New Mexico has the highest accidental drug overdose rates in the country. Often people become addicted because of musculoskeletal pain that could have been treated successfully with physical medicine. Copay amounts for doctors of chiropractic (DC), physical therapy(PT), and occupational therapy(OT) are too high. This discourages patients from seeking conservative treatment first and causes them to resort to utilizing opioid drugs and surgery more often. The “Health Practitioner Cost-Sharing Rates” bill helps patients by reducing the copayment amount for a visit to a DC, PT, and OT to that of a primary care physician.

Governor Brown has declared war on the largest fresh water estuary remaining in California. North Delta Farmers, recreation and commercia fisherman, and legitamate environmentalist organizations demand that he and the greedy water purveyors to the stop this evil plan. We demand that the state support of this horror be stopped immediately. For more information go to www.restorethedelta.org

If someone under the age of 18 commits a sex crime, they are put on the registry and no one will hire them or rent to them. They become disabled at a very young age and remain that way for the rest of their lives.

If portions of Act 10 wasn't seen as an obvious political move to defund the political opposition, changing the way Wisconsin counts the Electoral College votes will make it clear to this sophisticated electorate that Walker is at it again.

I belive that competition amounst the cable tv providers would bring the high cost cable tv and internet down to a more reasonable price. Currently I have Mertrocast Cablevision. I wish that I could get connected to Comcast. If there can be competion for electricity, then I think the same should happen for phone and cable tv.

President Carter put Solar Panels on the Roof of the White House to show support for alternative energy. President Reagan took it down as a symbol of his non-support of clean energy.

100 million Americans above the age of 20 did not vote in the election this year. let us take control of Our Government by sending them the message we should have sent them 30 years ago. Our Country is Our Country and our elected Officials have NO Right to give amnesty to people who will hold duo citizenship, break our laws, steal from our tax money. Let USA IMPEACH these elected officials who ignore our constitution, their duty to protect Us and their duty to follow OUR laws. IMPEACH THEM NOW or REMOVE THEM FROM OFFICE NOW.

Are you observing the blizzard from the window in the comfort of your home? Are you enjoying a blazing 103 degree day under the shade tree? All living creatures seek shelter from inclement weather. What if you were prevented from doing so?

There are currently around 17,000 nuclear warheads in the world that can be converted into electrical energy. Given that there is an energy shortage and an overabundance of weapons, why don't we balance the equation?

Car Dealers often sell cars to unsuspecting consumers telling them that they have been approved for financing and the deal is final, when in reality to deal is not final and financing is not approved. These same dealers then sell the trade in and refuse to refund down payments. This conduct should not be allowed.

A recent article in The New York Times (http://tinyurl.com/nytimes-amgen) reported on a provision that was tucked into the “fiscal cliff” deal exempts a specific class of drugs from government controls for two years. That exemption will cost Medicare, YOU, nearly $500 million. Ironically, the deal was introduce by Senators McConnell, Baucus, and Hatch, known for their desire to reduce government spending, are known to have received campaign funding from Amgen through its political action committee. Amgen is the same company that had pleaded guilty to marketing an anti-anemia drug illegally and agreed to pay criminal and civil penalties of $762 million, a record settlement for a biotechnology company. The one-paragraph bill was introduced by Peter Welch (D-VT) (http://tinyurl.com/welchbill) and is co-sponsored by Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.), Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), and Bruce Braley (D-Iowa).

Please increase funding levels for tested housing programs administered by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency