The Republican budget bill in the U.S. Senate would increase the federal deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next decade to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. 80% of the tax cuts in this budget would go to the wealthiest 1% of Americans. This added Republican debt would likely lead to savage cuts to Social Security and other programs. We say: Not one penny in tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. Not one penny in cuts to Social Security and programs that people across the U.S. depend on.

The Republican budget bill in the U.S. Senate eliminates housing assistance for more than 1 million families. The budget would cut affordable housing and the Section 8 rental assistance program by $37 billion. 80% of the tax cuts in this budget would go to the wealthiest 1% of Americans.

The Republican budget bill in the U.S. Senate would eliminate Head Start services for 25,000 children by cutting the program by $3 billion over 10 years. These funds would go to massive tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. 80% of the tax cuts in this budget would go to the wealthiest 1% of Americans.

The Republican budget bill in the U.S. Senate would eliminate heating assistance (LIHEAP) by cutting $4 billion from the program over the next 10 years. This would end heating assistance for nearly 700,000 people -- seniors on fixed incomes, people with disabilities, and families with children. 80% of the tax cuts in this budget would go to the wealthiest 1% of Americans.

The Republican budget bill in the U.S. Senate would cut the National Institutes of Health by $37 billion over the next decade. This would cut funding for Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and other critical medical research. 80% of the tax cuts in this budget would go to the wealthiest 1% of Americans.

The Republican budget bill in the U.S. Senate would cut $100 billion from Pell Grants over the next 10 years. This is a 33% cut that will make college less affordable for over 8 million working-class students. 80% of the tax cuts funded would go to the wealthiest 1% of Americans.

The mass shootings killing thousands of American children, women, men country music fans, teachers, law enforcement officers and other innocent civilians have got to end. Congress must lead. They must stand up against the gun lobby which refuses to work toward responsible solutions.

The carnage that semi-automatic and converted automatic weapons have caused in our country has to stop. As a retired teacher, a day does not go by when I don't think of a special needs teacher giving her life protecting a student from a madman with an AR-15 in hand. It is big money in politics that keeps common sense gun laws from happening let's do something about it. Sign my petition

For too long Californians have had to endure with wildfires burning down hundreds of thousands of homes and destroying people's lives, even though we have technologies that can prevent this. This petition calls for California's legislature to pass a bill that would invest in automated firefighting technologies to prevent these disasters from happening.

Reginald Johnson's son was shot and killed. Memphis police never properly investigated the crime. Later, when a man showed up at Reginald's door bleeding from a gunshot wound, he called the police. They entered Reginald's home, beat him, and arrested him. Now, Reginald has found out that his address has been added to a so-called "hazard list" in retaliation for his speaking out against police misconduct. Mayor Jim Strickland, Director of Police Services Michael Rallings, and other City of Memphis officials have told him that they are working on removing him from the list. It has been over a year, and still he has no resolution. Mayor Jim Strickland has denied the existence of the list, but admitted to the existence of "flagged addresses." We do not intend to argue semantics. Right now, if Reginald calls the police when he witnesses a crime, they show up in force to harass and intimidate him. The police should be protectors, not bullies. Reginald Johnson is not a hazard. Sign to end police retaliation.

This bill protects immigrants from being deported for minor offences committed as a minor and helps keep immigrant families together.

My niece was shot and wounded along with 5 others who were killed.