WIA is a government tuition assistance program for unemployed workers who want to retrain themselves for in-demand jobs, such as computer networking. The problem is that many participating schools have dramatically raised their tuition costs (my school went up over 208%!) in order to 'milk the program' (?). The WIA contract REQUIRES participants to complete their studies or face penalties, so many students are forced to take out loans they may not be able to repay in order to complete their funding or - in over a quarter of the cases - they drop out and never finish the program, having wasted two years of their lives in a futile effort to improve themselves.

Term limits on all elected officials. New ideas should be brought in so corruption does not occur.

Several States are currently considering reforming their electoral voting approach based on electoral votes per Congressional District. This would result in a variety of approaches toward the election of the President from State to State. And, within each State, it would magnify the problem created by party politics controlling the establishment of the Congressional Districts. While more voters supported Democratic candidates, the Republicans control the House of Representatives. The same result would have occurred had electoral votes been allocated by Congressional District.

Protecting Kids

The Republican-dominated Senate has voted to allow Senators to carry concealed firearms on the Senate floor, but has banned visitors in the public gallery from wearing hearing aids.

Educational cuts to TX schools have been significant in the last few years. Support those people who have been leaders in increasing funding for education.

The Right to Work Laws in Arkansas need to be repealed. They are keeping the state at the bottom of the financial chain in this country. Example: My Daughter worked at Sonic Drive In Restaurant, she got paid $3.50 per hour, and any tips she got were counted towards her minimum wage. She is the only bread winner in her household, he is temporarily disabled, and the tips on top of minimum wage would help considerably. This might work in a high end establishment, but most workers don't work in such an establishment. All this does is keep the employer from having to pay minimum wage. It also gives the employer the right to fire someone without just cause. The employee can be released for ANY reason, IE; if the employer had a bad day they could fire someone on the spot for nothing that has to do with work. It's just wrong , and needs to be changed.

The Chicago City Council consists of 50 wards and 50 alderman. I submit that the the same 50 wards can be managed with 25 alderman.

Congress should do its part to help get the country's fiscal house in order. Why should the members be exempt from cutbacks?

The over charging of phone call and inmate store

The North Dakota Bakken oil fields are burning off enough Natural Gas each day to heat Half Million homes. We need 100,000 signatures in the next thirty days!

I purchased a fifth wheel in November of 1997 from Keybank in Ohio,it was company used by the dealership.The loan was for fifteen yearrsI had nine skip a payments.with Keybank,all i was told was the pay $50.00 for processing fees.......No one told me that the terms and interest would change.I was under the impression that payments would be added on the back of my intial loan.Thanks Patsy Butler#370337