After seeing what is going on in the House and Senate, Time to have changes instead of these politicians retiring with all the benefits that they have voted for themselves.

The recent proposal to raise Sewer & Water rates 10% in New Orleans over a period of time is outrageous. What with rental increases, low wages & just high living expenses, it's hard enough to make ends meet. This is a poor state with over half living below the poverty level. We just can't afford this rate increase.

Macy's, Bloomingdales, Lord & Taylors and Bergdorf Goodman all ran advertisements the day after the New York Post made the outrageous decision to publish a photo of a man who got struck by a train. Since these marketers think it's acceptable to advertise in a paper that aims to profit off an innocent man's death, let's make it clear that we don't.

In 2012, there were 506 people killed in Chicago. More people than the number of Allied Forces killed in the war in Afghanistan. January in Chicago was the bloodiest month in 10 years. In one week alone, a mother lost her fourth and final child to gun violence, and a 15 year old girl, who a week prior had performed for the President’s, Inauguration, was gunned down in the rain, on her way home from school. Most of these victims, like this young girl have been innocent bystanders, caught in the crossfire. Unemployment among youth in Chicago, is greater than 70%. Too often, these young people are left standing on the mean streets of our city.is greater than 70%. Employed youth are less likely to be victims or perpetrators of gang and gun violence.

California law allows the ratepayers who own the district to vote for lower water rates and dismiss the professional water people who have monopolized the districts resources for their own purposes.

Subject: Fiscal Cliff Issues Hi, Resolving the fiscal cliff by 12-31-12. That's why I signed a petition to The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Barack Obama, which says: "I expect the congress to work with the President to avoid the "fiscal cliff" & increase taxes for those making over $250,000 as well as reduce spending without affecting Medicare or social security benefits." Will you sign this petition? Click here: http://signon.org/sign/fiscal-cliff-issues?source=s.em.cp&r_by=516170 Thanks!

If Congress doesn't extend tax cuts for 98% of Americans & 97% of small businesses by Christmas, taxes will go up for them by at least $2,000/year on 1/1/2013, resulting in (1) less income for food, gas, & medicine, (2) less revenues for businesses, (3) hundreds of thousands of layoffs, (4) triggering a new recession, & (5) worsening the global economic crisis.

I have watched a documentary that gave clear evidence from persons affected in their careers with BLM and from those who advocate for the Wild Horses. It showed hard evidence (documents) of corruption within BLM as well their intent to systematically exterminate the wild horses throughout Nevada, Idaho & Wyoming for the purpose of "clearing the way"for BP Oil to install the Ruby pipeline in the near future. Those wild horse herds will obstruct BP's efforts as they will not be able to pass an EIS if horses are present. This is destruction of a national heritage, our Wild Horse Herd and we must stop BLM in their tracks.

It's all about greed. It's time the CEO's hurt when the company hurts. No more golden parachutes.

Georgia leads the NATION in child-fatalities related to school bus loading/unloading zones. (source: National School Bus Loading and Unloading Survey).

Governor Cuomo of New York has the ability to stop the gas companies from hydrofracking in New York State. Gas Lobbyists are working diligently to pressure him into approving hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale Bed which endangers not only the environment, but the lives and health of its citizens. There are more environmentally friendly ways of meeting our energy needs such as wind and solar. Tell Governor Cuomo not to approve hydrofracking in the state of New York.

I run a small business and make less than $250,000/year and significantly less than Congressman Barletta's combined salary and allowance of more than $1million for 2012. It should be the top priority of our Congress to pass legislation that ensures that those of us in the "98%" group making less than $250,000/year will not see a tax increase of any kind come January 2013. Otherwise we should petition to have Congressman Bartletta removed from office in favor of someone that WILL vote in our favor.