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Name: Matt Gordon State: Delaware Political Party: Republican

The Congress person from my state that I agree with most is Tom Carper. Mr. Carper and I believe that a huge change is needed in our nation's health care issue. First off, 50 million Americans are uninsured. Second, the ones that are insured are paying over 8,000 dollars per year. This is way too high. Americans spent over 2 trillion dollars on health care in 2009. This is his website

__**5 Interesting Facts of Delaware:**__

1. Delaware was the first state to ratify to the Constitution. (December 7, 1787)

2. Delaware is the second smallest state with only 1,955 square miles of land.

3. Delaware is the "lowest" state, with an average of 60 feet above sea level.

4. Delaware is home to Old Swedes, the oldest church in America. It is still used today.

5. Delaware is home to about 500 descendents of the original Nanticoke Indians.


 * __5 Interesting Facts About My Issues:__**

1. Over 50% of cyberbullying victims claim they dont even know who is bullying them.

2. Every 1 of 3 teens have been cyberbullied at one point, and 25% of adolescents were bullied repeatedly throughout their middle and high school years.

3. In the last 20 years, obesity has more than doubled in the Unitied States.

4. Nearly 2 out of 3 Americans are overweight or Obese. And 1 out of 8 deaths are related to obesity. America is the fattest country in the world.

5. As a polluted state, Delaware should look into wind energy, harnessed from the constant ocean breezes, and solar energy, as Delaware is mostly sunny.

C.H.I.C. Bill The purpose of this bill is to help decrease obesity at a young age, by increasing physical activity and good eating habits in schools. Obesity is proven to shorten life spans substantially. Obesity now afftects 17% of children and adolescents, making America the most obese country in the world. It is proven that obesity ensures that you will be less successful in your career, and other aspects of life. We can help to start our childrens' lives the right way, teaching them to eat right and exersize regularly. They can become more successful this way.
 * __3 Issues That Interest Me Are:__**

Cyberbullying- Bullying has always been a problem for many middle and high school students, but it is getting increasingly worse, due to the growth of online social networking systems like Facebook, Twitter, etc. Bullies are becoming more comfortable in this environment, believing they wont get caught from their computer. This should change. Cyberbullying should become an official crime. Any student claiming he/she is being bullied should be helped. Any bully should be charged with juvenile detention (fines would be useless because its coming out of the parents pocket). Once it is proven that you WILL be caught if you bully there would be a large decrease in victims.

Obesity- Obesity is another growing problem, mainly in America. Obesity rates have doubled and it has become a leading cause of death in America. To fix this we should make laws about the amount of "junk food" allowed to be served in a school environment. Also, Physical Education classes should be extended and provided at least 3 times during the school week. If we can slow obesity at a young age, its less likely to occur later in life. We need to target kids in elementary and middle school, and teach them to eat healthy and exercise regularly. This could help slow obesity in America.

Death Penalty- The death penalty is a highly debated issue. In my opinion, nobody deserves to be killed, no matter what they have done. I think all death sentences should be eliminated, and replaced with life sentances in prison. This, in my opinion is a much better punishment, for the criminal will be forced to live out a whole life of confinement in prison. Thinking on the dark side, if someone wanted to kill themselves, wouldnt they want to take someone out with them?

A bill that I would sponsor is the [|Charter School Quality Act]. This bill deals with greater training for teachers and adminostrators. I agree with this bill because these teachers will be training the future of our nation every day, and these students need the very best they can get. With extra training and experience, they can pass their knowledge to their students to a greater extent.


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