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“Remember the immigration quotas in the early 1900s that prevented so many persecuted people admission into the US? Most notably thousands of persecuted Jews during WWII that were denied entry, sent back to Germany or other Nazi ruled country and were then killed? This situation is no different and w…”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Do Christians and Yazidis Facing Genocide in the Middle East Need Priority Admission as Refugees?

“The way it's designed right now, this is clearly an excuse for gerrymandering a new court. I agree the case backlog is high, but a new district court should be split geographically.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Should the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals be Split in Two?

“Allergy meds, cold meds, pain relievers, etc are all available over the counter after years of only being available by prescription. Birth control should be available over the counter too. It's been on the market since the 1960s and has been proved to be safe. There are obviously too many big pharma…”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Speeding Up FDA Reviews for Over-the-Counter Contraceptives

“Phones and modern calling technologies have been around for YEARS. If hotels wanted to make it easier for someone to call 911, they would have already done it. The fact that they haven't clearly shows that they have no desire to do so.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Kari's Law: Making it Easier to Call 911 From a Hotel Room

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Should Federal Advisory Committees Face More Stringent Ethics Requirements?

“YES! Allowing protections for whistleblowers is essential to learning about unethical behavior, corruption and other activities within the Federal government.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Does the Agency Protecting Federal Whistleblowers Need to be Reauthorized?

“Yes! This is a huge epidemic and allowing first responders such as paramedics to administor drugs like Narcan would save many lives. Paramedics are already highly educated, licensed, trained and need to keep up annual certifications. They would just need to be trained to administering these drugs.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Do Paramedics Need to Legally be Able to Administer Narcotics to Patients?

“$82 million seems to be a lot for compiling some reports and posting them online. This seems more like fishing expedition eerily similar to the Trump administration asking for employee names that worked on climate change, etc.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Creating a Catalogue of All Federal Programs and How They Spend Your Tax Dollars

“Renewable energy pays for itself in terms of job creation, saving natural resources and developing new technologies. There's only a finite amount of oil and natural gas on earth. Harnessing wind and solar is the way to go.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Should Federal Job Training Programs for the Energy and Manufacturing Industries be Prioritized?

“The current tax code is a mess and people and corporations do as much as they can to find loopholes and not pay their fair share. I can't support this bill without knowing exactly what will be replacing the current tax code.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Terminating the Current Tax Code by the End of 2021

“I agree that the Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare) isn't perfect and needs to be improved, but outright repealing it without a replacement plan isn't the way to do it. It's taking a huge gamble and risking the lives of thousands of Americans that depends on medical insurance. Like having insurance…”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: The Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 and Starting the Obamacare Repeal Process

“Wall Street has proven again and again that it can't regulate itself and continues to wreak havic on the US econony. Derivatives are yet another example of Wall Street trying to game the system. Have we learned NOTHING from the 2007-2009 recession and the subprime mortgage crisis?”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Should a Reauthorization for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Come With Reforms Attached?

“This is a loophole bill. This law would be for small startup companies with market capitalization of $1 Billion or less--a majority of small businesses are NOT $1 billion level companies.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Should it be Easier for Startups to Pitch Their Plans to Angel Investors?

“Holding the office of President doesn't end months before January 20th. Blocking legislation is just another way the Congress fails to do their job.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Should a Lame Duck President's Final Regulations be Blocked?

“YES! I have a right to know what's in my food and I want to know. We have no idea on how genetically modified fish or any sort of food has an effect on humans for the long term.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Should Genetically Modified Fish Be Labeled?

“Spending on elections is completely out of control. Elections are no longer about who is the best candidate to represent their constituents because the elections are being bought by the highest bidder. BILLIONS of dollars are spent by corporations and super PACs. The money spent on elections could …”

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In Response to: Amending the U.S. Constitution to enable Congressional Regulation of the Raising and Spending of Money in Elections

“Yes. Whatever they're doing now is obviously not working given the low numbers of women in leadership positions and the consistent low rate of pay for women. In 1984, women were earning around $0.58 cents to every $1.00 earned by a man. In 30 years, it's only gone up about $0.20 cents.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Do the Feds Need More Ways to Punish Businesses That Don’t Pay Women Equally?

“Many inmates have mental health issues and are in jail instead of getting help at a mental health facility. These individuals often are the source of many problems and conflicts in the jail. Putting them in jail doesn't solve the core issue. The inmates deserve proper care and treatment.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Increasing Mental Health Support for Inmates

“Many minor children are often abused by family members and they need to be able to have medical procedures without notifying a parent. In many cases, children would be kicked out of homes or suffer additional abuse if they continued with a pregnancy.”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Requiring Parental Consent for a Minor to Receive an Out of State Abortion

“If someone served their time for the crimes that they committed, they should be able to have a fresh start after their sentence. We don't need to continue punishing non-violent offenders by restricting their voting rights. If we want non-violent offenders to reintegrate and become involved in societ…”

- KATIE R

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In Response to: Should Nonviolent Offenders be Able to Vote in Federal Elections?