Our country is facing many challenges that, if not addressed with good will,courage and intelligence, threaten to greatly impact our quality of life. It is with increasing frustration and disgust that I watch our elected officials play partisan politics,line their own pockets and spend inordinate amounts of time raising money for their reelection campaigns while ignoring these challenges. Now as we embark on our second partial government shut down in my adult life, I say ENOUGH ! We, the people, deserve better representation.

Congress is broken.

Congressman Randy Neugebauer has proven himself unfit to represent the people of Texas by voting to close the government. Further, he is not worthy to berate federal employees who were doing their job despite his vote to force them into furloughs.

The Historic Stone Arch Reading Road Bridge has been part of the county's story since being built in 1824

As Americans, we should all be concerned about the health and well-being of the children and elderly in this country. Holding up funding for the food stamp program for women and children is a disgrace. Some radicals in Congress seem to think women and children can go without food. Well, then those Congressmen and Congresswomen, and their families, should go without a paycheck. In addition, there are children in this country who have serious illnesses and are being denied the opportunity to participate in clinical trials that might save their lives. How can we credibly criticize Syria for gassing innocent citizens, including children, when we are taking political and economic actions in this country that may have dire, perhaps even life or death consequences for some of our most vulnerable citizens? Some of our legislators are completely out of touch with the majority of American people. Let them feel the pinch of their irresponsible actions, too. The Affordable Care Act is a legitimate law--passed according to rules laid out in the Constitution of the United States--and supported by the Supreme Court. This lawful act is not a legitimate topic for budget negotiations. I am tired of a very small group of radical, ideological Tea Party members ruining our country. I confidently predict they will be voted out of office in the next election. Until then, they ought to forfeit their income as long as they act to keep the government shut down. Please do your part to help--sign this petition!

Because I am an American serving this country for almost 30 years (both active duty and civil service) and I respect that the will of the people should prevail here. Congress is hurting us as a nation! Protest to your congressional representative, loudly and boldly. Don't sit idly by and take this! Move on with courage!

to try to talk sense into the senseless...

SOMETHING NEEDS DONE WHEN OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE WILLING TO MAKE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MISS THEIR PAYCHECKS BECAUSE SOMETHING THAT WAS PASSED INTO LAW DOESN,T SUITE THEM AND THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT ,AND IT NEEDS STOPED AND THEY NEED TO NO IT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED BY EITHER PARTY OR IT WILL NEVER END AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE PAYING THE PRICE ,WE WANT THEM ARRESTED AND REMOVED FROM OUR OFFICES AND NEW PEOPLE APPOINTED TO RUN THEIR OFFICES UNTIL WE CAN ELECT NEW PEOPLE ,AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IS NUMBER ONE.

Rep. Matt Salmon, recently said that "reforming our immigration system to address the status of the 11 million people in our country illegally should focus on normalizing their legal status." While Rep. Salmon’s words are a step forward in the right direction, they just aren't enough to fix our broken system. First, real immigration reform must have an earned path to citizenship for the 11 million. Second, we’re tired of words. It’s time for House Republicans to act. Speaker John Boehner and Republican leaders are blocking reform, saying that they won’t hold a vote unless most Republicans in Congress support it. Congress is supposed to vote on things that have support from the majority of people, not just one party or the other. And right now a majority of Americans support a path to citizenship. We need Republicans like Rep. Salmon to listen to them. Democrats in the House have just introduced a bill that can get bipartisan support. If Rep. Salmon is truly serious about fixing our broken system, we need him to sign onto that bill and support an earned path to citizenship for the 11 million. Click here to tell Rep. Salmon to cosponsor the immigration bill with a path to citizenship in the House!

Speaker Boehner refuses to allow an up or down vote for a bill to fund the government with no strings attached.

I want my Arizona legislature to know how we feel about the government shutdown.

House Democrats have broken Speaker John Boehner's deadlock and introduced an immigration bill with a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million without papers. So far, over 150 House Democrats have signed on as cosponsors! But in order to get this bill past the finish line, we're going to need Republican support. The good news is that it's there. Your district's representative in the House, Congressman Devin Nunes, is one of the 26 House Republicans who support a path to citizenship. His support for this bill could be the tipping point for our movement. If he becomes the first Republican to sign on, we know more of his colleagues in his party will build up the courage to follow. With a path to citizenship within reach, we need to get Rep. Nunes off the fence and onto our side. He needs to join the more than 150 House members and cosponsor this new immigration bill! We need you and other advocates in your district to pressure Rep. Nunes into supporting this bill. If we get Rep. Nunes on board, your district could make all the difference for the millions without papers across the nation. The momentum is on our side because enough votes exist in the House to pass reform today. But instead Speaker Boehner hides behind excuses, delays, and flat-out refuses to give us a vote. We've come too far to stop now. Tell Rep. Nunes to stand up for his district by cosponsoring this new immigration bill in the House and passing the path to citizenship for the 11 million!