Subsidies going to the largest, most successful landowners and farm operators in America, while taxpayers stand to lose their benefits.

Do we have to continue to endure the killing of our children--at Newtown and in our cities.

We CAN have sensible gun control WITHOUT impinging on the Second Amendment. We have limited the First Amendment with common sense; You can't shout FIRE in a crowded theatre. We can do the same for the Right to Bare Arms. Having the Right to Bare Arms comes with a HUGE responsibility and should be treated that way. A gun is a dangerous lethal weapon and we have less regulation of guns than we do of cars and who can drive them. That is crazy! Heavy, strict regulation of guns DOES NOT limit the rights of citizens who are of sound mind, legal age, and non-criminal background to bare arms. It preserves the Right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness for the majority of citizens in our United States. No one should be gunned down by a mentally unstable person, a criminal or child in possession of a dangerous firearm. We can make sensible laws to prevent mass murders and other gun violence without violating our Second Amendment.

This week we all grieve as a nation for the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook Massacre that took place this week. We cannot make sense of this tragic loss of life. President Obama, you have called for meaningful action to prevent tragedies such as this, and I agree wholeheartedly. While gun control is an issue that should be addressed in due time, the more pressing issue is the paucity of access to adequate healthcare for the mentally ill.

Gauraunteed Child Safety in EVERY classroom.

My descendants have atended Virginia Tech where a mass shooting with unregistered guns occured. Our children atended a grammar school in Cinnecticut.

GUNS DON"T KILL PEOPLE.....BULLETS DO

Dear Mr. President, In the recent years, the Arts have been eliminated from schools, as Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, and better test scores seem to be the primary focus. While parents are forced to work extra jobs, or have taken pay cuts; the elimination of these programs from schools due to budget cuts, have encouraged the children will grow up with limited creativity, innovation, and problem solving skills. The arts promote, develop,encourage, and provide a safe, exploring experience for children to practice skills that are vital to the rest of their education. Skills like science and math will be effected because of their difficulty in solving complex problems, as they will struggle with the ability to creatively think out the answers. The effect of the arts (i.e., dance, theater, music, art) on children cannot be denied or ignored. Without these programs both during school and after school, the child is subjected to limited activities, primarily video games (mostly promoting violence), and watching TV, (primarily action and violent shows.) Hours of this type of violence educates our children to become accustom and accept violence. There is too much violence being caused by teens and young adults. Children and teens need to become more involved in programs that demonstrate positive support and supervision, and encourage the children to think creatively. This should help them to pursue a life and develop into an adult who is bright, educated, innovative, and cultured.

State and Local Governments for years have been burdened with Defined Benefit Programs that are Actuarial unsound. These Golden Parachutes for Public Employees, have been and will continue to add hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Deficits to State and Local Governments. These costs guaranteed by the Tax Payers are Unsustainable in a Speculative Collapsing Economy .

The horror in Newtown, CT highlights the need for continued investment in school-based mental health services and supports. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy plans to cut funding for our state's network of school-based health centers (SBHC's). Our children need access to mental health prevention and treatment services more than ever; in fact, there are about 90,000 K-12 students in Connecticut who cannot access desperately needed mental health services.

Stop the State of California from implementing the high speed train to nowhere.

The administration is proposing to change the FCC rules so that the radio, TV, and newspapers in our community may be controlled by one entity such as Newscorp.