Stop SOPA and PIPA being passed. Corporations whose lobbyists drafted SOPA and PIPA want the ability to block you from reaching any web site they feel hurts their profits -- without due process, or review in any court -- by hijacking DNS (!) and censoring search results. Hoping you won't notice until it's too late, Congress is preparing to give them that right.

Requiring EpiPen in schools for children that suffer from peanut allergies. A seven year old died in Chesterfield, Va because EpiPen was not avaliable. Congress should enacted legislation supported by the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network

Student loans has for decades been back-breaking for numerous people, some like myself. Most of us (who had no other way to get an education) had taken on these loans with all intentions of repaying them, but later found that for one reason or another, we could not attract the type of employment (coupled w/unreasonable interest rates we were forced into) that would allow us to make what became inflated payments. Based on the state of the economy, one way of assisting some of us would be for govt/lenders to forgive/significantly reduce the loans based on; (1) past payment history,(2) amt repaid (3) ability to repay.

With the advent of Super PACs after the Citizens United decision we have seen millions upon millions of dollars spent by Super PACs in the first three primary states. These ads are invariably negative in character and are played incessantly during election cycles to the point of mind numbness. The negativeness of these ads is disavowed by candidates since theoretically the Super PACs are out of their direct control and the truthfulness is often suspect. Although required to disclose donors, Super PACs routinely postpone disclosure until well after the elections they participate in. We feel that the monies for these negative ads would be better spent on the poor or on paying down the national debt.

The VA has a program called Compensated Work Therapy (CWT), it provides Vets, who have certain issues, with a therapeutic job in order to help them continue their lives and prepare for work in the private sector. While Congress and the IRS has provided tax free exemptions for these positions what good does it do if the VA will not provide the jobs so Vets can take advantage of these provisions? The Dayton VA has consistently denied Vets this benefit via employees not doing there jobs or finding reason to deny the Vet access to this benefit. EXAMPLE: The Bedford Ma VA has over 800 of these positions, the Houston VA has over 500 but the Dayton VA has only 25 jobs. For the past 6 years they have had only 8-10 jobs. These people consistently refuse to provide these benefits! As a result of my protests against these denials I have been ostracized and singled out for complete denial of anything other than Physical healthcare and it is time these people provided these benefits to America’s Vets. With so many returning war Vets this problem is going to be astronomical. I need your help to end these denials and fix this problem.

During this great economic struggle when many people have signifcant loss of income due to hardships and are forced into fore-closure or short-sale, we are asking the banks to modify mortgages and reduce the principal balance to the current market value as well as the interest rate to the going rate. Though, these people will take a significant hit to their credit, the banks will not be taking over homes in much needed repair and other huge costs. --The current 'loan modifications' are not making a difference, just prolonging the inevitable. -The reduction in mortgages and principal will make a great difference in the spiraling downfall of the housing market.

I am concerned that GOP/Corporate-centered, Supreme Court favored decision in Citizens United will consolidate Corporate Plutocracy in America. As such, the Citizens United decision must be effectively repealed in order to protect American democracy equitably at all levels.

Friendly's Restaurant recently shut down a portion of its stores. They did it in the middle of the night with no notice to its employees. When they came in that morning the doors were locked with no explanation. Once again the greedy corporations thinks they can do what they want to the struggling middle class. Organize a protest at one of the still remaining places, call them, or write the ceo a letter and of course boycott them, till, the fairly compensate the employes.

Senators & congresspeople should not be allowed to serve more than 2 terms in office. They become complacent, lazy, & vulnerable to corruption & corporate handouts. They need to be reminded who put them in office.

Im sure this has been done but I propose congress serve 2four terms elections mid term of potus, senate remain he same. Politicial office should not be career. Once it's not others will want to serve bases on altruistic movements and not for financial gain

For our system of government to be a true democracy, no private money should be permitted in political campaigning. Furthermore, every candidate for political office should should be selected by a special committee within the political party.

The Federal Department of Education requires students up to the age of 24 (unless they are married or veterans) to involve thier parents in the financing of their higher education. It is nearly impossible to get declared "independent" and the student has to either get a co-signer for a student loan or their parent has to take out a "Parent Plus" loan. Many of us are unable to do this for our children as we are the generation who waited to have them until we were in our late 30s and are therefore saving as much as possible for our upcoming retirements. Personally I have had to tell my children no to either a Parent Plus loan or co-signing a loan due to the impact these would have on my credit worthiness. This has made it nearly impossible for them to attend college. This must be stopped! We are not responsible for our children after they become adults at 18. They can vote, own property, join the military etc. Therefore they should be responsible enough to pay for thier own educations. Please sign this petition to lower this arbitrary age limit to 18 and ask the Dept of Education to change these loand to "Undergraduate Plus" loans, taken out by the student, not their parents.