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__ Name: __ Peyton Lydigsen __ Political Party: __ Republican __ State: __ Florida __ Senator I agree with the most: __ Bill Nelson __ [] __ I agree with almost all the same issues as Bill Nelson, including improving education, gun control and illegal immigration.

Interesting Facts about Florida: Florida has had six constitutions since it became a state. Florida receives around 50 million tourists each year. Florida has around 800 miles of beaches. The total land area of Florida is around 54,252 square miles. Florida is known as the "Sunshine State".

Facts related to the topics I am interested in: There are 28 colleges in Florida in total. These colleges have 64 campuses over 182 sites. No other State uses oil to produce electricity as much as Florida does. Over half of the state’s electricity is generated from natural gas, while coal provides about 25 percent of Florida’s electricity production $3.4 billion a year to educate illegal immigrant children and the U.S. born children of illegal immigrants. More petroleum-fired electricity is generated in Florida than in any other State.

__ Issues: __ 1. Improving Education 2. Gun Control 3. Illegal Immigration

__ Issue #1 __ - Education: I think that every child should have the right to a good education that will help them greatly in the future. I believe that every child should have the same education opportunities and it shouldn’t matter where the child lives or how wealthy the child is. I know that schools have improved greatly over the last decade or two but I still think that they could improve even more, which would help the children greatly for the future ahead of them. There are also a lot of dropouts so I think that maybe school should be a little more fun but still educational at the same time.

__ Issue #2 __ - I believe that there should be stronger laws about who can and cannot buy a gun. I know that some people think that everyone should be allowed a gun for protection but I think that the number of owned guns in the United States could be decreased drastically if only certain authorities were allowed to buy guns. I think that would also hopefully help decrease the number of deaths that have to do with gun shots. I think that by this will help save many lives.

__ Issue #3 __ - Illegal Immigration is a big problem in the U.S because there are so many people that come in illegally. The U.S. cannot afford to house and feed all of these immigrants so then they come over illegally and find very low paying jobs. They only want their families to have better opportunities but when they come in illegally it is unfair to the citizens of the U.S. because they have to pay taxes and the immigrants do not. I realize why they come over to the U.S., but illegally isn't the way that they should do it.

Link to bill page: http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/SB21 Our bill proposes a safer environment for the citizens of the United States by limiting the amount of guns. In order to own a gun you have to have a permit and need to go to a class to learn the correct safety for the use of guns. We are proposing this bill because we feel that too many people are getting hurt or killed because of the use of guns. Every person who wants to own a gun will have to go to a class to learn all the rules and earn a permit. People should vote for our bill because it will help promote a better world with less violence and more peace.

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