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Julia Meyer State- California Political Party- Republican

__**Congress Person Most Like Me-**__ Mary Bono Mack I think I am most like Mary Bono Mack because many of the issues she supports, are many things that I also agree with. She supported the bill that was set to repeal title one of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. She also wants to reduce government and federal spending. With the federal spending she is very concerned about the level our government is on. One of her biggest priorities is to reduce the unnecessary and wasteful federal spending. I agree with her fully, because I think that reducing the spending may help our economy in the long run. Another area I agree with her on is Illegal Immigration. She believes that securing our northern and southern borders is essential to prevent terrorists from entering our country.

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__**Five Interesting Facts About California-**__
 * State motto is, Eureka ... I have found it
 * Dick and Mac McDonald opened the first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California
 * The state nickname is t he “Golden State”
 * The hottest California has ever gotten is 135° F
 * State flower is the California Poppy


 * __Five Facts About California That Relate to Their Issues-__**
 * California's federal government spends more than any other state.
 * The states largest recipient of federal funds was 80.2 million and was in 2009.
 * It's high federal spending is due to California containing 12% of our nations population.
 * The 346 million spent in 2009 was a jump from 300 million the previous year.
 * Los Angeles was the states largest recipient using 23% of the fund

__**Three Issues That are Most Important to Me-**__ My Position- I feel that our federal spending is way to high and that it needs to be cut down. We need to find balance in how the government spends our money. I feel that by reducing the spending, it could help our economy become more stable. My Position- I dont think this act is a stable way for American people to be getting health care. I believe that it has many shady areas and is just another area where republicans and democrats do not agree at all. Our country is in a bad situation already, and we dont need this act to make it worse. I think this act is doing no good and needs to be repealed. My Position- IIlegal Immigrants are taking many of jobs that are rightfully the American's. This puts our country at risk. Illegalk Immigrants could be dangerous terrorists and we need to prevent this. __**Bill I Am Sponsering-**__ Temporary Spending Bill Why I support this bill- This bill was made to regulate America's government spending. Our economy is not doing well and one reason is that the government is over spending. If we put a limit on the spending this could help our economy come back. We need the bill to pass. If it does not our economy will still be in major trouble.
 * Reduce Federal Spending
 * Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
 * Illegal Immigration

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__**My Bill-**__ __Link__**__-__ HB18** __Purpose for our Bill-__ We believe that our bill would have a big affect on our country. Our bill's purpose is to decrease the gas prices in the United States that have increased greatly in the past few months. Lowering gas prices is our goal for the people. Our economy is being affected negatively because of the increasing gas prices. If we could lower the prices, people can afford gas and can have more money to spend on food or housing. Recently in the last quarter, bike salesman have been selling bikes all around the country since people do not want to pay the unreasonable price for gas. __How it will Work-__ Our first step to help our Bill become accomplished, is to increase the regulation of trade between the United States and the Middle East. Then, we need to increase the drilling here in the United States so we are not spending our money and it going to countries other than the USA. Our last step is to use lobbyists, to help persuade the congress to approve our Bill. If we succeed in all of this, the gas prices will decrease and they will remain at a low price. __Why People Should Vote for This Bill-__ People should vote for this Bill because it will lower the prices of gas. When the prices lower there will be more money for our country and even more jobs. Since part of our Bill is to increase drilling in our country this will increase jobs. Overall, this Bill will help our economy in the long run.

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 * 1. **__**// Mary Bono Mack //. Web. . **__


 * 2. **__**// Congressman John Campbell //. Web. 20 May 2011.  **__


 * 3. **__**// OpenCongress - 112th Congress - Track Bills, Votes, Senators, and Representatives in the U.S. Congress //. Web. 20 May 2011. . **__


 * 4. **__**"California’s Representatives - Congressional District Maps (CA) - GovTrack.us." // GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress //. Web. 20 May 2011. . **__


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">5. **__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 32px;">"Obama Signs Temporary Federal Spending Bill - CNN." // Featured Articles from CNN //. 22 Dec. 2010. Web. 20 May 2011. <http://articles.cnn.com/2010-12-22/politics/government.funding.bill_1_obama-signs-federal-workers-government-spending?_s=PM:POLITICS>. **__


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">6. **__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 32px;">April, 0.8% In. "Obama Issues Veto Threat On Temporary Spending Bill." // RTTNews - Realtime Financial News, Economic News, Forex News, Stock Alerts, Breaking News.... // Web. 20 May 2011. <http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1593633>. **__


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">7. **__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 32px;">"YouTube - Bono Mack Speaks on Floor on Flawed Health Care Bill ‏." // YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. // Web. 20 May 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv8kaP1tWJE>. **__


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">8. **__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 32px;">Capitol Alert: California Highest in Federal Spending, Low in per Capita Outlays." // Blogs //. Web. 20 May 2011. <http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/08/cal-highest-in-federal-spendin.html>. **__


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">9. **__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 32px;">Walters, Dan, and Rob Hotakainen. "Per-capita Federal Spending in California among Lowest in U.S. | McClatchy." // McClatchy | Homepage //. Web. 20 May 2011. <http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/08/31/99947/per-capita-federal-spending-in.html>. **__


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">10. **__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 32px;">Ambrose, Jay. "RealClearPolitics - Federal Spending Madness Is Anti-Democratic."// RealClearPolitics - Opinion, News, Analysis, Videos and Polls //. Web. 20 May 2011. <http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/05/12/federal_spending_madness_is_anti-democratic_109833.html>. **__