Haley+Gromack

Haley Gromack

**__State__:** Georgia **__State Captial:__** Atlanta __**Political Party:**__ Moderate Conservative __**Representative:**__ Jack Kingston I chose Jack Kingston as my congressman. Despite the national debt, Kingston is a strong believer in ensuring the safety of our soldiers and country by supporting the idea of funding the necessary money and resources needed for their protection. Jack also supports The Department of Homeland Security, so that we are prepared for any type of catastrophe our country may face; whether it be natural, manmade, or a terrorist attack. Our economy is getting worse and worse, but Jack believes in a program known as Plan for America's Job creators, which is working to create more jobs without raising taxes, which I think could really help out some families right now. **__President Endorsement:__**

I believe that Mitt Romney should be president of the United States, because of all the other candidates,

my views matched his the most. We agree on issues such as I don't think Obama should become president again, because he makes promises to do things, about the

economy, but it seems to me that more and more people are getting laid off, which makes the economy even worse. HB49

Our bill is about not allowing people to have guns in their cars. Since guns have been allowed in cars, the crime rate has gone up. People have been killing and/or threatening Police Officers when they get pulled over. There have also been issues where people go on rages, and kill innocent people. It will also help to keep people from getting arrested and having a loaded gun in their car. Therefore keeping guns out of people’s car will keep people and their community’s safer. Reasons to vote for our bill: __**5 Interesting Facts:**__ 1) Georgia was one of the original 13 colonies established in 1773. 2) Georgia was the first state in the United States, to allow 18-year olds to vote 3) Georgia is the number one peanut producing state in the country. It produces about half of the nations peanuts each year. 4) St. Marys, Georgia, is the second oldest city in the U.S. 5) One of the largest single masses of exposed granite in the entire world is located in Gerogia __**5 Reasons To Visit Georgia:**__ 1) One of the main reason to visit Georgia is for the famous Georgia Aquarim.Located in the heart of Atlanta, the aquaruim is one of the largest in the whole world! The place houses over 500,000 species of sea life. 2) Another reason to visit Georgia is the delicious southern resturaunts, sandy beaches, and haunted happenings along the coastline. 3) Although it is not the capital, Savannah is the place to be. At nighttime, the Savannah River District comes to life with it's music and bands, festivals, and fine dining. 4) Georgia is known for some of its amazing architecture from gothic style homes and antebellum mansions to Romanesque and Italianate style buildings. 5) Last but not least, Savannah, Georgia is home to the Savannah College of art, so art is everywhere all throughout the city! __**Economy:**__ //Agricultural:// The main three agriculture products of Georgia are pecans, peanuts, and of course peaches! //Industry:// The main industry of Georgia, includes textiles(apparell or clothing), food processing, and equipment transportation. __**Biggest Employers:**__ 1. Fort Benning - # of Employees: 32,000 2. Fort Stewart - # of Employees: 20,000 3. Robins Air Force Base - # of Employees: 19,000 __**3 Important Issues:**__ 1. One of the most important issues of Mock Congress to me, is child abuse. Being a teen, I realize how school can sometimes be hard,and I can't imagine coming home from a bad day at school to an abusive home life. That is why the issue is so important to me. A child's family and home life play a major role in the person they are, the characteristics they develop, and the future that lies ahead of them. Count on your fingers 10 seconds. What can you do in 10 seconds? Run a race, send a text message, or simply blink an eye. Well, every ten seconds a new child abuse case is reported. How messed up is that? Child abuse takes nearly five innocent children's lives each day; not month, not year, //each day//. I believe the government should focus a little more on increasing the funding for child abuse, more committed organizations should be started to prevent abuse, and it should be out on the media more often, that way it can be recognized by more people. No matter who you are, no one deserves to be an abuse victim. 2. Another issue I'm interested in is jobs and economy. Our economy is at one of its lowest points, and right now it's up tp the government to save it. I don't know everything there is to know about taxes, but I know that our economy is going down, our taxes are going up, and so is the price of things like gas, food, clothing, etc. Only 66.8% of American Men had a job last year. This is the lowest job rate that has ever been recorded in American history. I think it's important that Congress tries to promote jobs for the common people by limiting jobs overseas and instead, create jobs in America. The gap between the rich and poor is growing. If our economy doesn't start improving, we will be in a hole to big to dig ourselves out of. 3. The last and one of the most important issues to me right now is gun control, because of everything that just happened in a neighboring school district Chardon, because of the Travon case, and because of all the lives that have been lost in the past due to a shooting. I realize that according to the constitution, American citizens have the right to bear arms. I'm not saying they shouldn't, because in certain situations a gun may come in handy for self-defense. I believe the government needs to stronger enforce the laws already out there. With a strong government like ours, there is no reason that guns should be getting into the wrong hands of minors. __**10 Resources Bibliography:**__ http://voices.yahoo.com/10-great-reasons-visit-savannah-georgia-524380.html http://www.house.gov/ http://www.acinet.org/oview6.asp?soccode=&stfips=13&from=State&id=&nodeid=12 http://www.congress.org/news/ http://www.childhelp.org/pages/statistics http://environment.about.com/od/globalwarming/tp/globalwarmtips.htm http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/why-is-the-economy-so-bad http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/global_warming.htm http://www.studlife.com/forum/staff-columnists/2012/03/05/stricter-gun-control-needed/
 * 1) It will lower the crime rate. If civilians cannot have guns in their cars, they will have a harder time bringing guns place to place.
 * 2) Protect police officers from being threatened when they pull someone over
 * 3) The overall abduction rate will go down
 * 4) It will make your community a safer place to drive