The Republicans in the House of Representatives are again threatening to default on our bills that Congress has amassed. This rule simply raises or lowers the debt ceiling to accommodate the spending and revenue levels approved. This would remove the chance of a downgrade in America's credit rating and help keep promises already made.

Nate Silver said it best: the people creating these visualizations "are journalists in addition to being programmers and/or graphic artists: the goal is to communicate complex information clearly and accurately, and not just to make something cool or pretty. There should be a Pulitzer category for this stuff."

In the days following the Sandy Hook shooting tragedy, the NRA offered no reasonable solutions for our national gun violence crisis. And now, a coalition of gun groups have organized a day to honor guns. The deaths of thousands of Americans from gun violence is no joke. NRA, Gun Appreciation Day is offensive and wrong, and you need to condemn it!

I am a middle school teacher who works in a building with inadequate security. Our state, county, and residents lack the funds to secure the school. Please urge the President, US House, and US Senate to mandate "smart gun" technology.

WE WON!!! Iowa DOT reversed course and will issue driver’s licenses to young immigrants ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Director Paul Trombino and the Iowa Department of Transportation recently announced that they will not issue state IDs or driver’s licenses to immigrants who qualify for work permits under President Obama's new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Granting driver’s license to DACA applicants is good for public safety and this decision is an unacceptable attack on Iowa's immigrant community. Director Trombino is playing politics with the lives of young Iowans. Even the American Civil Liberties Union believes that state officials should be granting driver’s licenses and state ID cards to these immigrants. We demand that Director Trombino reverse his decision to deny driver's licenses to those who have been granted work permits under the new DACA program.

There is a need for blood of all types around the United States, and the World. Restricting Homosexual men, like myself, from donating blood. allowing the donation would bring in thousands of pints of much needed blood.

Congress taking serious action on condemning violence against Women by enforcing stiffer penalties for rape & Domestic Violence.

Every gun must be registered and insured just as every automobile must be registered and insured to operate in each state. We have all been affected by wanton misuse of guns. Insurance premiums should reflect the potential harm of each weapon insured.

Against Women Act is a direly need piece of legislation, that should have never been allowed to expire. We need this bill passed – and more so – passed to include protection and services for ANY woman in danger of violence on US soil.

pedestrian safety. i was hit by a car. i had the walk lite, driver turned corner, into my path, and hit me.

In November, Albuquerque voters overwhelmingly supported a ballot measure to raise the minimum wage to $8.50. Now, Bernalillo County officials are considering passing similar legislation county-wide.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has been without a full time Director for over six years. As a retired supervisory ATF agent and gun owner, I find this problematic as we try to agree upon new sensible laws and regulations.