jwykoff

jwykoff
Joshua Wykoff State- Vermont Political Party- Democrat

Congressman- Peter Welch

**//__Things that i agree with him-__//**
**//__Five Interesting facts about Vermont-__//**
 * We should rebuild our economy.
 * Address health care for all.
 * Find a better energy saver and use for the future.
 * We must care for our Veterans and show our gratitude
 * To support Vermont's business for a better country.
 * And, for all those who cannot afford education, making colleges affordable.
 * 1) Vermont is made up of 9,250 square miles. It is ranked 43rd largest. First being he largest state.
 * 2) Its population- 625,741 people is the second smallest in the country.
 * 3) It is also the only New England state that is not bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
 * 4) Vermont was first inhabited by two major indian tribes. The Abenaki and the Iroquois.
 * 5) In the early colonial period, much of the land that is now Vermont was claimed by France.

__//Five facts about Vermont that relate to issues-//__

 * 1) Vermont Nuclear Power Plant organization bring down the economy but while in construction, gave many people jobs.
 * 2) Vermont's small Group Health insurance is building up and used by many more people in 2011 than 2010.
 * 3) One beacon insurance company did not insure Paquin Motors after January 1, 1999.
 * 4) The U.S. permits about 660,000 legal immigrants per year.
 * 5) The "Star Wars missile" strategic defense initiative proposed by president reagan in the 1980's for homeland security, costs about $60 billion.

__//**Three issues that are most important to me and my positions-**//__

 * 1) Land Use- Vermont’s Use Value Appraisal (UVA) Program, also called “Current Use” or “Land Use”, enables landowners who practice long-term forest management to have their enrolled land appraised for property taxes based on its value for forestry, rather than its fair market value.
 * 2) Immigration- I would like to help other countries and make their economy as good as ours so that we could allow the immigrants to have a good hometown to stay in. instead of hundreds of thousands coming over to the U.S. a year.
 * 3) Energy and oil- We need to find a more efficient way of energy that doesn't cost a lot and can be used in a cycle and all year round.

__//**Link To My Bill-**//__
**//__ http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/HB63 __//** **//__Resources for my bill in and why-__//** I believe that people should support my bill, to allow only people that are over the age of 21 to use a lethal firearm because it supports the safety and causes less deaths in our country. -On The Issues. ---"Background on Gun Control." Web. -Volunteers around the World. "Gun Politics." // Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia //. Jimmy Wales. Web. 18 May 2011. . -"Gun Control." // Almanac of Policy Issues //. Web. 18 May 2011. . -Jon Vernick, JD,http://faculty.jhsph.edu/default.cfm?F=Daniel&L=http://faculty.jhsph.edu/default.cfm?F=Stephen&L=Teret. "Center for Gun Policy and Research - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health."// School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins - Home //. Johns Hopkins. Web. 18 May 2011. .// //-National Opinion Research Center. "Norc at the University of Chicago." Johns Hopkins. Web. 1999. // //-Michelle Croteau. "Gun Laws - Accidents and Injuries." // Accident and Injury Center - Accidents and Injuries //. Web. 18 May 2011. .// //-National Kids Society. "Gun Free Kids." // Why Gun Free Kids? | Gun Free Kids //. Gun Free Kids. Web. 18 May 2011. .//
 * Our bill says that all people who own a gun must be 21 or older, otherwise, if younger, for the use of the lethal weapons, you must be under adult supervision over the age of 21. We will make 20 Volunteers per state help with the teaching of gun safety. **

//  ﻿- The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). "Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence : Studies." Brady //Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence : Home// . The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEO MF), July 2010. Web. 12 May 2011. . //

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