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“The massive tax cuts that happened earlier in the year have been shown to have not benefited workers. Companies bought back stocks, and have hoarded their profit. This new law will do the job of forcing some of those companies to share the wealth with their workers, the real people who earnthe money…”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: ‘Stop Walmart Act’ Would Prevent Stock Buybacks Unless Companies Pay $15 an Hour

“The fact that the opposition to this says that citizens should take other means to accomplish their goal, like I'm not buying a company's products shoes how necessary the bill really is.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Should Employees of Large U.S. Businesses Choose at Least 40% of Their Corporation's Board?

“We will literally not have a good system without pollenators. Bees and the future of our food chain are more important than Monsanto's profits.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Banning Insecticides That Harm Bees and Other Pollinators

“We have huge taxes on cigarettes because they are bad for our national healthcare situation. An AR-15 bullet literally shreds organs. I can't think of anything much harder to deal with in a medical situation.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Should Taxes on Guns & Ammunition be Increased?

“This would do wonders for me as a high school government teacher, as well as for simple government transparency.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Does Congress Need to Electronically Publish its Documents in a Searchable Format?

“This is folly. After tens of thousands of students and parents and teachers took to the streets to say we want stronger gun controls, someone comes along and proposes this madness?”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Should the Minimum Age to Buy a Handgun be Lowered to 18 From 21?

“This proxy war is killing thousands of Innocents. Let's stop soaking out hands in their blood for weapons money.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Should U.S. Forces Helping the Saudi Coalition Against Iran-Backed Rebels in Yemen be Withdrawn?

“This is needed to prevent students from being taken advantage of by lenders who buy up loans and drive people into default and bankruptcy. DeVos won't protect students so our legislators need to.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Should Loans Retain Their Interest Rates if Sold or Transferred Across State Lines by the Lender?

“Bringing a lawsuit against a business or institution that does not provide access is the only leverage disabled people and disabled rights activists have. Taking it away is a step backwards into discrimination.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Should the Process For Filing Lawsuits Under the Americans with Disabilities Act be Reformed?

“The only reason not to do this is collusion.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Sanctioning Russia, China, North Korea and Other Countries if They Interfere in Federal Elections

“This tax bill will end up hurting middle and low class citizens as it overwhelmingly favors the heads of corporations and the super wealthy. Giving people this small tax break is the least our governing bodies can do since they ripped our country off so heinously.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: CRUMBS Act: Should Bonuses Up to $2,500 This Year be Tax-Free for Individuals?

“Police and veterans have higher rates of PTSD than the general population. Having these people armed in schools, loud, often boisterous places, is a deadly idea.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: If Local Schools Approve, Should Off-Duty & Retired Cops be Allowed to Carry Concealed Firearms in School Zones as Security?

“Transparency in nutrition information helps eaters make informed choices. With heart disease being a leading killer in the U.S. it only makes sense for consumers to have as much information as possible at their disposal.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Should the FDA's Nutrition Disclosure Requirements be Delayed?

“Children in these environments can be vulnerable because they're particularly competitive, driven, and also may be prone to injuries. Since schools are all mandated reporting sites, these organizations should be as well.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Should All U.S. Olympic Committee-Recognized Amateur Athletic Organizations be Mandatory Reporters of Sexual Abuse?

“A racist attempt to whiten America by reducing LEGAL immigration by at least 25%.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Securing the Border, Reforming Legal Immigration, and Giving DACA Recipients Legal Status

“I'm disgusted with how hard these women-hating right-winger are trying to dominate women. The war on women must end.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Should the U.S. Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy (With Exceptions)?

“We had a huge subprime mortgage crisis in this country because of the lack of transparency and because of loose rules for a number of banks. We cannot go back to that misery.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Should Small Banks Originating Less Than 500 Mortgages Per Year be Exempt From Statistical Reporting Rules?

“This is...not based in medical science and so is totally asinine. A clear, unjust attempt of old men to take control of women's bodies.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Punishing Healthcare Providers For Not Trying to Save Infants Who Survive Attempted Abortions

“This is a sneaky, deceitful attack on labor laws cloaked in the guise of an Indian bill. Strong labor laws and strong unions have proven to improve outcomes for communities in many many studies.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Reauthorizing the Coast Guard & Setting a National Standard for Ship Ballast Discharges

“It is imperative in order to modernize our dmocracy, save money, and continue to keep families together that we lessen our prison population and ultimately work toward abolition. This bill may not be perfect, but it is a step towards that future.”

- KATIE B

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In Response to: Reducing the Minimum Time Non-Violent Drug Offenders Have to Serve in Federal Prisons