“It is absolutely unconscionable that the Attorney General is making foreign policy through incredibly short-sighted and often illegal statements. We have the rule of law and the AG should not be the one making new law---all on his own without any input from the legislative branch. Our elected repres…”
- BETH M
“Please vote against this bill. Family planning access is essential to women’s health care and benefits their families. Women and families with low enough income to qualify for Medicaid need this the most, because they already have issues supporting themselves and their existing families. If better s…”
- BETH M
“Distracted driving is a major contributor to traffic accidents. Allowing big rig drivers to be expected to drive more hours with fewer rest periods is just asking for more big rig accidents. I understand the concern is getting where you're going but the bigger concern is getting where you're going a…”
- BETH M
“When you combine this with the EPA allowing Bee killing pesticides, against its own research findings, we will be lucky if there isn’t some food source impact. Clean water, clean air and food are necessities for human life and the Trump administration is fighting against all three in the guise of de…”
- BETH M
“I am concerned that felons who have paid their debt to society, but owe fines, will be prevented from exercising their right as citizens to vote. This is yet another barrier preventing membership wholy in our society when it is near impossible to get a job with a felony conviction once the sentence …”
- BETH M
“The conditions in these counties are horrific. It is no surprise people are trying to leave and find somewhere safe. If we can provide assistance in improving the conditions, we should. This bill sounds like a measured approach that ensures our aid is effective. "The Washington Office on Latin Ameri…”
- BETH M
“Didn’t Alabama pass “personhood” laws just so they could get a Roe vs Wade discussion going in the Supreme Court? I thought that was the intent behind a number of reproductive rights laws recently enacted by several states. It would seem that charges against this woman is a consequence of politics. …”
- BETH M
“Absolutely and immediately. I would like to see these health inspections taped and provided to Congress and voters. I have heard these for profit prisons make more than $700 a day for each of these children detainees and they don’t give them soap, warm meals and are left to sleep on cold concrete fl…”
- BETH M
“It's time to look tword the future and figure out how our economy will work for all of us in a world where computers, artificial intelligence, and robots do most of our work for us. When we can produce all society needs with only a fraction of us working, how will we distribute resources in a way th…”
- BETH M
“This shockingly policy must be fixed. People who are legally applying for asylum should at the very least be allowed to support themselves in the process. Causing them to wait a minimum of 180 days forces them to rely on social support services which is in nobody's best interest. In addition, as Hum…”
- BETH M
“Yes! Rank choice voting will allow people to vote for their favorite candidate, not their least worst. It would break the duopoly of the 2 party system. Given the stranglehold over government Citizens United has given to corporations & billionaires, this is the last best hope for true representative…”
- BETH M
“For profit prisons are one of the most disturbing aspects of our penal system. Private companies end up lobbying for stricter laws and harsher punishments, not as a way to improve public safety, but as a means of increasing incarceration in order to bolster profits. Prisoners are human beings, not a…”
- BETH M
“This situation is unacceptable and needs to be addressed. Children should not be separated from their parents and guardians, and they should not be left without legal representation that can support them in their own language, in order for them to be safe. We have seen horrible stories of the abuse …”
- BETH M
“I completely support this bill. I also support increased funding for public schools. I support this bill because, as Senate sponsor Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) explains, "Lunch shaming is a practice so cruel and backwards that most Americans would be shocked to know it happens. And yet school districts ac…”
- BETH M