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Tennyson Hendershott Minnesota Moderate

Congress person most like me: The congress person most like me would be senator Al Franken. Senator Al Franken was born on may 21st 1951, and he grew up in st.Louis park Minnesota. He graduated from Harvard in 1973 and for 37 years as an author, radio talk show host, and a comedy writer. He was elected as senator in 2008 and is a democrat. He also introduced a legislation that provides disabled veterans with service dogs,and he secured $2 million to provide these services. He worked to protect the rights of women who worked as defense contractors. He has started funding for diabetes prevention and is working on ending conflicts of interest with credit ratings. This congressmen is most like me because I agree with many of the things this enator has done.

5 interesting facts on my state

1. Minnesota is the 12th largest state in the country. 2. On marchy 3rd, 1849 Minnesota became part of the U.S. territory. 3. There are over 350 shipwrecks at the bottom of lake superoir. 4. The state is 357 miles wide and 411 miles long. 5. A 5.0 earthquake hit minnesota on july 9, 1975.

5 facts on Minnesota

1. A person must not carry a firearm in a public place unless they are in possession of a permit to carry. 2.The laws of Minnesota say that the state establishes state graduation test requirements for reading, mathematics and writing. 3. A person shall not be admitted to a public school as a kindergardener unless they are five five years of age or older. 4. In recruiting foster parents for a foster child the agency must focus on the foster child's particular needs. 5. You have the right to be informed about court proceedings. This includes if if has been canceled or rescheduled.

Issues: 1. Air Pollution- Air pollution means the presence of chemicals in the air that could harm plant5s and animals. Many of these chemicals include carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, sulfer dioxide, ozone, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and lead. Most of these headaches and nausea. Other symptoms include disorientation and sometimes death. Air pollution should be taken very seriously and we should try to stop it. I feel that we need to educate more people about the dangers of air polluton.

2. Academic plagiarism- In some schoools up to 25% of students plagiarize regulary. Although many students have begun to plagiarize their work some students are falsely accused for palgiarism. There many ways someoene could "accidently" plagiarize someone else's work. Many authors use information from other writing pieces. The main problem with copying someoen else's work lies within the students at schools. This is a serious problem and should enforced regulary.

3. Obesity- Obesity has become an increasing problem in this economy. Many causes of obesity include people eating large amounts of food or carbohydrates, also the large consumption of fatty foods, and stress. there are dieases and illnesses that cause obesity, but it is not the cause of the rise in the amount of obesity in America and other countries. Obesity can be very dangerous to many people and it is a very serious problem that is happening frequently in this country. What many people need to do is excercise. Humans need to walk an average of five miles a day.

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HB35 Gun Control

Explanation of bill: Our bill was made to stop felons and mentally handicaped people from buying guns and using them. There are laws saying that these people cannot buy guns, but they're not being enforced. Our bill is going to enforce these laws with a better data system and harsher punishments. Why are we proposing it? We are proposing this bill because we want to prevent gun violence. We are not restricting guns to other personel, we are only enforcing laws that should be working more than they are. How will it work? We will have to put in some government funding and some money gained by fees. There will be background checks on people buying guns and if they have a criminal or mental history they will be denied of purchasing a firearm and the police will be informed. Why should people vote for it? People should vote for it because it keeps more people safe from repeating gun violence felons and the mentally handicapped.