Megan+Vlach

Megan Vlach

 * __Name:__** Megan Vlach


 * __State:__** Indiana


 * __State Capital:__** Indianapolis


 * __Political Party:__** Moderate

__**Same ideas in State Issues:**__ I choose the Representative, Andre Carson because he is trying to improve families and jobs in his state and in Indianapolis. Andre is trying to provide families with tools and resourses that they need to lift up their communities and expand economic opportunities. Andre is very strong about trying to create well-paying jobs for Hoosiers, helping to secure more than $100 million in federal resources. These funds are being invested, putting thousands of people back to work, improving public housing developments, rebuilding roads and critical and investing in groundbreaking technology in health care and clean energy. He has also worked hard to ease the ax burden for small businesses and has authored legislation to increase the opportunities for minority and women owned businesses and improve their access to the Capital. Also aiding Indianapolis neighborhoods in their battle against the growing number of crimes in abandoned house and neighborhoods. Andre secured $37 million in federal funding to revitalize troubled properties into affordable housing opportunities. Andre's love of public service was shaped by his grandmother, the late congresswoman, Julia Carson, who taught Andre the values of compassion, integrity and determination. Official Website
 * __Endorsement for President:__** I think that Mitt Romney should be elected as President because he has spent most of his life as a private sector, giving him intimate knowledge on how our economy works and has been a outstanding public servant. He serves the people rather than the rules over them. He cut the red tape for many small businesses, signed into law job-creating incentives and then fought hard and strong to bring new businesses into the state. He then also eliminated a $3 billion deficit without raising/borrowing taxes. Romney is trying his hardest to reverse the dangerous road that Obama has been leading us down for the past few years. Obama has failed Indiana and the rest of the country by saying he would bring a change to Washington and that has yet to happen. We need a President who will fix the economic problems that Obama has put us in and Romney should be the one. I feel Mitt Romney will take our country in the right direction to improve our nation.

The purpose of this title is to help prevent child abuse. Parents should know the proper way to raise their children without harming them. Research shows that every 13 seconds a child is abused in the U.S. More than 5 children die every day from child abuse. We don’t want that to happen anymore. For this bill, any person who is expecting a child or has a child already has to attend a parenting class if they want government assistance. This can stop parents from raising their child the wrong way. Therefore, the parents should attend a parenting class. People should vote for our bill becausethe bill can change the future for our youth because we wouldnt want our children to follow in our footsteps and abuse their children. Parents can have more knowledge on how they should treat their children to make them more happy and glad that they have a safe home to stay in and a loving family to care for them. One step can go a long way for our children and I am sure they will be thankful their lives will be changed to make a better future for all of us.
 * __Mock Congress Bill:__** HB46 Learn the right way to parent.

Agricultural: Corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, and dairy products Industery: Forest Land, Farming, Farming Equipment, Textile Mills.
 * __Economy:__**

1. In a typical year, almost half of all farmlands plant corn. 2. In 1880, Wabash, IN became the first city in the United States to have streetlights. 3. Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was 7 years old. 4. The first Professional baseball game was played in Fort Wayne on May 4, 1871 Fort Wayne, Indiana Baseball Game 5. In Indiana, Santa Claus recieves over one half million letters and request at Christmas time.
 * __5 interesting Facts:__**

1. Home of the Indiana State Fair Indiana State Fair 2. Population isnt that high, but isnt that low 3. Indianapolis alone has 1,246 restaurants 4. Many museums to visit for all different ages Museums in Indiana 5. The Lincoln Memorial is in Lincoln City, IN, where Lincoln grew up Lincoln Memorial
 * __5 Reasons Wanting To Visit Indiana:__**

1. Corn and Soybeans are the most important farm plants, followed by hay and wheat 2. Corn is grown in almost every farm in Indiana 3. The farms have rich and deep soil
 * __3 Main Agricultural Resources in Indiana:__**

1. Indiana Public Schools- 6,000 schools 2. Community Hospitals Indianapolis- 5,972 Hospitals 3. Eli and Lily and Company- 13,344
 * __3 Biggest Employers: Largest Employers__**

1. Food Safety: In May 1990, British agricultural minister John Gummer appeared on TV with his daughter. He encourged her to eat a hamburger, but a few years earlier, British scientist had found a deadly disease called "Mad Cow Disease"-riddled the cows' brians and holes causing tremors and death. Human contaminants can be just as difficult to deal with. It has been estimated that 3,900 Americans die from pathogen based illnesses each year. Many problems can occur further down the road during the food preparation. Many different germs and diseases are being desovered almost everyday and scientist are also trying to find cures from some also. My view on this is that there can be many ways to help keep us healthy and our families healthy. Little steps can be done to treat these different germs and disease. 2. Drunk Driving: Drunk driving is one of the most dangerous and preventable causes of traffic-related fatalities. Drivers with a blood-alcohol level of only 0.05% have impaired reflexes and judgment. Research indicates that a level of 0.08% increases the risk of a crash by a factor of ten. When the level reaches 0.10% risks are increased by 20times. In 2004, 42,636 people died in traffic accidents. Nearly 17,000 of them were killed in crashes that were involed with alcohol. Most of them were unavoidable and most would not have occurred if a driver had not been drinking. Drunk driving remains a serious problem in the United States, and many are trying to reduce the number of drunk driving little by little. 3. Abortion: Abortion was not illegal in the United States before the 19th century. In colonial America, abortions were performed by midwives, who oversaw nearly all women's medicine at this time. Laws that were against abortion were apart of the 19th centry. They pushed to protect women from the dangerous substances and techniques associated with the termination of a pregnancy. 19th century surgery was dangerous and painful, every medical procedure was risky, including childbirth. It was estimated that 20-25% of all pregnancies still ended in abortion by the mid-19th century. This reduced the birthrate among Protestant women in relation to the birthrates among poor, immigrant, and African American women. This lead a fear to white Americans. Legislators banned abortion in part to promote the birth of politically desirable children. Court has sustained legal abortion, there are still many abortion rights groups who have continued to fight to maintain.
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