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Ari Fadoul: Iowa Republican Iowa Representative: Bruce Braley [] I agree with Bruce Braley the most about issues. I agree with him on healthcare. He fought to make sure Iowa would receive the highest quality they possibly could. Also, I agree with him on his plans for the economy, which are raising minimum wage and making sure women and men are paid the same **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Five Interesting Facts about Iowa: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Five Important Facts Related to my issues: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The Three Most Important Issues to Me: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Health Care: **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> The cost of health care is too high for most people to cover the cost on their own income. In too many situations, health care providers are given the power to set prices in many situations. The role of the government in providing health care is very important. I think that the government should lower the cost of health care so more Americans can have the ability to pay for it. It isn't fair for Americans to be denied treatment just because they can't afford the healthcare costs. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Immigration: **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> The illegal immigration rate in this country has increased greatly over the years. When President George W. Bush sent the National Guard to the border, the numbers of illegal immigration had dropped dramatically. Bills are under construction in the House of Representatives and the Senate, that are aiming to toughen up border patrol and the penalties against employers and others who employ/ aid illegal immigrants. I agree with this because if they aren’t in our country legally, they shouldn’t be here at all. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Equality in the Workplace: **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Having equality in the workplace is very important. All individuals should have equal opportunities to secure employment and equal opportunities for advancement. Your disablilites (if you have any), race, or gender, can't be changed, so none of those things should matter when it comes to a job. Women do not get paid the same amount as men. Even though women dominate certain jobs, men often have the higher ranking positions. I think that any company who does discriminate based on your gender, race, or if you have a disability, should be fined. It is not right to favor a certain gender or race. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Bill: Education: Using Laptops <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Bill Number: HB48 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/HB48 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The purpose of this bill is to provide laptops for student instead of textbooks, paper, and other school supplies. All students would need carry is their laptops. This would eliminate the money spent on paper and other supplies. If a student were to be absent, this would provide a better recourse because lessons can be recorded and replayed. This would also take away the need for computer labs that the students would use beforehand. Another positive effect of using laptops means that students will have access to the latest research on the learning topic instead of outdated textbooks. Activities will become more hands on for student which will become a better learning technique. People should vote for this bill because this would help student lives in school. Since technology is becoming more and more a part of our everyday lives, having laptops in school, would help kids develop the skills they are going to need later on in the future. Students would be more willing to do work on a computer than on a worksheet. They would be more engaged in learning. This would improve the student’s education. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Sources: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">1. Pinto, Katy M. "Equality in the Workplace: Overview." //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society //. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 4 Apr. 2011. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">2.Simon, Rita J. "Immigration in America: Overview." //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society //. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 4 Apr. 2011. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">3. Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs. "Health Care in America: Overview." //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society //. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 3 Apr. 2011. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[] <span style="background: white; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.5in; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">4. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Braley, Bruce. "Issues." //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The Online Office of Congressman Bruce Braley //. Bruce Braley, 1 Jan. 2009. Web. 9 Feb. 2011. <http://braley.house.gov/>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[] <span style="background: white; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -0.5in; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> 5. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">DeGroote-Johnson, Karen. "Some Interesting Facts About Iowa." //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Some Interesting Facts About Iowa //. Karen DeGroote-Johnson. Web. 2 Feb. 2011. <http://iagenweb.org/johnson/SomeFactsAboutIowa.htm>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">6. ES Information Technology Specialist, John Mikton. "Benefits and Advantages of Laptops." //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The American School in Japan - Leading International School in Tokyo //. 3 June 2004. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://www.asij.ac.jp/elementary/gr5web/laptop5/benefits.htm>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">7. Google. "Laptops in School Classes Improve Scores." //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">PhysOrg.com - Science News, Technology, Physics, Nanotechnology, Space Science, Earth Science, Medicine //. Google.com, 15 Feb. 2011. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-laptops-school-classes-scores.html>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">8."Education World: Learning With Laptops: An Urban School Shows Gains." //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Education World: The Educator's Best Friend //. Web. 12 May 2011. <http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/schools/schools020.shtml>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">9. "Laptops in School - A Renaissance of Learning." //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Welcome to Stager.org! // Web. 12 May 2011. <http://stager.org/articles/laptopbookchapter.html>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">10. "Using Laptops to Enhance the Classroom Environment - Secondary School (Other) - Helium." //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Helium - Where Knowledge Rules //. Web. 12 May 2011. <http://www.helium.com/knowledge/180673-using-laptops-to-enhance-the-classroom-environment>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">It is the only state that begins with two vowels.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Geographically, Iowa is one of the flattest states in the United States.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Its nickname is the Hawkeye State.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The 31st president of the United States, Herbert Hoover, was born in West Branch, Iowa.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Its east and west boarders are formed by 100% water.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The cost of health care is too high for Americans to cover the cost on their own income.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Immigration rates have increased greatly over the years.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">In most companies, mostly men have the higher ranking positions.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Health care providers are given the power to set the prices in many situations.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none text-align: left; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Women don't get paid the same amount as men.