Senators and congressmen enjoy the best medical coverage in the country, at a significant cost to tax payers. The conservatives in this country seem to want to cut social services to help reduce the debt, so how about they start by dropping their medical coverage which is a life long expense, extending well past their time in office.

As a Blue Shield of California individual policy subscriber, I am concerned that the proposed rate hike will be an unnecessary hardship for the subscribers who need coverage most. As a not-for-profit company sitting on a $3.9 billion surplus, Blue Shield should use some of this surplus to hold down premiums. Their reserves are far above what they are required to maintain for paying future claims.

Always nauseous, no appetite, loss of weight, chronic pain, people with ADHD, Glaucoma and many other ailments need this natural medication

My grandchildren have thousands of dollars to repay on their student loans. How is it fair that children of Congress do not!! Doesn't Congress get enough perks!

Ambassador Susan Rice is the most qualified candidate for Secretary of State. But Republicans are obstructing her nomination, and now she has removed herself for consideration. We need a talented diplomat like Rice to stay in the fight to become the next Secretary of State.

Any changes to either Medicare or Social Security will eventually result in the shameful conditions that precipitated the formation of these invaluable programs in the first place....namely, the elderly having to resort to abject poverty or relying on their offspring for care in their declining years.

Listen to economists. Let the tax cuts expire. Just deal with the budget.

The Santa Clara Valley Water Distict Board has voted to fluoridate our water. This is about freedom of choice. The FDA classifies fluoride as a drug and you need a prescription to take it (except topically like toothpaste, but even that you spit out). So why would you want it in our water when it adversely affects many others like hypo-thyroidism, kidney disease, osteoporosis, children's IQ, and dental fluorosis? Campbell voted against fluoridation 40 years ago and prevented SJ water from putting toxic waste into the water for everyone. Please help to do this again?

Making doctors accountable for the mistakes they make and how their mistakes affect the lives of everyday people. Yes i was personally affected.

Main issue: The 'Star Spangled Banner', while stirring, is primarily directed towards a symbol of our nation as opposed to the substance of America and it's dreams. As well: 1) America the Beautiful is easier to sing for most people, and is much more melodic and poetic. 2) In a time of terrible fighting with more dangerous weaponry, think it is time to stop singing lustily of "bombs bursting in air" and consider "Oh beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years..." On the day of 9/11, I was teaching music and asked my students to sing some of the songs of the US; we did not have a piano to accompany us, but the students sang quietly and reverently several of our patriotic songs. I thought then, as I think now, that our nation needed a better anthem than one which is primarily associated with football games.

my petition is about banning water bottles that take so much energy from our oil and our fossil fuels. my ban would help lower prices on gasoline and other petroleum by products. this has personally effected me by having budget cuts to my moms spending since her car take over 100$ to fill up her SUV. water bottles also pollute our earth and recycling dosent even happen only 10% of all water bottles are recycled most of all of the water bottles go to a mountain in india as you can clearly see that water bottles are a big waste.

People in government who make decisions where exclusive loyalty to the US is required.I'm particularly concerned about members of congress who retain their dual citizenship with Israel, while voting on foreign aid and military and diplomatic support. One cannot have loyalty to more than one country at a time.