There is no legitimate reason for the "Greatest Country in the World" to cut or reduce the cost of living increase rate of benefits or services in the Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid programs, either for the current generation or the ones to follow. These programs are essential to the strength of the country and the price we'll pay as a nation for diminishing them would exceed the short term savings by several orders of magnitude. Greatness can't be done "on the cheap"!

KY educators & state employees are penalized & targeted by the unfair Government Pension Offset (GPO) & Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). We will not receive our spouses' Social Security or Survivor benefits while x-spouses of at least 10 years will. We are losing our homes & the life we built with our spouses. We are calling for the repeal of these unfair laws.

Obama needs a challenge, should not run unopposed, why forfeit that debating opportunity?

TBI raided Appalachian Medical Center, Johnson City, TN in 2007 due to what TBI investigators reported as a "pill mill" that contributed to the death of 47 patients. No charges were filed. The licenses of 3 nurses, employees with Appalachian Medical were suspended. In May, 2011 their licenses were reinstated with the assistance of representatives, Shipley and Ford even though the TBI investigation was still continuing. In April, 2011 Shipley advocated a house amendment to reduce the number of nursing board members that could further risk the health of Tennesseans. Gov. Haslem of Tennesse stated, " I don't like it when people use their leverage to accomplish a personal agenda". Ford's sister was a employee of Appalachian Medical. Shipley identified himself as "the rascal behind the scenes that made it all happen".

Do not touch what we have worked for and paid into for years. We are on a fixed income and can not afford to have anything taken away from us. We the "Middle Class" have given enough..go after those who aren't on a fixed income and can afford to give back.....listen to us why won't anyone listen to us?

Stand up to advertisers who you may upset or lose if you printed regular, in-depth, complete coverage of the benefits of comprehensive, universal heathcare, Improved Medicare for All, Single Payer Healthcare, socialized medicine, whatever you call it.

While everyone from our legislators to the president have discussed saving Social Security retirement, the issue of Social Security disability (SSDI/SSI) has abruptly disappeared from the public discussion, and this bodes ill for the disabled. Social Security disability recipients have already "shared the pain," being hit with a series of benefit cuts, "adjustments" and freezes in recent years. Please call on our govt to protect the disabled.

The petition advocates 100 percent fulfillment of the terms of all the treaties the US signed with Indian nations, full funding of federal programs contracted by Indian tribes, and a return, as far as possible of treaty lands that were taken under the Dawes Act and by other legerdemain.

We must put prayer back into the minds of our children... DEAR GOD TOUCH MY MIND, TEACH ME TO SEE THAT ONLY IN YOU, CAN I BE ME... PRAYER MUST BE A MOMENT OF DECISION...NOT DICTATION... LET'S PUT PRAYER BACK INTO OUR SCHOOLS

My petition is about the most outrageous clause ever to appear in a legislative act. It prevents the prescription drug act's administration from negotiating drug prices with pharmaceutical firms. This is outright graft. A billions of dollars legislative gift to major campaign donors.

Any bill passed by congress to restrict or limit Social Security or Medicare benefits of the people will result in an equal loss of salaries, pensions and medical benefits to all past, present and future members of congress. If we can live with less, so can they.

Congress is not working for the people