by Pamella Gronemeyer,M.D.
  • Democrats: Stand strong against Tea Party Republicans
    While I have not been personally affected by the shutdown in a significant way, the evidence is all around us: schools deprived, nutrition programs affected, incomes curtailed, threats of impairment of many vital functions.
    1,306 of 2,000 Signatures
    Created by Henry Nunberg
  • Tea Party Republicans: Stop holding the country hostage!
    The sequester had reduced scientific research, which in turn affects universities and the search for knowledge all over the U.S. We're falling behind in solving important problems.
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    Created by Gerri McNenny
  • Democrats: Stand strong against Tea Party Republicans
    My volunteer job at Sandy Hook Lighthouse is shut down. I like this job and the Lighthouse serves dozens or more visitors every day who come to see this historic reminder of the Revolutionary War.
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    Created by Rob Kneller
  • Tea Party Republicans: Stop holding the country hostage!
    I am a disabled and homebound constituent of Rep. Wenstrup. I count on SSDI and Medicare to live; I also get SNAP benefits. If this shutdown continues, or the government defaults, I will be homeless and without my medications. I will have no money for food soon. Why does the Tea Party want people like me to suffer and live in fear?
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    Created by Barbara Capehart
  • Tea Party Republicans: Stop holding the country hostage!
    My IRA has taken a hit and will continue to drop precipitously if we default. We believed it was our patriotic duty to stay the course when the market tanked in 2008 and we lost over $100,000 in our IRA. Amazingly we made it all back. Now, due to the actions of an extreme wing of the Republican party, we stand to be thrown into a recession worse than 2008, and possibly lose the money that we have gained during the past five years by staying the course.
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    Created by Richard Werner