cmulvaney

Representative Cmulvaney, Democrat from New Jersey

Five Interesting Facts about New Jersey:
 * State Nickname is the Garden State
 * State Motto: Liberty and Prosperity
 * New Jersey was the first state to sign the Bill of Rights
 * The first professional basketball game was played in 1896 in the Capital of New Jersey, Trenton.
 * New Jersey is home to the first organized baseball game, 1846 in Hoboken New Jersey.

Five Facts about the Issues in New Jersey
 * Around 64,000 minors ( persons under the age of 18) are arrested each year in New Jersey.
 * In approximately one century over 9% of the New Jersey coast line will be flooded if Global Warming issues are not taken care of.
 * Fifty-four percent of New Jersey High School graduates continue onto college.
 * New Jersey has lost 34,000 manufacturing jobs in the last year.
 * One-third of all New Jersey children live in "immigrant families".

Three Issues and my position on each:
 * __ Juvenile Justice __: Juvenile justice is basically referring to what it is called, minors being arrested for acts of violence or illegal acts. The debate of this topic is whether or not we should give them the same punishments as adult offenders or not. I personally believe that due to the fact that minors are generally not as educated and mentally developed as adults, that they should not get as harsh a punishment. I believe that because they are younger they should be able to be easily taught and changed compared to an adult with the same charges. Their lives have just started, and who are we to stop them before they really get going? Now, this does not mean that I do not think they should get punished for their acts, I simply just think that they deserve a second chance or at least some help. There are some scary situations in this world, and most minors are not prepared to properly deal with them quite yet.
 * __Energy Conservation__: There have been many debates over what should be done to preserve energy, and the government is always looking into new things that we can use to help us do so. I do not feel that the answer to saving energy is buying new, expensive technology, but simply little acts that can be done in each household. Some of these acts include; turning off a light after you leave the room, shutting down the computers at night, or recycling. I feel, while not all people are one-hundred percent cooperative with ideas like this, if we take the time and educate and put our energy into doing these things, that it can make a huge difference.
 * __Gun Control:__ Gun Control is a huge issue in the United States. For such the developed country we are, we have some of the highest rates in gun violence when put against comparing countries. While I do support the use of guns for defense or sports, I feel that the amount of violence with guns is spiraling out of control. We need to change our laws when it comes to Gun Control. While I do not believe putting stricter laws on who can have the guns is fair, I think that we can look into the making of guns and see if we can alter anything to prevent violence.

The Congressman that I admire most from New Jersey, is Democrat Rush Holt.

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Five Things that Rush Holt and I agree on:
 * 1) Rush Holt is a big supporter of education, but more specifically giving a proper education to disabled children. He recently has done many projects that make it easier for schools in New jersey to fund programs for children with disabilities. I believe that every public school should be able to provide for and take care of any child that comes it's way.
 * 2) One of the things that he stands very firm to is the right of choice women should have when it comes to reproductive rights. He feels that government should not be allowed to interfere in that decision, which I too believe and support.
 * 3) The awareness for suicide while in the military is growing by the day, and Rush Holt has made it clear that he thinks we should be helping these soldiers by making sure that none of them slink into a depression, and that if they do they get medical attention. I strongly believe in this because I believe that we should go above and beyond to take care of those taking care of us.
 * 4) Times are getting harder, and many people have lost their jobs. Rush Holt believes that we should provide the people who want to better them selves with the education they need through job training. I feel that people wanting to change their lives for the better should always be supported, no matter what the situation.
 * 5) Finally, Rush Holt is a very active member in his community, and especially with children. He recently has started to spend time at public schools teaching kids proper nutrition and healthy lifestyles which I feel is necessary when it comes to educating kids because we need to not only prepare them for future jobs, but their entire future

http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/HB77
 * Link to my bill: HB77 Rejuvenate **

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