Leadership is about statesmanship and listening to all sides and making decisions BASED ON WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COUNTRY. Right now, we need to create jobs and put Americans to work. Only Congress can do this. Congress passes laws and controls the purse strings. All the president does is suggest laws and send things to Congress for legislation. Many Republicans in this Congress have signed onto a petition prior to taking office not to pass any bills that require spending and rather than caring about our nation, they are bringing it to the brink of financial disaster. They are sworn to a party ideal rather than to give any credence to anything from this president. This kind of action lacks statesmanship, good judgement and fair mindedness. Some Republican members of Congress are using their offices for nothing but personal and political gain; not to govern fairly. This is shameful and they should be impeached.

The United States of America's original motto was "E Pluribus Unum" and it is time to return to what our founding fathers desired. The Cold War, what sparked "In God We Trust", is over and we are a country out of many, one. It is time to end partisan politics and become a government for the people, by the people. E Pluribus Unum is on the seal of the President, Vice President, Congress, House of Representatives, Senate, and the Supreme Court but isn't our country's motto. This movement is designed to recognize all people of The United States of America; regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, or political party.

I think our all our congress/house reps governors and state legislature should all have the same health insurance as the people.

There has been a lot of talk lately about innovation in health care delivery. Providence just won a grant to do this, but this move is at odds with that. People who no longer can be mobile will then increase the costs on the state and city through increased need of in home or institutional services. Many studies have proven the beneficial qualities of water based recovery programs and physical therapists attest to its cost effective methods as well, you can have more patients in a pool than on land, a 6 to 1 ratio vs 1 on 1. With no therapy pools anywhere in Portland that has the services, accessibility and affordability, Providence is not only guaranteeing that thousands of people will lose access to this pool, but also being negligent in duties as a innovative, compassionate health care provider. The fate of the pool will be decided by the end of the summer, please help us save this indispensable community asset.

Congress cannot vote on their own pay raises, it must be voted on every 4 years

Fifty countries, including the EU nations and even China, already label genetically engineered foods. Recent surveys show that 90% of people favor labeling, with 81 percent "strongly [in] favor" and bipartisan support: 93 percent of Democrats, 90 percent of independents, and 89 percent of Republicans agree that GMOs should be labeled.

I am half-way through a Master's Degree program and just got news that I am no longer eligible for my student plus loan due to recent changes in the government. Because my home went into foreclosure this year I can not get a student loan. If I pull out of school because I can't pay right now I can not file bankruptcy to cover the previous loans because the Banks are protected and students are not. Either way I can't go further and I can't stop without major consequences due to these laws.

I am half-way through a Master's Degree program and just got new that I am no longer eligible for my student plus loan due to recent changes in the government. Because my home went into foreclosure this year I can not get a student loan. If I pull out of school because I can't pay right now I can not file bankruptcy to cover the previous loans because the Banks are protected and students are not. Either way I can't go further and I can't stop without major consequences due to these laws.

Americans work daily only to not make ends meet financially. We Americans need a pay raise.

Over at least the past 130 years or so, a series of US Supreme Court decisions have incrementally afforded more and more rights to corporations, to the point that they are now legally considered people in the eyes of US jurisprudence. A long term, determined series of lawsuits should be undertaken to weaken and finally terminate this flawed fundamental principle of US law. We the flesh and blood people and citizens of the United States call on all public interest lawyers, legal organizations and other interested parties to coordinate and support such a strategy.

I was recently denied a student loan due to a foreclosure on my home this year. I was told the government changed the rules and is not making it harder for students to get the Plus loan. Also if a student has to file bankruptcy the banks are protected and the student can not include a student loan in a bankruptcy. With the recent economic decline and more people trying to go back and get re-educated the system is set up completely against self improvement and the next generation getting an education. We need the government to protect people not big banks.

So-called 'Monsanto riders,' quietly slipped into the multi-billion dollar FY 2013 Agricultural Appropriations bill, would require - not just allow, but require - the Secretary of Agriculture to grant a temporary permit for the planting or cultivation of a genetically engineered crop, even if a federal court has ordered the planting be halted until an Environmental Impact Statement is completed. All the farmer or the biotech producer has to do is ask.