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Who I most agree with (from Wisconsin Government) on issues: Herbert Kohl, Democrat

5 Main Facts Of Wisconsin: 1. Wisconsin alone has 1,500,000 cows and produces over 15% of the country's milk. 2. One of the nation's worst natural disasters was in Peshtigo in 1871- when a forest fire killed more than 1,000 people and destroyed 5 million dollars in property. 3. The state animal is the badger (which is why Wisconsin is sometimes called the badger state.) 4. Wisconsin was first created by the Indians in the 17th century, including the Menominee, Miami, Winnebago, Iowa, and more. 5. Wisconsin is sometimes called "America's Dairyland," for all of its dairy created.

5 Important Facts about Wisconsin's Issues: 1. 1 in 10 United States residents have been exposed to harmful chemicals in drinking water, according to a 2009 //New York Times// research. 2. The 2000 World Health Organization says that about 1.1 billion people in the world do not have access to safe drinking water, and between 2.2 and 5 million deaths each year worldwide occur because of it. 3. The //New York Times// 2009 research also says that more than 500,000 cities have violations to the Clean Water Act throughout the nation in the past 5 years. 4. "Less than 3% of the violations to the Clean Water Act resulted in fines or other punitive measures from regulatory agencies." (-Also from the //New York Times// Study) 5. The Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) is the maximum amount of harmful particles in the water that it considered "safe." However, many times these goals **//__cannot__//** be fulfilled because the technology may not yet be available to achieve them.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Explanation of Positions on 3 Issues: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. Arsenic in the drinking water-This is a serious problem, not only in the United States, but also in other countries. It causes many health problems including nerve and skin damage and an increased risk for cancer in the lung, bladder, kidney, and liver. Obviously we cannot completely get rid of the problem but in order to help it, the Government can install and increase the number of aresenic water filters in the country and specific states. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. Making grants supporting early college high schools and other dual enrollment fees- This is (in my opinion) a good idea proposed by Herbert Kohl that states that the Secretary of Education should make more grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment fees. I believe that this will increase education standards and may even create new jobs in the education field. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. Cyber Bullying- This is also a serious problem for the middle schools all across the U.S. and is bullying through email, IM, chat rooms, a specific website such as facebook, myspace, or formspring, and cell phones through texting. This is not an issue that should be taken lightly; it occurs most frequently in 7th and 8th grade and females are 2x as more likely than males to be victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying. To begin to alleviate the problem, I think that the government and teachers could come together and create programs to get rid of cyber bullying, and also taking bigger measures to possibly filter the websites or cell phones.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Link to my bill: http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/SB6

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sources List: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ABC-CLIO ARTICLE: Water Quality and Availability, [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ABC-CLIO ARTICLE: Water Quality and Availability: Timeline, [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ABC-CLIO ARTICLE: Cyberbullying: Overview, [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|http://colonelspeaks.wordpress.com] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|http://www.enchantedlearning.com] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://mockcongress2010.wikispaces.com/Mttaan <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]