To: The Colorado State House, The Colorado State Senate, Governor Jared Polis, Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-3), Sen. Michael Bennet (CO-1), and Sen. Cory Gardner (CO-2)

No secret trade pact.

We need to create jobs and educate our young people to be able to work those jobs. The Trans-Pacific Partnership should be made public so we can see the benefits and what is at risk.

Why is this important?

I cannot support any agreement that is kept secret. The whole Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement should be made public. We have lost too many jobs overseas. Not everyone has a college degree and we need manufacturing jobs to fulfill that need. Plus, we can't even enforce laws to protect our environment, we definitely won't be able to control countries like China.

I think what really amazes me is that while people complain about unemployment insurance, welfare, food stamps, and Medicaid we are ignoring the ways to eliminate the need for them. Birth control, education, and jobs.

Our teachers, in Pagosa Springs, Colorado are being asked to take another cut in their salary. My husband was a teacher for 44 years, I was an Instructional Aide for children with special needs. I would not encourage anyone to go into teaching. People don't have any idea what teacher do, what they are responsible for and the hours they put in. We need to take care of our future generations.