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“A payroll tax deferral would be a set up for disaster for many people who need the money now but will also be short of money when the tax bill comes due.”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: How Much Could Americans Receive Under President Trump’s Payroll Tax Deferral?

“We don't need to drill in artic refuges. We need to build more renewable energy sources, instead. ”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: Trump Admin Finalizes Oil & Gas Development Plan for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

“Of course this bill isn't perfect, but we need it, so pass it.”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: CARES Act: Economic Relief for Individuals & Families, Small Businesses, Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, & Hospitals Amid the Coronavirus Crisis

“The so‐called wealth test is just one more layer of bureaucracy intended to make it harder for immigrants to contribute to our country. My daughter-in-law has been following all of the existing rules to get a green card for almost two years now and she will be a major contributor to our economy when…”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: ‘Wealth Test’ Begins for U.S. Immigrants - Do You Support Trump's 'Public Charge' Rule?

“Congress was given it's role in declaring war for a reason. I believe in checks and balances. ”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: Soleimani Killing: Trump Says Imminent Threat ‘Doesn’t Matter’ – Do You Agree?

“I live in Colorado and place a high value on the natural state of our public lands. There are already plenty of places for drilling and plenty of places for people who like to drive off road vehicles.”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: Should 200k Acres of Federal Land in Colorado be Withdrawn From Mining Uses?

“It's time to lance the boil, shine the light into the secrecy and decide who we want to be as a people.”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: Should Your Congressperson Support Impeachment? Tell Them Now

“If we could be a net exporter of renewable energy, I would be totally in favor. ”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: How Close is the U.S. to Being a Net Energy Exporter?

“It depends on which mass media outlets you're asking about. Some I trust a great deal, for others it's "trust but verify," and there's a third group that I won't believe at all.”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: Poll Finds Less Than Half of Americans Trust Mass Media - Do You?

“There are sensible, effective measures that we could be taking to save lives. It is long past time to do something meaningful about it. ”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: ‘Simply Unacceptable’: 145 CEOs Demand Senate Action on Gun Violence - Do You?

“I don't like violent video games but blaming them for mass shootings in this country is just a distraction from the real problems: too easy access to guns and support for white nationalism.”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: Walmart Pulls Violent Video Game Displays, Still Selling Guns

“Yeah, cover the excess and make every Senator and Representative hold a cardboard sign at a road intersection explaining why they can't create a real budget.”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: If the Debt Limit is Reached, Should the Treasury Keep Borrowing to Meet Certain Obligations?

“We will never move on as a country unless all of us are equipped to come with. I don't know what the right approach is, but a commission to study the question is a good first step.”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: McConnell: 'None of Us Currently Living Are Responsible’ for Slavery – Do You Support Reparations?

“The Clean Power Plan isn't perfect but it is moving in the right direction. We are facing massive, disruptive changes if we don't start now.”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: Trump’s EPA Swaps Obama’s Biggest Climate Policy for Narrow Rule on Coal Emissions

“Our laws may need changing, but this is not the answer. We have a moral obligation to help children and families who are fleeing for their lives.”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: As Border Apprehensions Spike, Senate Committee Considers Asylum & Detention Reform Bill

“I have known transgender people who have relied upon shelter because they have been thrown out of their families' homes. This is an incredibly difficult time in their lives and they deserve our help and compassion for who they are and how they are discriminated against. I don't want to see another …”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: HUD Proposes Rollback of Transgender Protections at Homeless Shelters

“I support resource officers in the schools, as long as they have good training on subjects like implicit bias and mental health. In rural schools, I support programs to train and equip school staff to carry arms, but I do not support arming teachers, because there should be a bright line between tho…”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: Florida Teachers Can Carry Guns in Classrooms

“Mixed feelings: glad about job growth, worried about income inequality (and asset inequality even more).”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: U.S. Adds 263,000 Jobs in April As Unemployment Hits Near 50-Year Low

“We have enough days for white men. ”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: Maine Replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day - Should More States Follow?

“I was hesitant to vote yes, because financial literacy classes alone don't work, but if they are included within a framework of life skills, they could create powerful change. Help students learn about the behavioral, emotional, cognitive and spiritual basis of our financial choices, leading to fina…”

- JOANNE M

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In Response to: Should the Dept. of Education Fund Financial Literacy Education in K-12 Schools?