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The Connecticut representative i agree most with is- **Jim Himes**
Points of agreement: =Connecticut Interesting Facts: = =Connecticut Facts (related to issues): = =Most Important Issues To Me: =
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 * 1. The future belongs to the nation which best educates its children.**
 * 2. We must target funds to school initiatives that show results and commit resources to turn around low preforming schools, not punish them.**
 * 3. higher education or worker training programs must be within reach for any ready and willing student.**
 * 4. America must transition to a sustainable energy economy, and begin doing so right away.**
 * 5. we should not have to choose between environmental protection and economic strength.**
 * 1) =====Connecticut has 332 miles of jagged coastline, including bays, harbors and coves. If all salt-water influenced watercourses are included, Connecticut has 1,065 miles of coastal shoreline. =====
 * 2) =====Connecticut is the third smallest state in the United States of America. =====
 * 3) =====Connecticut is named the constitution state because John Fiske, a historian, compromised the first written constitution in history. =====
 * 4) =====Connecticut is the 29th most populated state with 3,405,565 residents. =====
 * 5) =====Connecticut is a wealthy state because of it manufacturing industry. A lot of resources used are nearby =====
 * 1) ===== Discriminatory salary differences exist between certain groups that need to be adressed. =====
 * 2) =====Comprehensive National Health care reform died in congress in 1994 after it had been reported by commission. =====
 * 3) 16% of Americans (42 million people) have no health insurance.
 * 4) States are required to give options, or school choice, to students that attend schools that fail to meet AYP (Adequate Yearly Process).
 * 5) The Clean Air Act regulates industrial smokestacks and other sources of smog, acid rain, and other air pollutants. The Clean Water Act regulates sewage pipes and land and road runoff water pollution.

Education:
====Among genders girls have been outperforming boys when it comes to morals and behavior along with academics. The "gender gap" over the last 30 years has widened when it comes to this. People often connect this with the discrimination that women had gone through and now new opportunities are given to women. From 2005 to 2007 the 2 genders have shown more equality when it comes to improving morals, behavior, and academics. There should be more opportunities for statistics to even out like it has been doing so in the last couple of years this way there will be no increasing and decreasing between genders and their statistics like there has been in the last years.====

Pollution:
====The World Health Organization estimates that about three million people die world wide each year as a result of breathing polluted air. This is not only impacting out environment but it is also impacting the environment that we share with other species.Along with out outdoor air, the air in homes and other buildings can be poorly ventilated. Breathing the air in these buildings can expose people to harmful substances such as radon and carbon dioxide. The air is not the only thing being polluted, our water is as well. The Clean Water Act would like to fix our sewage pipes along with land and road runoff. Issues like this can put us and our animals in danger.====

Civil Rights:
====The Declaration of Independence declares that " All men are created equal". The right to vote, earn an education, and have an equal access to places of public accommodations, and employment are all issues our country has faced. We should keep enforcing equal discrimination between all races, genders, national origin, age, religion etc. civil right can mean legal equality or equality of opportunity but either way needs to continue to be enforced. African Americans and women have had experiences of discrimination and we cannot repeat this.==== Bill page: http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/HB48

http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/HB48
 * LINK TO BILL:**

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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. ======

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1. Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs. "Health Care in America: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 7 Apr. 2011.

htpp://issues.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/913392

2. Newton, David E. "Air Pollution: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 7 Apr. 2011.

http://issues.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/913331

3. Glenn, Richard A. "Civil Rights in America: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 7 Apr. 2011.

http://issues.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/913346

4. htpp://www.ontheissues.orh/house/Jim_Himes.htm

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