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Nathaniel Hostelley Tyrell 8th period State- Iowa Senator- Tom Harkin Party- Democratic

**Tom Harkin** is currently the chairman on the senate on health, education, labor, and pensions. I like Tom Harkin for many reasons, he is also worried about people with disabilities like people who are deaf or blind. In fact his brother is deaf and at all of his speeches he has a person who uses sign-language. Tom Harkin an I want to put an end to cyber bullying, gun control, and drugs and alcohol issues. Tom Harkin's website-[]

__**State Facts **__ Admitted to the Union (Rank) December 28, 1846 (29th) Population 2000 (Rank) 2,926,324 (30th) Land Area (Rank) 55,869 square miles; 144,701 square kilometers (23rd) Capital - Des Moines State Nicknames - Hawkeye State Motto - Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain Song - “Song of Iowa” (music by S.H.M. Byers) State Symbols
 * **Flower:** Wild rose
 * **Bird:** Eastern goldfinch
 * **Colors:** Red, white, and blue (in state flag)
 * (Information on state facts cited at www.eduplace.com) **

3 issues

Iowa has passed many laws trying to stop cyber bullying. These laws force schools to create anti-bullying and cyber bullying policies. Cyber bullying is spreading around quickly in multiple ways through texting and the Internet and it needs to be stopped. I am really interested in this issue because I hate bullying. Cyber bullying has increased over the years because of the differnt types of technology that have been created. Computer websites like www.facebook.com is just one example of were cyber bullying is occurring.
 * Cyber Bullying **


 * Facts about cyber bullying- **
 * 1) Nearly 42% of kids have been bullied online and almost one in four have had it happen more than once.
 * 2) Among this percentage, being ignored and disrespected were the most common forms of cyber bullying
 * 3) Nine out of ten middle school students have had their feelings hurt online.
 * 4) About 75% have visited a Web site bashing another student.
 * 5) Four out of ten middle school students have had their password(s) stolen and changed by a bully who then locked them out of their own account or sent communications posing as them.

Gun control is very important to me because in todays crime many murders and injuries have occurred because of firearms being in the wrong hands. So we need permits for people to own firearms and people should have to be fingerprinted before they register their firearm. Tom Harkin believes that people should be able to carry firearms but of course the user must take a course and go to the sheriff to get a permit. Other permits like hunting permits are acquired too.
 * Gun Control **


 * Facts about gun control-**
 * 1) 70 to 80 million Americans own guns.
 * 2) 40-45% of households in the U.S. contain a gun. This translates into a loaded gun in one in every ten households with children, and a gun that’s left unlocked and just “hidden away” in one in every eight family homes.
 * 3) The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
 * 4) As of January, 2011, 39 states have laws permitting individuals with gun licenses to carry concealed guns in the streets.
 * 5) The Federal Gun Free School Zone Act of 1995 states that people with guns cannot walk within 1,000 feet of any school (kindergarten to 12th grade).

Drugs play a big role in our countries crime. They are also a big health problem. Teenage kids can easily be exposed to drugs on the street so this also effects our school systems. Kids get busted for drugs all the time during school and it effects their grades. We need to get rid of drugs. Tom Harkin is the chairman of the senate of education so he is trying to get rid of drugs and keep kids off the streets so they can get a good education.
 * Drugs/alcohol **


 * Facts about drugs-**
 * 1) Alcohol kills 6.5 times more youth than all other drugs combined.
 * 2) Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for all persons age 6–33. About 45% of these fatalities are alcohol-related crashes.
 * 3) More than 60% of teens said that drugs were sold, used, or kept at their school.
 * 4) Crystal meth has become the most dangerous drug problem of small town America. Kids between 12 and 14 that live in smaller towns are 104% more likely to use meth than those who live in larger cities.
 * 5) Youth who drink alcohol are 50 times more likely to use cocaine than young people who never drink alcohol.

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Bill Page http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/SB48 Our bill is about gun control and how people need to be safe around guns. We are trying to raise the age limit to Twenty one to buy any type of firearm. We are also making sure that people need to have a license to buy a gun and that when they purchase one that their name and license will go on the dealer’s record for the store. We are also not allowing criminals The main purpose of this bill is to protect the people in the United States and make sure that firearms will not be placed in the wrong hands. People should vote for our bill because it will protected the citizens in the United States and let people own guns if they have the correct requirements. Click the link above for more information on our bill.