Seniors should be able to count on Medicare at age 65, rather than have to gamble on getting affordable private health insurance for another two years.

Unfair practices towards Amazon employes during holiday season.

I have 12 grandchildren!

The congress needs to move away from the pledge that Norquist made them sign! It was not right for him to put that pressure on them! He should be jailed for such an act because its almost like trying to bribe a police officer or someone! And then get it done! Boehner and them can be replaced come election time and they better realize this! Please ask Obama if he could be tried with is it called extortion? And ask him to please investigate it! Thank you

I'm in the East Village. The December 4th date to restore landlines to those of us whose phones were knocked out by Hurricane Sandy has been moved to December 21st. I'm still reachable, because I have Verizon Wireless service. Many elders (and others) do NOT have mobile phones.

Yes I have been affected by this problem. My 7 yr olds bus driver started giving her candy on the way to and on the way home from school. I asked him not to give my daughter candy due to her being dye sensitive but it didnt stop so I complained to the how'd u make out with the storm? school. He then started giving her stuffed animals. My husband and I both to him to stop giving her things and to give her a ride to school only. My husband finally went to police not knowing what else to do when given no help from school or bus company. This went on from 1st grade then started again in 2nd grade when he stared touching her chest to play games with her. I as a parent saw something I didnt like going on, as well as you are taught to watch for these exact actions but when spotted there is no laws for protecting children before innocense is lost. Lets pass laws to protect our children before they are harmed and prevent peolpe from doing bad things rather than having to look for or find them dead after the fact. Adults who use positions of employment and such to target children should be punished very harshly without a child having to testify to fact that only parent should know is wrong and why. This individual is being charged with offensive touching which is only part of what happen. I am told by the delaware states attorney that there are no other laws to charge him with. This nedds to change! I as a parent should be able to lawfully protect my child. I feel that my child as well as my entire family has been victimized twice by this situation first by this individual then by the justice system that is supposed to protect.

Please, please, please, do not even consider cutting SSDI benefits or any benefits to Veterans. These are not "entitlements." We are, for the most part, people who have worked for over 30 years, or people who have served our country nobly and have EARNED these benefits. We have no means to earn further income to shelter, feed and in some cases, pay for the medicines we need to live with dignity and freedom in the United States.

The country is about to be threatened into intentional default and massive downgrade of its debt.. i.e. if the Republican House of Representatives is allowed to use a 1917 debt limit law as blackmail forcing tax and spending concessions from the Democrats.

Cuts for all Politicans.....

Antiquated California laws put us at risk. In my city, Los Angeles, we have limited mass transit options which force most of us to drive. Frequently, I encounter erratic, under the influence drivers when I am just trying to get home late at night. Our highways have a peak in alcohol related accidents immediately after the perennial "last call", as revelers hit those last shots and are rushed out of bars and clubs. Let's not kid ourselves, a large number of them go straight behind the wheel, endangering everyone. In addition, this is more than a safety issue. It also has major economic ramifications to tax payers including the cost of emergency services, and the loss of business opportunity, not to mention restrictions on jobs. With the Holidays just around the corner, this problem will once again be exacerbated, and as a teacher, I am also concerned about our young drivers who often become statistics! I did some research and found this 2003 San Francisco Board of Supervisors "resolution urging the California State Legislature to pass legislation to modernize laws related to alcohol closing hours", which evidently was unsuccessful; however, it provides data that continues to frame the problem very well. Please feel free to browse through some of the main points and support my petition. Thank you! San Francisco Board of Supervisors File No. 040057 [Urging State Law Change] Resolution urging the California State Legislature to pass legislation to modernize laws related to alcohol closing hours. WHEREAS, California law currently restricts the sale of alcohol uniformly across the state, despite the diversity of local transit availability and tourism alternatives found in the firth largest economy in the world; and, WHEREAS, Major metropolitan areas that rely upon tourism, cultural events and conventions such as Los Angels, San Francisco and San Diego operate under the same alcohol restrictions as rural and suburban areas which provide fewer late night transit alternatives for those attempting to get home safely after venues close; and, WHEREAS, Restaurants, cabarets, theatres, nightclubs, bars, music halls, taxis, hotels, airports, car rentals, travel agents, street fairs, cultural events, shops and convention centers all benefit from a thriving interest in the entertainment industry; and, WHEREAS, The state of Florida empowers local jurisdictions to regulate their own last call tie and cities like Miami and Jacksonville have set last call at 4AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Louisiana grants its large metropolitan areas such as the City of New Orleans the power to regulate its own last call time, and the city allows bars and nightclubs to stay open for business 24 hours; and, WHEREAS, The state of Illinois allows Chicago to set its own hours, which the city has set at 4AM Monday through Saturday and 5AM on Sunday morning; and, WHEREAS, The state of New York allows New York City to hold last call until 4AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Georgia grants the city of Atlanta the power to decide its own last call time which the city has set at 4AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Texas allows Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth and Dallas to hold last call until 4AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Indiana allows the city of Indianapolis to hold last call until 3AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Hawaii allows the city of Honolulu to hold last call until 4AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Tennessee allows the cities of Memphis and Nashville to hold last call until 3AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of West Virginia allows jurisdictions to hold last call until 3:30AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Alaska allows jurisdictions to hold last call until 5AM; and, WHEREAS, The states of Mississippi, Nevada and New Jersey allow alcohol serving establishments to remain open 24 hours a day; and, WHEREAS, Washington D.C. has set its own last call at 3AM on weekends; and, WHEREAS, The voters of Arizona will decide on a state initiative in 2004 to extend the state's last call to 3AM; and, WHEREAS, London and many other large international tourist destinations allow venues to sell alcohol 24 hours to entice global travelers; and, WHEREAS, California, despite its progressive reputation, uniformly requires all establishments statewide to hold last call at 2AM, creating a clear business disadvantage to other national and international tourist destinations; and, WHEREAS, The National Traffic Safety Administration conducted a 2001 study of traffic deaths related to alcohol; and WHEREAS, Data from this study documents that states with late last call hours had fewer alcohol related driving deaths than states with earlier closing hours; and, WHEREAS, The correlation between last call times and average percent of traffic deaths related to alcohol in this study showed a 44.5% correlation in states with 1-1:30AM last call times, 41.81% in states with 2-2:30AM last call times, 38.67% in states with 3-3:30AM last call times, 42% in states with 4AM last call times, and 41.25% in states with 24 hour call times; and, WHEREAS, Overall the correlation of alcohol related deaths was significantly higher in states with earlier last call times than later last call times and states with 3-3:30AM last call had the lowest correlation of alcohol related deaths with roughly 3% less than states which held last call at 2AM; and, WHEREAS, This data may suggest that early closing hours lead consumers to drink near the closing hour and drive sooner after drinking than if they are allowed to leave establishments at a later time of their choosing; and, WHEREAS, California entertainment businesses stand at a competitive disadvantage to other states due to inflexible regulations, Californians in the October 2003 election voiced demand to remove excessive regulations on state businesses, there is broad precedent for allowing large urban jurisdictions to set last call after 2AM, and national data suggests that states with later last call h...

My grandchildren, family and friends have suffered from Hurricane Sandy that should be called the "Exxon Mobil Shell, etc. Franken storm"! People in New Orleans, Italy, England, the African Congo, China, and the Philippines, etc. are suffering from huge storms, floods and droughts as a result of Global Warming, caused by carbon emissions from dirty fossil fuel burning. It is pitiable and a huge moral issue faces us: We must protest the burning of dirty energy that will destroy our habitable planet and demand that our government representatives do what is morally correct to sustain life on Earth. There is no debate about it. Time is short. All the signs are upon us. We the people must act now to develop the strong political will to save ourselves and our children from the miseries that will ensue, caused by extreme weather from global warming.

Reforming temporary visas so as to allow foreign entertainment (and likely other jobs) to more easily come to the United States.