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Tax breaks for the working people and small businessesThis will put more money in people’s pockets and help us maintain the economy moving. Tax cuts for the big corporations isn’t going to help us. If we can afford Trillion dollar annual deficits to bankroll large corporations, we can surely afford this for the average American.3 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Israel Barreto
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NYC Schools Should move up Spring Break and close schoolsThis will protect our children, bring relief to an over burdened and stressed-out staff, and help halt the spread of this virus in the largest school system and city in the nation. The schools will shutdown for over a week in April, anyway; why not do it NOW. We need to take drastic measures to stop this pandemic. I think this isn’t a drastic measure but a common-sense measure that can be very effective.144 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Israel Barreto
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Bezos asks employees to give up paid sick leaveThe burden of coping with this pandemic should not fall on those who are least able to pay for it. Especially, when Amazon and Whole Foods receive huge tax breaks from the government. Bezos can afford to pay for these needy workers from his own personal wealth without breaking the bank. It is obscene that he is trying to foist this responsibility off onto his hourly workers.85,526 of 100,000 SignaturesCreated by Jenny Reed
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Demand Trump Resign For His Gross Mis-Handling of COVID-19At the end of 2019, as the disease COVID-19 was ravaging other countries Donald Trump and his administration made the conscious decision to not take actions to mitigate the impending crisis for the American people. They made the decision to not appoint someone to oversee information about the disease and they made the decision to not order the tests needed in this crisis. This inaction has lead to an extreme economic downturn, an incredible number of job losses for working people, even more unstable conditions for the poor and homeless, and will lead to an exponential amount of preventable illnesses and deaths. We have just learned that this was not just incompetence but a conscious decision made by President Trump to protect his Re-election bid. In and interview with NPR, journalist Dan Diamond from Politico notes: "In the case of Alex Azar [Secretary of Health] he did go to the president in January. He did push past the resistance from the president's political aides to warn the president the new coronavirus could be a major problem. There were aides around Trump - Kellyanne Conway had some skepticism at times that this was something that needed to be a presidential priority." "But at the same time, Secreatry Azar has not always given the president the worst-case scenario of what could happen. My understanding is [Trump] did not push to do aggressive additional testing in recent weeks... and that's partly because more testing might have led to more cases being discovered of coronavirus outbreak, and the president had made clear - the lower the numbers on coronavirus, the better for the president, the better for his reelection this fall." I demand you immediately look into this gross negligence and do everything you can to ensure President Trump's resignation.122 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Spike Oliver
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Rule to Overturn convictionBrenda was in her new, off-grid home with no cell service area, no landline, and no way out of a second floor bedroom, naked just out of bath. Her ex-husband of 6 years, with whom she had a violent and abusive relationship for 13 years, who had multiple charges on, restraining orders, and 911 calls, parked his truck part way down the driveway, ordered kids to get in and stay there, forced entry into her home, admitted this to VSP on camera, and violently went after her yelling, "I am going to beat you to death and put you in a hole before I give you one dollar," and calling derogatory names as he made his way to her bedroom on the second floor with Brenda screaming, "Get out of my house now, do not come in my house, get out," and as he entered the bedroom she pulled a gun and screamed, "Get out or I'll shoot you!" He covered his head and ran. No shots were fired, no one was injured, he left. She called the police, he had already called them, she was unaware of this. They arrested her her on two counts, 1 for assault with a deadly weapon and one for reckless endangerment, both felonies. Brenda was born and raised in VT and has her hunter's safety certificate. She grew up handling and living with guns and there was nothing reckless about her stopping a man from physically hurting her or killing her in her own home. Public Defender Willhoit stated he did not have time to prepare for her case as he has too many cases, like all public defenders in Windham county. Willhoit did not submit evidence to discovery. so no evidence was allowed in the trial. Two important witnesses were not called; the two witnesses who were called were not properly questioned. Willhoit did not make and had no opening statement prepared, Brenda was not put on the stand and her side of the story was not told. She was found guilty of both charges and sentenced to prison and probation. Her new lawyer has filed an appeal which is pending in the Supreme Court. The superior court judge ruled yes to stay Brenda's conviction until the appeal is ruled on. Brenda is a proud and excellent mother of 3 and Mima of 2, works full time and is a good person with a huge heart who now suffers from severe trauma response from the man who lied and is putting her in jail. Please sign and help bring justice. Thank you.111 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Brenda Thomson
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EMERGENCY UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOMEThis is important to offset loss of small business owners and families who will be adversely affected by "Coronavirus" shut downs and suspensions.29 of 100 SignaturesCreated by MAKA TAYLOR
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Support J1- waiver physicians to practice freely and fight COVID-19We are losing a lot of potential in healthcare due to current immigration regulations that restricts physicians' contributions. The current J1-waiver situation limits the ability of these physicians to treat patients and provide care in cases of emergencies (such as COVID-19). Many physicians are required by their J1-waiver obligation to only practice in few locations under the scrutiny of their sponsors and government.511 of 600 SignaturesCreated by EzzAddin Al Wahsh
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We are the Most Unprepared Country in the World for Large-Scale Medical EmergenciesWe are in the middle of a fast expanding pandemic17 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Enku Kebede-Francis
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Make widespread coronavirus testing available immediatelyThe United States has an opportunity to avoid or mitigate the overwhelming of hospitals as seen in Hubei, China, and Lombardy, Italy. Given the exponential rate at which the undetected virus spreads, investing in testing now, alongside other public health measures, will save lives, spare hospitals, and ultimately save funds. A similar per capita rate to South Korea would suggest approximately 70,000 tests a day, nationwide, should be conducted in the USA. However, according to the CDC's website, as of March 12, the last complete data available (March 6) shows a mere 137 tests run by the CDC and 1162 by public health labs.102 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Eli Marshall
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Don't shut off utilities in a crisis!It is our responsibility to come together to protect the lives of those around us by limiting the spread of this disease as much as possible and caring for the tens of millions whose health, jobs, families and communities will be impacted. Utility companies must not cut off essential resources including water, power, and gas to ensure everyone has the ability to take care of themselves and their families. There are thousands of people already hit with the financial burden of missing work for a quarantine, to care for a loved one or children when school is cancelled, being laid off, and many more as this crisis grows. COVID-19 has revealed the interconnectedness of our country and our world -- that the health and well being of one is intimately bound to the health and well being of all. Now, we must rise to the occasion and care for each other and support one another.235 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Emma Einhorn
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Publish the Results from CA, CO, UT, and WA!People who are in a hurry vote for the candidate who is ahead. It is spurious to not show the true delegate count.54 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Diane Maddox
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Open up special Health Insurance enrollment due to COVID-19While there have been many great steps taken to afford those with health insurance support during this outbreak by the President, Congress, state governments and the Health Insurance industry in the form of reduced or no copay on COVID-19 testing and care, there have been no such provisions made for those without health insurance. This is important because it will leave millions of uninsured people to foot a bill of an untold amount in a time that they are likely to be out of work should they contract COVID-19, which will inevitably result in people being forced to make the decision to get medical care or to go without. This could end up resulting in even an wider spread of COVID-19 as people who cannot afford medical help go un-diagnosed and untreated. Such an action would speak volumes to the commitment to the health of not only the currently insured but also the uninsured people of the country. Please open up a special enrollment for health insurance in this trying time, people should be able to get covered immediately without having to wait until November. Should this happen it would not only be of benefit to the uninsured, but to all Americans. Please tell the leaders of the nation, and health insurance companies to open up enrollment for health insurance so that all might get treatment during this outbreak.95 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Lance Belshe