JLasky

JLasky Rhode Island Democrat

I am senator Joseph Lasky from the great state of Rhode Island. I am democratic and i think that America is getting really lazy. We have already took a step forward and took away all of the fatty ice creams in schools and replaced them with healthier ones. people are eating fast food all of the time because it is cheap and because of the bad economy that is the only food that they can afford. People are getting bigger and bigger and some people cant even work and get money because they are too big. Some people cant help eating a lot and they get bigger. Therefor we should start to help America to stop obesity.

Senator John Reed Democrat • Rhode Island • 6th Term • Sworn In 1991 <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/300081_John_Reed I chose Senator John Reed because he is, in my belief, one of the best senators out there. Just because he is in a small state does not mean that he is any less important than the senators with a big state like Texas. He is great with politics and managing money for the state.

I am favoring the current President Barack Obama. I am favoring President Obama because he has many great ideas for this country. Although he has made some mistakes during his presidency, I think that he has made more good decisions than bad ones. He has taken many troops out of Iraq like he had promised to do and he made more jobs for Americans in the United States. He has also made Obama care which helps make health care more affordable.

Interesting Facts: 1.Rhode Island's present Constitution was adopted in 1843. 2.Rhode Island factories produce large quantities of precision instruments, jewelry, and plastic goods. 3.Recently, a large immigration of Portuguese into the state has produced sizable Portuguese communities and introduced their culture to Rhode Island. 4.Music is popular among Rhode Islanders as well, and the Newport Jazz Festival, started by several Newport socialites during the 1950s, draws hundreds of thousands of people to the seaside town every August. 5.Sources of state government revenues as % of total taxes-32.9%, insurance trust-25.0%, intergovernmental-24.8%, charges-6.8%, and utilities-0.4%.

Reasons why people should visit Rhode Island: 1.There are many festivals. 2.There are beautiful geographical features. 3.Economy is very strong due to the small size of the state and the large size of the population. 4.The unemployment rate is only 11%. 5.There are many major employers Rhode Island.

Natural resources: 1.Milk is a big natural resource 2.Beef, cattle, hogs, and chicken 3.Potatoes, apples, and hay

Biggest Employers: 1.Rhode Island Hospital 2.CVS Corporation (Headquarters) Pharmacare 3.Woman and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Link: @ttp://www.riedc.com/files/Top%20Employers%20ranking%202011.pdf <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">

There are many key issues in Rhode Islands history. One of the key issues is the 1842 document, which was drafted in a spirit of radicalism by a self-proclaimed People's Convention, established strict controls on the General Assembly, which had fought against the replacement of the Royal Charter. Another key issue is the 1842 document also contained a proviso that said to disenfranchise the state's growing Irish immigrant community by setting a minimum property limit for the right to vote. One more key issue is a 1994 amendment increased legislators' pay to $10,000 per year, which went into effect in 2003.[]

Another issue that I think needs to be fixed is national defense. Our security in the United Staes is lacking in some areas like the airline security. Even though we have upgraded our security since 9/11, it is still not the best that it can be. We cannot afford to have another 9/11 happen.

Another issue is foreign wars because i personally do not think that American soldiers should be fighting in wars that do not involve the United States. i think that we should not fight i any more of the foreign wars because we spend money and have lives lost because of these wars that we do not need to be fighting in in the first place.

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Our Bill: W.M.P. (Weapons for Mass Protection) SB1 W.M.P. The Bill W.M.P. gives commercial airline pilots the authority to be able to carry a weapon for the protection of the plane. It is mandatory for all pilots to carry a weapon if they fly commercial airplanes. People should vote for this bill because it will make all commercial plane travel a lot more safe. We made this bill mainly because of the 9/11 incident. This will prevent anything like that to happen ever again.

Other links: http://www.thingstodo.com/states/RI/facts.htm http://www.newport-discovery-guide.com/things-to-do-in-newport.html http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/es202/largestemp.htm http://www.netstate.com/economy/ri_economy.htm http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108266.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-obama http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/john_reed/300081# http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/ri.HTM <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">