When my husband died, I was barely age 60. The bills continued at 100% but the widow's Social Security benefit was only 60%. Widows at age 60 should receive 100% of their spouse's Social Security so they do not fall on hard times.

I am about to retire and do not understand why Social Security, a self-supporting fund, is on the chopping block. It does not cost the US Government one cent and statistically, is sound for 20 more years.

Our country's older adult population is being affected- Medicare cuts are affecting their physical therapy benefits and must not be allowed to continue. The impact to society and healthcare is too great for us to not act.

Passing a law regulating the use of plastic bags in Michigan will be a major step in aesthetically improving our communities while reducing the expense of plastic bag disposal. Furthermore, the regulation of plastic bag use would promote Michigan as truly being “Pure”. We use plastic bags for minutes, yet they persist in our environment for hundreds of years. The average person uses 360 single-use plastic bags every year. Despite efforts to expand recycling programs, less than 5% of single-use plastic bags are currently being recycled nationwide. The rest of these bags inevitably end up in our landfill or as litter, clogging storm drain systems, and making their way to the Great Lakes. Plastic bags entangle or are ingested by lake wildlife and shore birds, as well as break down into small bits that persist in the ecosystem and may move through the food chain if ingested by fish.

This concerns fracking in the State of California. I am a California resident, born and raised!

Any and all People injured from firearms violence are victims of Civil Rights Violations.

What is happening to Congress you were voted in the office by the people for the people and now that you're in office you don't know anybody But big business We the people might not have the money that big interest groups have but one person one vote You and your family might not be affected by this but the American people are and we need you to hear us and do your job

Why are we putting back air controllers when other important issues are still hurting because of the sequestration? Are policemen, firefighters, children, meals on wheels any less? Inconvenience is the lamest excuse I have ever heard of. 93% of Americans probably can't even afford to fly. POTUS really. Get your priorities straight. We fought for Pres Obama you need to stand by us.

I feel the phone companies have a monopoly on the type of phones non clients can buy. The really great phones are only offered with a Contract. If more people would move to prepaid, maybe cel Phone choices would be better and costs would go down.

Congress is rushing to pass legislation today to end the airline delays caused by the sequester cuts. It's not a bad idea, but the sequester is causing all sorts of problems, so why focus just on this? The reason is Congress is hearing from wealthy contributors who fly frequently--and also they personally are going on recess next week and don't want to be inconvenienced when they travel home. This is outrageous. Cancer patients are being turned away from clinics. Kids are being thrown out of Head Start programs. Housing assistance, unemployment insurance, and food pantries have all been cut. Congress is ignoring all these emergencies--while focusing only on how they personally are being inconvenienced.

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