Taylor+McVay

Taylor McVay

__**State Name-**__ Connecticut __**_**__ __**_**__ __**Representative-**__ I chose the representative Steve Stivers for Ohio. Steave Stivers is a republican, and even though I am moderate I lean more towards the republican party. Before Steve Stivers became a representitive for Ohio he served in the Ohio senate, and before that he worked in the private sector for the Ohio company and Bank One. There he focused on promoting economic development and encouraging job creation. I think that this is very important that he is trying to promote economic develpment and that he is encouraging job creation because many people in America are without jobs. Another issue that Stivers is worried about is the balanced budget amendment. The federal government has only tried to manage the budget three times. Our government has a systematic solution, that needs a systematic solution which should be the Balanced Budget Amendment. I think that this is very important that we control America's budget because we are spending too much. Another issue that Stivers thinks is really important is giving the military the tools they need to protect our country. This is really important because they need good weapons and tools to be able to defend America. Energy in the United States is also a big issue. Gas prces ae been increasing all around the nation. Stives suggests that we use renewable resources, clean coal, and expanding drilling. Congress needs to impement an all-of-the-above enegy plan that capitlizes on our nations strenghts and reduces our dependence. I think this is really important because we need to control our use of energy and take advantage of our advanced technology that will help reduce our dependency on foreign oil. This is a link to Steve Stivers official home page: [|Steve Stivers Home Page] __**_**__ __**Views on President Election-**__ I hope that Mitt Romney wins President. He has published a far-reaching economic plan. Romney also claims that his average 15,000 jobs created when he was the governor of Massachusetts exceds Obama's job creation record. This is very important because many Americans are without jobs, and Romney can fix this by creating more jobs. To also strenghten the economy, Romeny wants free and fair trade. If America does not act quickly, their economy will be eclipsed by these growing nations. Romney thinks that the government should invest more in technology. I think that this is good because we can discover new ways to save fuel or use a renewable resource to fuel cars. Another reason why I think that Mitt Romney should win the president election is that one of his major priorities is to improve education all around the United States. This is really important because some schools do not get as good of an education as other schools may have. Our purpose is to establish safety in schools by making sure that administrators have weapons in the school building. The police are not always prepared to protect the people of the school district and it is necessary to have a weapon in school that only the Vice Principal and Principal can handle. Many positive effects come with weapons in school such as everyone being protected at all times and a decrease in intruders because they will know there is a gun in the school so they will not try to break in as often knowing the risks. The purpose of our bill is to keep schools safe by always having a controlled weapon to protect in case of an intruder.
 * __Political Party-__** Moderate
 * __Mock Congress Bill-__** HB50 Protect the Schools

Vote for our bill to reassure the safety of students and members of schools. Always have protection in the case that a harmful intruder enters the school. __**5 Interesting Facts-**__ 1. The governer of Connecticut is Dannel P. Malloy. 2. Connecticut never ratified the 18th ammendment. 3. The first English settlers arrived in 1636 in Connecticut. 4. Connecticut was only 10% forested in 1800, today Connecticut is about 60% forested. 5.Sassafras was the colonsits' first export to England. __**_**__ __**5 Reasons why to visit Connecticut-**__ 1. For people who like history there is the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center about prehistoric New England 2. There is the Misquamicut Beach which has crystal clear water and white sand 3. The Mystic Aquarium has 3,500 creatures that tourists will love 4. There is the Olde Mistick Village with 60 different shops and restaurants 5. Another place that tourists could go is the Dinosaur Place where you can dig for gems and unearthing of dinosaurs' skeleton __**_**__ __**Three Main Resources-**__ Nursery stock, eggs, and dairy products. __**_**__ __**Three Biggest Employers-**__ 1. Fastset Research Systems 2. Stew Leonard's 3. CHG Healthcare Services __**_**__ __**Three Important Issues-**__ One major issue in the United States is obesity. Americans are eating very unhealthy because people are getting too busy to make healthy meals at home. Also, fast food advertising is increasing a lot. On advertisments they try to get kids attention by a character such as Ronald McDonald. They also have really cheap prices, this is another reason why more people are choosing fast food. To fix this problem I think Americans need to relize how unhealthy the food they are eating is. There should be a program on T.V. that teaches parents about what their kids are really eating when they buy fastfood.

Another major issue in America is suicide and bullying. Many kids are afraid to go to school because they get bullied and they are too scared to tell someone about it. Then, kids are commiting suicide because they cannot handle the bullying anymore. I think it is a good idea if it were manditory for schools to have a lesson about bullying and how to prvent it, because no kid should ever have to be bullied or be afraid to go to school. You always here in the news about a kid who commited suicide, and mostly all of the time it is because they were bullied. Also, people who are bullied sometimes let it out on other people and they will hurt other people. This problem needs to be solved.

Drug use is also a huge problem in the United States. The crime rate has gone up because people are robbing, and killing because they are becoming more violent. Also, young teens are using drugs when they are underage and it is causing them to get kicked out of school. This needs to be solved because they are ruining their future and health by using drugs and if all teens are using drugs, Americas future is going to be horrible. Teens should be taught more in school about what drugs truely do to your health and how they will affect you when you are older. Kids cannot depend on drugs when they have a problem.


 * __Resources-__**
 * [|Stivers Biography]**
 * [|Steve Stivers]**
 * [|Mitt Romney]**
 * [|Obesity]**
 * [|Bullying]**