Retired seniors typically have labored in the workforce for fifty years, with the promise of "golden years," to be lived in dignity at the end of their careers. Yet almost 40% of retirees are forced to go back to work to make ends meet. The annual Cost of Living raise was intended to keep up with rising costs and it is not reaching that goal. Legislators have the means to see that the additional dollars in our Social Security checks each year are more reflective of the reality elders experience, by switching the index used annually to the CPI-E and putting the CPI-W to work for only urban clerical workers.

i am a parent of a student in Marion jr.high , we do not need the bed bugs brought to our homes . and the schools have done nothing about it ,as long as they let them just be in the schools they are only going to get worse , where there is one there is more . we was told its our right to keep our kid/kids home from school so they can take care of the problem and when i do i get told that it wil not be excused and i will have a truancy officer now ! this is not how you treat your students if the school is the one with the bed bug problem

Americans living overseas are subject to a separate and substantially more punitive tax code than stateside Americans. This is grossly unfair. Furthermore, the United States government has demonstrated little to no concern about the well-being of its overseas diaspora. As a result, many false narratives from many sources have surfaced that mischaracterize the real situation on the ground. H.R. 4363 should layout what is really going on and set the record straight. It is vitally important Congress act on this legislation to safeguard the lives of millions of Americans abroad from financial ruin.

Since the 1970’s, the science regarding a warming climate has been recorded. The human caused climate catastrophe has been rapidly accelerated due to an increase of fossil fuel emissions around the world. Let it be clear: this is not the fault of the average person. While riding your bike to work and eliminating single-use plastics from your daily routine are admirable, driving your car and drinking your tea with a plastic straw are not the main catalysts of the fast-approaching crisis. For decades, fossil fuel executives have known that an increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has led to a direct correlation in rising global temperatures. As the global populous becomes more aware of this issue, it is becoming increasingly easier to hold those at fault accountable. The broken accountability measures of the past are no longer able to shield the power behind fossil fuel companies. It is not enough to implement bold and tangible change for the sake of our environment and health; we must hold those at the cause of this problem accountable to ensure these grossly unjust actions and cover up never happen again.

To support a great athlete that has paid his dues

We need to focus on providing more accessible food relief for Colorado State University students experiencing food insecurity. According to a CSU survey conducted in the Fall of 2013, approximately 10% of students at Colorado State University experience food insecurity. According to a 2019 petition by social work students, 3 out of 10 students face food insecurity at CSU. Rams take care of Rams. Our community is committed to solving food insecurity. This year's Giving Tuesday, Colorado State University raised more than $100,000 for Rams Against Hunger, providing 13,352 meals for students. Our ASCSU administration is also committed to solving this crisis. We have pocket pantries that provide free food across campus. We have the mobile food pantry that comes to campus once a month for two hours where students can get up to 20 pounds of food. But the average person consumes an estimated 4 pounds of food a day. This is not enough. At this rate, students who are relying solely on the mobile food pantry do not have enough food to last a week, let alone a month. It takes more than an hour for a student to travel from the CSU campus to the Larimer County Food Bank using the city bus system. Oftentimes, students do not have the during the weekday to take an over two-hour journey for free healthy food. RamRide only runs in the late evenings Thursday-Saturday when the food bank is closed. RamRide does not have enough funding or volunteers to extend its hours so that they may bring students to the food bank. Our students without a car also struggle with carrying the weight of groceries long distances. Imagine having to carry over 20 pounds of food while walking back to your home, riding your bike, or taking the city busses. Our students need better transportation for food. Our commitment to solving this problem can continue. We need to call on the University to extend their support of our food-insecure students by funding RamRide so that everyone has increased access to healthy food. We must further show that Rams do take care of Rams.

My son is a third grade student currently attending Minnesuake Elementary School. I am writing not as just a concerned mother, but also as a third grade teacher. I am greatly concerned about the number of children in each of the four designated third grade classrooms.This is why I am petitioning for additional support to be placed in each of the classrooms for the remainder of this year and a fifth section to be added to the 2020-2021 school year. I have witnessed the impact of large class size and witnessed the affects that occurs in the classroom. Research strongly supports that smaller class size leads to greater academic achievement and students overall well being. Third Grade is a monumental year. It is the year that sets the foundation for our children's intermediate school years and beyond. It is a year of great growth and development. We owe it to our children to provide them with a classroom of adequate size, which ensures their maximum growth potential. Elementary classroom sections with these staggering numbers are an injustice to our children as well as the educators that are serving our community. This is why I am petitioning the Three Village Board of Education, Cheryl Pedisich, and Nancy Pickford to incorporate into their 2020-2021 school budget the implementation of an additional classroom section for this grade level.

This is important because without continuing our education we would be another statistic on the street. Akthem and I are students who are willing to learn. Can Glenbard South deny us education? Can they treat us like objects? With hope Akthem & I can be students again. Make Glenbard South Believe In Us Again!!

This is Important, because we need to understand once a person commits a crime wether big or small and they are punished, that should be it. instead our system and people whom have nothing to do with the system holds grudges and continues to spitefully attack African AMERICANS such as Michael Vick for crimes that they already paid for. This makes you wonder is it about the crime or is it about his race. There are many stories with other “non-black” athletes that are worse and no one is petitioning to tarnish there name or take away their accomplishments. I ask this simple question, what does his Past “paid for” crimes have to do with his ability to be put in the position as pro bowl captain! LEAVE THIS MAN ALONE ALREADY, you guys have tried to ruin his life in every way. ITS ENOUGH! I ask those that are tired of people holding your past against you and wish you could just move on with your life and not continuously be punished over and over wether it be non criminal or criminal to sign this. This petition is not only for Micheal Vick but for you as well. Let’s hope this petition will help M.V live in peace with all his accomplishments untouched. Thank you Kat St. John

The Trump Administration recently announced changes to SNAP that will cause hundreds of thousands of people to lose access to their “food stamp” benefits. SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program commonly referred to as "food stamps," is a federal nutrition program that’s critical for fighting hunger in the United States. According to Feeding America, "SNAP provides families with their basic nutritional needs to get them through temporary hard times. It helps people get back on their feet and on the road to a better life.” However, the Trump Administration has been working for the last three years to undermine SNAP as part of their agenda to limit access to public assistance programs. The newly-announced attack on SNAP is especially outrageous because Congress rejected these proposed changes to the program during the Farm Bill debate last year. The House rejected it in a bipartisan vote of 330-83, and the Senate voted down a similar amendment 68-30. But now, Sonny Perdue, Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture, is moving forward with these changes through an undemocratic “executive order” that targets very poor people struggling to work — many of whom are homeless, living in small towns and rural communities with little or no access to employment, or have health conditions that prevent them from working. Please join with us and demand that Sonny Perdue stop the Trump attacks on food assistance programs critical for fighting hunger in the United States.

The Trump Administration recently announced changes to SNAP that will cause hundreds of thousands of people to lose access to their “food stamp” benefits. SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program commonly referred to as "food stamps," is a federal nutrition program that’s critical for fighting hunger in the United States. According to Feeding America, "SNAP provides families with their basic nutritional needs to get them through temporary hard times. It helps people get back on their feet and on the road to a better life.” However, the Trump Administration has been working for the last three years to undermine SNAP as part of their agenda to limit access to public assistance programs. The newly-announced attack on SNAP is especially outrageous because Congress rejected these proposed changes to the program during the Farm Bill debate last year. The House rejected it in a bipartisan vote of 330-83, and the Senate voted down a similar amendment 68-30. But now, Sonny Perdue, Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture, is moving forward with these changes through an undemocratic “executive order” that targets very poor people struggling to work — many of whom are homeless, living in small towns and rural communities with little or no access to employment, or have health conditions that prevent them from working. Please join with us and demand that Sonny Perdue stop the Trump attacks on food assistance programs critical for fighting hunger in the United States.

Please grant my father’s application for a pardon to protect him from the reach of Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and help him stay in the U.S. with us, his family. My father was brought to the U.S. lawfully as a child by my grandmother, who wanted a better life for her family. In 1997, when I was three, my father went to prison. He was just 19 when he shot and tragically took the life of another young man. In 2011, while my father was in prison, my brother (my father’s youngest son) was killed in an act of violence, deepening my father’s understanding of the traumatic impact he had on his victim’s family and gun violence has on our community, more generally. My father spent 25 years in prison atoning for the harm he caused (http://www.voicesfromwithin.org/tyrone-abraham.html). After much soul searching, he turned his life around and committed to bettering himself (he earned Bachelor and Master’s degrees) and helping others. He helped at-risk youth understand the impact of gun violence and develop strategies for non-violent conflict resolution. He educated his peers about HIV/AIDS and making healthy lifestyle decisions. He led his prison’s United Asian American Organization as President when no one else stepped up to ensure its representation. For all his work, my father earned the respect of peers, advocates, clergy members, academics, correctional officials, legislators, and, earlier this year, the state parole board, which granted him parole. However, my father was not freed on his release date, he was transferred to ICE custody and set for deportation to a country he has not seen since he was just 11 years old and where he has no family left. Time is running out; my father’s deportation is imminent as he sits in an ICE detention center. My father served his time, every day of his sentence; and so did our entire family. I need my father, my aging grandmother needs her son, my mother needs her husband, my uncle needs his brother, my cousins need their uncle, and my father needs us. Keeping my father away from our family and sending him to a land he does not know and where he has no support system is cruel and defies logic. Moreover, deporting my father would be a terrible loss for our community. New York taxpayers invested tremendous resources in my father’s transformation, and with the help of dedicated professionals, he succeeded remarkably. My father will continue his community work as a credible messenger after his incarceration. But without your pardon, we will all lose what we stand to benefit from my father’s return. The precious life of my father’s victim can never be replaced. As someone who lost her own brother in much the same way, I understand. But I am so proud of the man my father has become. He has taught me the importance of humility, hard work, and community service. Please help my father continue to live and work here in the U.S. If you give him this opportunity, I know he can help heal our broken world. Sincerely, Shayquana (daughter of Tyrone Abraham)