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Michael Stratton House of Representative Congress person I most agree with: Michael Castle, a Republican from Delaware and here is a link to his website. [] Issues where Mr. Castle and I agree is with is the issue of reducing the cost of presciption drugs for seniors. Another issue we both agree with is increasing conservation and the use of alternative fuels. __5 Interesting facts about Indiana__
 * 1) Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was 7, and spent most of his childhood living in Spencer County.
 * 2) During the great depression, Indiana's unemployment rate was as high as 50%.
 * 3) "Indiana," means land of the Indians and today, there are less than 8,000 Indians still living here.
 * 4) Each year, the Indiana post-office receives over 1.5 million letters and wishes to Santa Claus during the Christmas season.
 * 5) Before pioneers arrived in Indiana, about 80% of the land was considered forested, now only about 17% of the land is considered forested.

__5 Facts about Indiana__
 * 1) There have been 5 Vice-Presidents from Indiana.
 * 2) The state capital in Indianapolis.
 * 3) There are about 6.5 million people that live in Indiana.
 * 4) Indiana is the 25 most dangerous state according to poll taken in 2007.
 * 5) Indiana has 92 counties.

__My 3 Issues__ __My issues facts__
 * 1) __Environment-__The environment is very important and needs to be protected. If it is harmed, it could affect the people and animals living in Indiana. My position on this issue it has to be taken seriously. If the enviornment becomes harmful or trashy, it could harm the water that humans and animals drink and it could ruin our lungs with unhealthy air quality.
 * 2) __Health Care-__ The health care issue is an important issue because it would help many people be covered for doctor visits or medical emergencies. My position on this issue is that everybody who can't afford to pay for doctor visits regularly, should be given health care so they can remain healthy.
 * 3) __Unemployment-__ Unemployment is an important issue because without people working and providing to the economy, the economy is going to fall and the country will struggle. My postion on this issue is that the jobs and people across America need to start working again as soon as possible so the government and people can start earning money again and improving the economy.
 * 1) Environment- The state of Indiana averages over 120 more metric tons of carbon dioxide into the air than the United states average.
 * 2) Heath care- The state of Indiana was ranked toward the low side for healthiness, in fact they were ranked 35th for the most healthiest state.
 * 3) Unemployment- There is a 9.1 unemployment rate in Indiana from January 2011.

__10 Resources__
 * 1) "Indiana." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 19 May 2011. []
 * 2) "Ben's Guide (3-5): Quick Facts: Indiana." //Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids//. Web. 19 May 2011. .
 * 3) "Fun Facts about Indiana." //IN.gov: Home//. Web. 19 May 2011. .
 * 4) "Indiana: History, Geography, Population, and State Facts — Infoplease.com." //Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free Online Reference, Research & Homework Help. — Infoplease.com//. Web. 19 May 2011. .
 * 5) "Indiana." //Indiana: Facts, Map, and State Symbols//. 2011. Web. 19 May 2011. .
 * 6) "Indiana Fast Facts and Trivia." //50states.com - States and Capitals//. Web. 19 May 2011. [].
 * 7) "Facts about Indiana." //ThingsToDo.com - Things to Do and Places to Go in Each State//. Web. 19 May 2011. .
 * 8) "Fun Facts — Indiana Historical Society." //Welcome — Indiana Historical Society//. Web. 19 May 2011. .
 * 9) Kelly, Martin. "Indiana Fast Facts." //American History From About//. Web. 19 May 2011. .
 * 10) "Indiana Map, Attractions, Facts, Famous Natives, Famous People, Flag, Landforms, Land Statistics, Latitude, Longitude, Links, Maps, Symbols, Time, History Timeline, Travel, Weather." //World Atlas including Geography Facts, Maps, Flags - Worldatlas.com//. Web. 19 May 2011. .

The Link to my Bill- http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/HB83 The bill I am proposing is a bill that will force all major polluting industries like coal power-plants and steel mills to build and install filters that will be placed at the top of each smoke stack. I am proposing this idea and bill in order to try to lower the amount of emissions in the atmosphere and to drastically improve air quality throughout the country. My bill will work by having each one of the industries hire workers, order supplies and materials, and purchase or rent cranes and transporting vehicles. After they have everything they need, they will build and pay for Exo-Filters for each one of their smoke stacks. Each company will have 10 years to cover each one of their smoke stacks with the filter. If they don't within the 10 year deadline, the industry will be fined one-quarter of the cost of each Eco-filter per year. People should vote for this bill because it will decrease the amount of emissions in the air and improve air quality throughout our country.