People who got laid off in 2008-2011 got 99 weeks of unemployment due to the Federal unemployment assistance program. However, all of these extensions expire as of Jan 2 - so those who got laid off after June in 2012 only get the regular 26 weeks of unemployment. The unemployment rate is higher than it was in 2008-2010, and it is next to impossible to find work comparable to positions we were laid off from in 6 months. According to the NJ Governors office, all of these who got laid off in 2012, PLUS all of the 99 weekers will be hitting the welfare rolls come January if unemployment is not extended, which would be disastrous to the economy. Those who don't choose to seek welfare (such as myself) will be forced to work 60-80 hours a week at multiple minimum wage jobs, which will most likely NOT meet our living expenses, and not leave much time for looking for a full-time position that will. This petition is asking for a Tier 1 26-week extension for those who were laid off in 2012. We are not asking for 99 weeks, we are just asking for at least another 6 months to give us more of a chance to find a job that would at least come closer to meeting our living expenses than having to rush out and work at a minimum wage service job(s). Many of us have been working for years and thus have paid into the state unemployment system - we are not looking for handouts, just a fair shot at looking for QUALITY work like the 99-weekers have gotten!

If I didn't do my job at work, I would either be written up or let go. What is the consequence for Congress not doing the people's work. Four day work weeks? Paid trips home? I think they should not get paid when they don't do their job>

Create a Financial Transaction Tax that would apply to the purchase and sale of derivatives, options and stocks. Dual purpose would tame the excesses and out of control computerized trading. 1/2% would raise a lot of money. A reinstated speculation tax of $2.00 for every $100 would be of benefit too.

Virginia's people cannot wait for more than 32 billion dollars in Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare benefits as the wealthy elite threaten to paralyze Congress. We depend on you to expose this stalling tactic for what it really is, a greedy ploy that preys on those who cannot afford to bargain.

As looming cuts to the social safety net are threatened, the military budget should be brought to the calculation. A 25% cut in military funds would not adversely affect the MIC's ability to defend America, but will save over $2T over the next ten years.

Follow the lead of Vermont in setting up a Medicare for all type of coverage under the ACA.

Unionism and 100 years of hard work set back

I am a disabled Iraqi war veteran who suffers from PTSD, arthritis, and bone spurs on my vertebrates. After being a put on several addictive and non-addictive medications I have found that marijuana is the only medications that allows me to function to my full extent. I have 5 days to get 20 signatures on this petition that will be sent to various elected officials. Please support me in getting the medication that myself and so many others can benefit from. Thank you

I am the co-author of The Sexualization of Girls and Girlhood: Causes, Consequences and Resistance, Oxford University Press. American Apparel ads are among the most egregious examples of posing models in "barely legal" and "homemade style" shoots, and this must stop.

Susan Rice is a target of right-wing attack. She is very well qualified to be the next Secretary of State. She is being falsely accused of covering up wrong-doing in the Bangazi issue.

Senator Meekhoff has the state of Michigan on the edge of the abyss. Pushing right to work through in an underhanded fashion during a lame duck session of congress, and closing the peoples building down to prevent effective protest.

Stop the discriminstion against the older generator. And yes I have been personally effected by this Issuer. My Husband has not a jobi in a year Plus.