The issue facing nurses and doctors, as presented by http://dmfnursingregistry.com and http://blackmatters.com. Nurses and doctors who are African American are targeted to lose their livelihood by our healthcare system because of the inappropriate use of tools, such as cultural diversity, DNRs(Do-Not-Returns) and the tactics that are used by "Big Pharma," targeting minority health care workers. "Enough is enough."

This is about the working class that pays the taxes that keep the "do nothing party" (GOP) in office. It's time to make the White House and Congress start earning minimum wage to see what it is like to be the working class.

Because Republican legislators seem to think they know best and are not listening to citizen's concerns.

The Representative, already known for supporting white nationalism and making English the official language of Pennsylvania, behaved in a manner that is not only divisive, but dangerous. I am personally affronted and frightened by what I feel is the impending loss of our civil liberties, particularly for my LGBTQ brethren. While the target was not, in fact, gay, the language Rep. Metcalfe used is hate speak. Our elected leaders' ability to wield such language encourages other hate speak and hate crimes.

If we can not care for the most vulnerable among us, what are we doing as a nation? Signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1997, the Children’s Health Insurance Program provides coverage to children in low- to moderate-income families and to pregnant women. The percentage of uninsured children in America dropped from 14 percent when the program started to 4.5 percent in 2015. Congress last reauthorized the program in 2015 and was due to do so again by September 30, 2017. Except this time around, congressional leaders let that deadline pass. And while states contribute some money to the program, it is primarily funded by the federal government, which means its money will soon start to run out.

It is time for the world to know which companies are doing business and making their profits on colonial Israeli settlements which, in violation of international law, appropriates the land designated to be a Palestinian State.

I have a child who is about to enter military service. Choosing to serve one's country already involves making numerous sacrifices -- financial as well as risking life and limb. Military personnel and their families should not be asked to sacrifice even more while millionaires and billionaires sacrifice nothing.

Olive Street Park is not an appropriate location for the regional AIDS memorial in San Diego; and the site selection and design for such an important memorial should be transparent and follow an open public process. The Task Force and City officials should revisit the Olive Street Park decision and think carefully about the regional AIDS Memorial San Diego deserves. View a commentary by the BHCG President: https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/opinion/the-planned-project-is-not-the-aids-memorial-san-diego-deserves/ View the presentation from the Monday, November 20, 2017 BHCG meeting: https://www.bankershillcommunity.org/news/olive-street-park-presentation/ The Reader: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/oct/31/stringers-aids-memorial-plan-not-great/# Voice of SD: https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/arts/25-years-after-being-floated-a-massively-pared-down-aids-memorial-is-moving-forward/

We propose that the Students, Faculty, and administration of South Eugene High School work together to name and introduce a modern gender neutral mascot reflective of the current 4j district mission, goals, and nondiscrimination policy. Please sign this petition if you agree that it is time for South Eugene High School to choose a new, inclusive mascot to ensure that all students are recognized equally and feel included in the school community. Please comment. We want to hear your point of view. Here are some of the comments already submitted by students, teachers, parents, and experts in discrimination: • "I have one daughter there now and another soon. I didn't think this was important at first but then I thought about if the school mascot was the Axewomen how I would feel as a young boy going to that school." • "It is no longer acceptable, in 2017, to have an outdated mascot that makes the male gender normative. Firemen are now firefighters; policemen are now police officers. These changes were made to make those professions welcoming and inclusive, and to reflect the equality of mens' and women's participation in them. Time to move forward and retire the Axemen." • "The South Eugene High School Robotics Team promotes inclusivity and teamwork amongst all of its members. Being called "Axemen" does not support this modern team concept at all. I would like to see a mascot that reflects all team activities at South, including those that are coed." • "If you look up the meaning of Axeman in the dictionary, its not representative of the SEHS student body. Why would we want to keep this name? It doesn't offer much value, and is clearly male based. axeman (ˈæksmən) or axman n, pl -men 1. a man who wields an axe, esp to cut down trees 2. a person who makes cuts in expenditure or services, esp on behalf of another: the chancellor's axeman. 3. (Pop Music) slang US a man who plays a musical instrument, esp a guitar." • "I always feel odd when I am at the girls soccer games and "axemen" is part of the description. We need an update that reflects all of the students at South." • "It's time to update it with something inclusive for all students, male, female and non binary. School spirit shouldn't be about gender and it shouldn't exclude students." • "I’m a student at Roosevelt and by the time I get to south I would like to have my mascot be something that everyone can enjoy and that no one feels discriminated against by. That everyone feels equal." – Future SEHS Student • "Since South Eugene High is still 2 years away for my family, I had no idea that the high school still employed such an absurd and sexist mascot. Frankly, this is embarrassing in 2017, and no, adding "axewomen" is not the fix. That simply draws attention to the absurdity of this mascot 45 years after Title IX. The alternatives are abundant. Choose one now, please." • "With the current environment with harassment coming to light finally, we want to encourage and promote equality and fairness. The current mascot is nothing of that sort. As a mom of a daughter who cannot relate to the mascot, how is it fair for her to be called an axman? We are beyond this now. The archaic and chauvinist mascot needs to be replaced with something that all students can relate and be proud of." • "Yay!" –SEHS varsity athlete • "It's not only an embarrassment to have such a gendered mascot in this time, it also promotes social and psychological bias that effects the kids (of all genders) negatively. Now's the time to make a change." • "I am so glad to see this issue has been brought to the forefront. I fully encourage, support and expect a name change. Empowering our young women to feel valued and equal is vital. There is great power in language and words absolutely matter. It is beyond time for gender equality in the South Eugene Highschool name." – 4j teacher • " I graduated from south in 1996 and I’m not attached to the old mascot. If the kids want a new one for these modern times, I support that." – Alum • "Please show our SEHS students that our community pays more than lip service to the concepts of equality and inclusiveness... Think about how empowered your students will feel and how this feeling will resonate into other areas of their lives and our community." • "...Names that evoke solely male associations are dated and discriminatory. I think this is an opportunity for SEHS to lead the way for a more inclusive mascot." –Retired SEHS Teacher • "As a Eugene resident I do not think that this outdated symbol of patriarchy is reflective of our communities values. Time for a change!" • "Time to get the sexism and violence out of this mascot title. South Eugene can do better! Time for a new mascot name that is inclusive." – SEHS parent • "I think that a non-inflammatory, gender-neutral mascot will be key in equitable progress... use of the word "man" or "men" to represent both men and women justifies it's use as an autohyponym (word that refers to a subset of itself, e.g. dog refers to the whole species as well as a male dog, or in this case "man" refers to all humans...), which in turn almost always convinces us that a) men are the greatest/most important/most powerful type of humans because they are the ones representing humans and b) justifies the thinking that men are the default because they are what the whole species is named after. To summarize this, use [of] men to represent [both] men and women makes us think [men] are better and the default." –SEHS Freshman Debate Student • "I am a parent and pediatrician in the SEHS community. We need a gender neutral mascot." – Parent and PeaceHealth Pediatrician • "It is time." - K-12 Teacher • "Surprised this wasn't changed a long time ago!" – SEHS Parent • "Time is now to change the male focused mascot." – Parent and Business Owner • "We should have evolved the mascot 20 years ago. School changes, the world changes. Well past time to change the mascot." – Eugene MD ...

We should be concerned about the loss of teachers, social workers,nurses, Peace Corps volunteers and many other public service employees. Eliminating this loan forgiveness program will cost us public service professionals and deter those from pursuing careers in the public sector and/or volunteering for the Peace Corps or Americorps.

This is to stop all the racism against Black Americans. It is time for Congress to do their job and work for Black Americans. It is time to come down hard on white racist hate groups. Racists hate groups are working without any concern for what they have been doing to Black Americans since 1964. Now, racists are strong enough to have their own flag and their voice in government. Black Americans are mistreated, murdered and imprisoned without a voice. Congress is the voice of all Americans and it is time for Congress to address this situation.

I have family members who went to graduate school and wanted to give back to society. Their school debt is high, but they felt the worked they did was important. They are working to pay down the loan for 10 years and contribute to society. Now this bill will devastate their future and make many rethink future educational goals. This bill is vile.