me increases in funding not CUTS !!!!!!

TransPacific Partnership (TPP) is a super--sized NAFTA, TPP is a Free-trade agreement whereby countries give foreign corporations rights and privileges to encourage investment and global business. The corporate powers granted in the TPP can override domestic laws on environmental health and safety, and labor and citizens' rights. Not only that, but multinationals can claim that those domestic laws hamper free trade and sue member countries for millions of dollars. The current TPP talks include 12 Pacific Rim countries: Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chili, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, and Japan. Other countries would be allowed to join the TPP at any time. The TPP negotiations are being held in secret between unelected government officials and representatives from more than 600 of the world's most powerful corporations. The implications for labor and human rights are HUGH. The talks are scheduled to finish by October of this year. Meanwhile, negotiators are lobbying Congress to grant "Fast Track" authority for the TPP. That would mean Congress couldn't revise the agreements and could only vote "yes" or "no" to the United States joining the TPP. This is shaping up as a further takeover of public policy that would impact safe food, sustainable jobs, clean water and air, access to life-saving medicines, education, even our very democracy. In March, Citizens Trade campaign organized a letter to Congress signed by 400 U.S. organizations outlining expectations for public involvement and calling for an end to Fast track. It was signed by, among others, the Sierra Club, Doctors Without Borders, Public Citizen, the National Family Farm Coalition, and state trade justice groups such as the Washington Fair Trade Coalition. American citizens would probably oppose the TPP if they knew more about it. Move-On could join the efforts to let people know about the TPP. Visit TPPxBorder.org to find out how the TPP will impact you -- and then join the effort.

According to the Congressional Research Service the Republican majority in the House of Representatives has spent 80 hours of House floor business and nearly $50 million tax payer dollars holding 37 votes to repeal Obama's Health Care Act. They knew beforehand that ALL of these votes would fail but they called for them anyway. This is an obvious and blatant waste of both the taxpayer time and money.

This is an issue of corporations bankrolling government officials to keep workers wages lower than local boards want and take away basic workers rights like paid sick days. If local governments are stripped of control to help workers get basic rights, it means corporations can simply bankroll politicians at the state level and strip workers of basic protections and the right to earn a livable wage, having to surive on government programs to make up the difference

Hackathons are a great way to cultivate innovation and inspire younger generations to learn how to code and solve real-world problems.

Despite polls showing that 79% of Montanans support this bill, Max Baucus voted against it in the Senate this spring. His excuse, as in former years, is to claim that he is voting to protect Montana's traditional outdoors lifestyle-However the majority of Montana Citizens believe that he is merely caving in to the demands of the radicalized National Rifle Association and the gun industry's Shooting Sports Foundation.

Big oil is starting fracking thoughout the agricultural basin of California where much of the nation's food supply is grown. The Haliburton loophole allows them to pump toxic chemicals in which will directly affect the groundwater that irrigates these crops.

You can't smoke tobacco inside of a public place in Illinois to protect others from second hand smoke, so why are you allowed to smoke tobacco in a vehicle with children? I witnessed a mother with 4 young children smoking cigarettes in her car with all of the windows rolled up and the A/C on. If it is illegal to smoke virtually anywhere else in IL, why must children be forced to breathe in second hand smoke from their parents in a car? I am a smoker, and I would never have and would never even consider doing that to my 2 little girls. This is just wrong, and offenders should be fined for subjecting their kids to this.

Most teachers in k-6 dont know how to teach with tech. this is appalling in 2013. Most schools have SmartBoards and some desctops or laptops, which are way outdated by the way, but teachers dont use them and some have admitted to me that they dont even know how to turn them on. learning today for k up is on tablets and smartphones with touch screens. we are far behind in implimenting tech in our classrooms. only parents can change things and our board of education is as outdated as our equipment.

Remove this tyrant from office by every means a.s.a.p.

Former Secretary of State and Unites States Senator Hillary Clinton, who represented the people of New York state, is a front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. Though she's yet to announce her candidacy, if Mrs. Clinton ran, she'd be the clear favorite. Another likely candidate is New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo, who served as Attorney General during Secretary Clinton’s time in the Senate and as cabinet member in President Bill Clinton's administration. Governor Cuomo has shown he can make things happen when he wants to, but he’s not exercising his legendary influence right now for fair elections. The governor is arguably the most powerful man in the state of New York - certainly in the New York Democratic Party. Though the governor is on record in support of a fair elections bill, this handful of obstructionist Democratic Senators couldn't possibly block this legislation if Governor Cuomo made it a true priority. The governor needs to hear from someone who's represented New York before, who's been a vocal proponent of public financing, and who can give him a run for his money in 2016. We need Hillary Clinton to make a statement now!

Former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, who ably represented the people of New York, is on the record in support of fair elections. New York needs her now as much as ever! Secretary Clinton, we call on you to use the powerful influence of your advocacy for fairness in elections to get the New York Senate to do the right thing for all New Yorkers. Governor Cuomo has shown he can make things happen when he wants to, but he’s not exercising his legendary influence right now for fair elections. The Governor is arguably the most powerful man in the state of New York, certainly in the New York Democratic Party. This handful of Senators couldn't possibly block this legislation if Gov. Cuomo made it a true priority. Now, the Democrats in the senate need to hear from someone who's represented New York before, who's been a vocal proponent of public financing. We need Hillary Clinton to make a statement now!