Too often, a lame duck Congress votes themselves perks before they leave office. There is no accountability. With only a 7 percent approval rating, most people would be fired. They need to be more accountable to the people who elects them.

Follow the example of forward-thinking local governments by banning all Polystyrene packaging in the US and promoting environmentally responsible alternatives

Three years ago my sister was laid to rest due to a house fire caused by faulty wiring in the house,that was the first child my mother had ever lost and the first sibling I had ever lost and it was a pain I had never felt before in my life. Before the fire occurred the problem had been reported to the landlord several times and after the damage had been done neighbors and old residents of the house reported they also had electrical problems and was ignored by the landlord and nothing was done. Since then my mother and I have had to deal with more slumlords who flat out does not care about anybodies well being or living conditions in properties they own,all that matters is a money order before the fifth. Hard working tenants who pay their rent on time while maintaining the property as best as they can have to continuosly call and wait for problems that they can't or aren't obligated to fix to get fixed when some have infant children and disabled elderly living at the properties. Under the current Arkansas Landlord and Tenant laws the landlords are getting away with robbery and the tenants have to either take it or move on. If a tenant holds money from the landlord until they fix a leak in the roof because the leak could cause electrical damage,the tenant can be placed under arrest or asked to leave the premises. Thats not equal,I'm sure none of you or them would like to spend your money to live in a place thats half inhabitable either but thats what hard working Arkansans are being forced to do and something has to be done about it. Without the people there wouldn't be any neighborhoods to place the alert centers who main goal is to "Stop the Drug Dealer" when in alot of neighbor hoods you don't see any drug dealers but you do see slumlords taking money from people who barely making it as is. Tenants for Equal Accountability main priority is to get the current landlord and tenant laws revised,instead of the current laws standing up for the crooks collecting money for doing nothing,we need laws standing up for the people who work hard and don't have to worry about spending two or three nights in the cold because they heat went out and the Landlord say "You Gotta Wait". We want to live comfortable in our homes just like the Landlords/Slumlords are living comfortable in their homes and In order for that to happen New Landlord Responsibilities have to be enforced.

Extreme legislators in Atlanta and their corporate donors are trying to ram through a series of bills to attack workers’ rights and weaken the ability of local communities to determine what works best for them. At the heart of these bills is an attempt to intimidate workers. But it goes far beyond that. They would increases penalties for free speech activities, like picketing, put new, burdensome requirements on small businesses and workers, and tie the hands of local communities to keep local officials from deciding what works best for them when dealing with their workforce. Tell your legislators to oppose these measures and focus on creating good jobs and strengthening Georgia’s economy instead.

Health problems, medical bills, loss of pay due to time missed due to sickness caused by mold and mold spors in air

Serving as the elected representatives of WE THE PEOPLE should be a privilege and a sacred duty, not a career! The framers never imagined that people would make it their life's work. We need to break the endless cycle of reelection for career politicians. If we can't get them to limit their terms, maybe we can demand that they forgo LIFETIME PENSIONS for serving as little as a single term in Congress...while our veterans receive little or nothing for serving, or being killed or being maimed for life.

Honorable Members of the PA State House Judiciary Committee PA House Bill 683 was referred to your committee Feb. 12, 2013 PA House Bill 683 (HB683: Haluska, Metzgar, Barrar, M. K. Keller, Hess, Moul, Fleck, C. Harris And Murt, February 12, 2013), like similar legislation in other US states, is not well-thought out. It will limit whistle-blowing, and keep the public unaware of food safety problems, animal abuse and poor/dangerous working conditions on factory farms. It's benefit to our food safety and farm workers is unclear. Remember the 2008 investigation of a dairy cow slaughter plant in Chino, California? It prompted the largest meat recall in U.S. history, identified fraud on the federal government’s school lunch program, and resulted in criminal convictions. HB683 would criminalize only the workers who expose such crimes. HB683 would do nothing to protect We The People from the cruelty, contaminants, and fraud. Further, with the increase in gas drilling in PA, HB683 is doubly troubling: Line 9 on page 1 defines the proposed second and third degree felonies as those "Interfering with agricultural operations." But Lines 9-11 on page 3 too broadly define "Agricultural operations" as "Any public or private property where an agricultural activity or farming is conducted or takes place." This includes the sites of much of PA's gas drilling, storage and transfer activities. Citizen activism is an increasingly important tool for We The People to find out about gas-related crimes and pollution. HB683 would seemingly outlaw reporting on these threats to our air, water and dirt. Please voted NO on HB683. Thank you for your time.

Worked very hard to establish a beautiful home for my family and lived here for over 70 years. Want peace and quiet in my remaining years. NO EAST/WEST HIGHWAY ANYWHERE! M.A.Clukey

Take away Congress' benefits to balance the budget if they don't do it by March 1st. Both sides are working on plans that they know will fail so they can blame the other side! That is not what we elected them to do!

Most people know that jobs are our first priority. But most don't understand that means good jobs, because only good jobs pay enough to create real consumers and strong tax revenue. And only strong unions will fight to make weak jobs into good jobs. Only strong unions have the will and independence to revive the middle class. They are the voice of the workforce. Revival of the unions is the indispensable key to revival of the middle class and the restoration of prosperity in the United States

Redistricting in North Carolina was a scam in 2012. People in North Carolina we need to wake up and look at our state legislaters and look at what being done. No jobs creations, but Power grabs that will polarize our State for years to come. A governor that is a follower of the Legislaters instead of governing the State of North Carolina.

Redistricting in North Carolina was a scam in 2012. People in North Carolina we need to wake up and look at our state legislaters and look at what being done. No jobs creations, but Power grabs that will polarize our State for years to come. A governor that is a follower of the Legislaters instead of governing the State of North Carolina.