mwalters

Who I am most like: Amy Klobuchar. []. I am most like Amy because we both have the same beliefs on family values and everything about family. She believes that family is very important, so do I. She believes that family should not have to have their money- earners fired for having to take care of their family. Amy is a firm believer in quality time with the family. Quality time helps stop divorce, and eating disorders, and clinical depression. She and I agree on the same topics and the beliefs on them. Also, Klobuchar was inspired by an act that was going to help researchers find more facts on eating disorders, I would be just as inspired by that act if I were in her footsteps.
 * Name**: Megan Walters
 * State**: Minnesota
 * Political Party**: Moderate American

1.) Minnesota baseball commentator, Halsey Hal, was the first to say 'Holy Cow' during a baseball broadcast. 2.) The stapler was invented in Spring Valley, Minnesota. 3.) Candy maker, Frank C. Mars, of Minnesota introduced the Milky Way candy bar in 1923, the Snickers in 1930, and Three Musketeers in 1939. 4.) Alexander Anderson, of Red Wing, Minnesota, discovered the processes of puff wheat and rice giving us the rice cakes. 5.) In 1919, a Minneapolis factory turned out the nations first armored cars.
 * Five intresting facts:**

1.) In order to get a divorce in Minnesota, one spouse must live there for 180 days or more before starting the case of divorce. 2.) Minnesota has many recovery places in order to help people from ages 10- adult with eating disorders. 3.) Minnesota has many therapists to help people who suffer with clinical depression. 4.) In 1980, divorce was at it's highest in Minnesota. 5.) In Minnesota, eating disorders are found more in asians and foriegners, than the white population.
 * Five facts that relate to my issues**:


 * Three important issues:**
 * 1.)__//Clinical Depression//__**- This is one of my important issues because I know someone who has clinical depression and no one should have too go through it. I chose this topic so I could learn about how many people suffer from it, and if there is a cure to it, not just a reducer. Clinical depression is continual and interferes with a persons life majorly. Depression can be devistating to a persons feelings, relationships with the family, friends, significant others, ect.
 * 2.) __//Eating Disorders//__**- This is one of my important issues because I am a sister of one who had an eating disorder. I also believe this is a wrong way of dealing with the body you have. As of right now, there is an act in Minnesota that seeks to improve the path of a person suffering from an eating disorder, and it also is going to kind of help stop eating disorder cases.The act is called the Freed Act and is supposed to put mroe funding into patient treatment. It would also help improve public data on these disorders, including morbidity and mortality rates.
 * 3.) __//Divorce//__**- This is one of my important issues because I am in a family with two divorces, and I don't think divorce is a right way to fix a marriage. It ruins the family within it, and it harms everyone. I think that too many people think divorce is the answer, they need to try and fix it through couples therapy, or something else.

My bill: http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/SB18

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