Mallory+Kamer

Name: Mallory Kamer

State: Rhode Island

State Capital: Providence

Political Party: Moderate

The Representative That I Share Issues and Beliefs With:The representative I share issues and beliefs with is Representative Jack Reed. One reason I like Representative Reed is because he tries to help millions of Americans be able to attend and pay for college. He also works very hard to direct federal funding to create jobs in Rhode Island. He supports economic and community developmental projects. He helped pass the law to put more police officers on the streets to keep communities safe. He increased the size of the Armed Forces too. Also when taxpayers were forced to invest in banks to keep the economy from totally collapsing, he wrote the law stating that they would share the rewards after the bank recovered. Rep. Reed

Endorsement for President in 2012: I favor President Barack Obama. We have many shared beliefs. I believe in Obamacare because it makes healthcare available to all and improves the quality of healthcare for all. He signed into law consumer protections from lenders for all American families. Obama also reformed the college loan system in the hope that all Americans can go to college. He invested in community colleges to help achieve this goal. He helped save GM and Chrysler car companies, which saved millions of jobs. And now people can serve in the military regardless of their sexual orientation.

[|Obama Endorsement]

@SB35 Stress or Study Hall __ **Purpose: ** __ The purpose of this bill is to ensure that every high school student of the United States including private and public schools has a greater and better education. Many high school students get about 2-3 hours of homework, on top of that a ton of studying to do. Can you imagine how stressed they must feel? Study Hall is clearly the solution to these problems. Not only, does it reduce a load of stress off of the students, it boosts their grade. This can lead to better G.P.A's and a tremendous chance for employment and a good college. Students could get scholarships to go to the college of their dreams as well. Homework and studying can take up a lot of time, and leave no room for extra cirricular activies they are interested in after school. I know every high school needs a study hall period within their daily routine. You should vote for this bill because it will give students the opportunity to get better grades. This will help them be less stressed, and could open. Also, they can have a lot more free time after school to do what they want. Finally, this could open up opportunities for scholarships in college.

5 Interesting Facts About Rhode Island: 1. Polo was played for the first time in the United States in Rhode Island in 1876. 2. The state was home to the first open golf tournament in 1895. 3. The Flying Horse carousel, located in Rhode Island, is the nation's oldest carousel. 4. The first circus in the United States was in Newport, Rhode Island in 1774. 5. St. Mary's, Rhode Island's oldest Roman Catholic parish was founded in 1828. The church is best known as the site of the wedding of Jacqueline Bouvier to John Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1953. [|Interesting Facts]

5 Reasons To Visit My State: 1.Visit Easton's Beach 2.Visit Fort Adams State Park 3.Visit The Breakers, a Vanderbilt mansion 4.Visit the Francis Malbone House 5.Visit the International Tennis Hall Of Fame [|Mansions to visit] [|Reasons to Visit]

3 Main Resources 1. Fishing Industry 2. Forestry 3. Mining [|Resources]

3 Biggest Employers: 1. Rhode Island State Government-various departments govern the state 2. Lifespan-healthcare and hospitals 3. U.S. Government in Rhode Island-people who work directly for the U.S. government who reside in Rhode Island [|Biggest Employers]

3 Key Issues: I think a main issue today is bullying.You may hear people being treated badly, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they are being bullied.It has to be repetitive in order to be considered bullying. Cyber bullying is a type of bullying.You can't see the victims reaction, and that is why many kids choose to cyber bully. Verbal bullying is the most common type of bullying. This includes name-calling, derogatory words, and harassment. About 80% of homosexual, bisexual, and transgenders are harassed and teased. [|Bullying]

Another main issue is the over-spending in the U.S. Over spending is just making our economy worse. Many people already don't have jobs ,and because of the over-spending taxes will be raised. A lot of people won't be able to support their families if they aren't able to earn money from employment. The U.S. needs to learn to make items domestically so we can stop sending jobs to other countries. The current government has the highest portion of borrowing since World War II. Citizens need to become more involved in order to help keep this under control. [|Overspending]

Finally, another issue is obesity. Obesity is becoming a major reason of death in America. Obesity causes many health concerns including diabetes, cancer and high blood pressure. People need to learn how to start getting healthy again. Exercise is important for all Americans to fight obesity and increase health. It's good that fast food must provide the nutritional information for their foods. This allows Americans to be conscious of what they eat. Many people choose fast food because it is convenient and inexpensive. [|Obesity]