Cronic Homelessness is a problem in the District of Columbia

Eliminate taxpayer-funded pension and health insurance benefits for State Legislators.

Under the Affordable Care Act, states will receive 100% funding the first year, to expand medicaid coverage up to 138% of the federal poverty level. However, the Supreme Court ruling made the expansion optional in each state. Gov. Kasich has included the expansion in his budget, with limitations. We demand that the Republican majorities in the General Assembly support the expansion. Thousands of Ohioans need health care now.

It is outrageous that in Alabama, where minimum wage jobs employ most people, that when you go to buy groceries to feed your family, you are paying 9% sales tax. How can food, which you need to exist, be taxed? The average person in Alabama, which is a poor state, is struggling to survive, does not MAKE THE SALERIES OF OUR LEGISLATORS nor have their health benefits, which our tax dollars pay for; just once can they vote on something that would help the average struggling family who is trying to feed their family, then gets slapped in the face buying groceries to feed their famiies! Outrageous!

Alll of the working people in the US will be more severely impacted by the sequester. I run a small manufacturing company and I see how difficult it is for my employees before this cuts.

We, the undersigned people and People For Fairness Coalition, demand that you fund affordable housing to address the housing in the District of Columbia. You should focus the $100 million dollar commitment to the following housing priorities: Expand the Department of Human Services Permanent Supportive Housing Program to serve more people. Target the Local Rent Supplement Program to provide Housing and Support Services to chronically homeless individuals. Increase funding for the Housing Production Trust Fund to produce and preserve affordable housing. Pilot a "Sweat Equity" Program for homeless individuals to provide job training and afforodable housing. Additionally, it is critical that the $7 Million shortfall in the Department of Human Services FY'13 budget is accounted for and providing services to families and individuals experiencing homelessness. Sincerely,

The services offered to families by the government (assistance programs, child support programs, daycare & medical assistance, etc.) must have policy adjustments to accommodate parents that choose to share equal physical and legal custody. I have joint physical & legal custody of my three children, their mother has been receiving full cash, food, daycare, and medical assistance for six years (receiving full grants as though she's a soul custody parent). I am unable to receive assistance of any kind, and the county is allowed to seek child support from me. As a result, not only do I have the expense of providing a home and daily needs of the children, but the state takes $650/month from my children and I to pay for her welfare. For 6 years my children and I have paid for the living expenses of their mother who refuses to work. I am unable to cover the expenses of basic needs (mortgage, utilities, clothing, food, etc.). My credit has been destroyed, as well as my children's and my quality of life.

The Guardian just exposed how the top commanders in Iraq ordered and condoned torture in Iraq, why do they still roam free? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/06/pentagon-iraqi-torture-centres-link

Support current students who calling for Kenyon to divest from the world's 200 dirtiest fossil fuel companies. Let's make sure our endowment lives up to Kenyon's mission.

The President's gun bill includes: Conduct background checks on buyers for all gun sales; Renew and strengthen ban on military style assault weapons; Reinstate ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds.

I was hoping to take my children to our Nation's capital in April to visit the monuments and a White House Tour; I have been planning this trip since November 2012. On March 5th I received an email stating that “Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that White House Tours will be canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013 .....". The White House is the house of the people and should not be used as a political pawn.

Sugar Cove Road, Forest Service Road (FSR) 1188 was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps years ago in McDowell County, North Carolina. The road begins from NC 80, crossing three private land owners before entering into the Pisgah National Forest. The Forest Service is pursuing a Right of Way from the three willing land owners who wish for the Forest Service to acquire the Right of Way. However, a local resident who lives over a mile from FSR 1188 and who has no legal standing regarding the acquisition is trying to stop this from happening. That resident claims to have a Right of Way across the private portion of Sugar Cove Road, but legal documents and deeds dispute her claim. Forest Service officials are forced to listen to her because of the noise that she makes. However, many law abiding citizens have enjoyed Sugar Cove for generations. Sugar Cove is a pristine area of National Forest that many use for hunting, fishing, hiking, camping as well as gathering forest products to make an honest living. It is for the greater good of the public for the National Forest in NC to continue the pursuit of the acquisition so the area is accessible for generations to come. This acquisition is supported by all the private land owners that have legal standing. Let’s encourage the Forest Service to quickly obtain this legal access.