COCallaghan

Daniel Gretzinger HB31 HB31 is a very important bill that everyone should approve of to make into a law. It makes education around the United Stats more equal for every student. Imagine growing up without having the supplies, teachers, or even a school to learn in. Then you will not be able to get exceped into a good college, and you would not get a high paying job. Education is the most imorant issue in the United States, and this is why you should support this bill. COCallaghan Democrat The congressman that I am most like is Representative Lacy Clay ([|www.lacyclay.house.gov] ). I am most like him because we are both democrats and we agree on the same issue that face us. These issues are the environment, education, and the census.

__The Environment__- The environment around the world is not doing well right now and it is getting worse. To make the air and water cleaner for the United States, we need to take action. Nearly 90% of wetlands have been lost in just Missouri, and they are not coming back easily. Also, over half of the streams in Missouri do not meet the standards of the Water Quality Act of 1972. Missouri relies mainly on coal and other fossil fuels for their energy. This makes the air more polluted. To make the environment more healthy, we should rebuild wetlands, work hard to make all streams meet the standards, and rely more on renewable resources for energy than relying on fossil fuels. __Education__- We need to make education one of the top priorities in our country. The new generation that is coming could have the ideas for making our economy not only better, but make it perfect. They could also fix other problems that our county is facing right now. We should leave no child behind when dealing with education. They should all get equal opportunities for a good education. Each child should have to start school when they’re seven, and have to stay in school all the way through high school so they will be smart enough to get a decent job. Without education, our country will fall flat. __The Census__- We should support the census and try everything we can to get everybody to mail theirs back. Having the information the census gives us, we could find the correct population so everyone is taxed correctly, decide how many schools we need to have, find out about how many funds we need to give to individual cities and schools, and see how many people are in need of a job or have a job an how qualified they are for different jobs.

__Facts about Missouri-__

1.Missouri has 114 counties and one independent city (St. Louis). 2. The 18th most populated state with 6,000,000 people. 3. People have lived in Missouri for 7,000 years. 4. It has increased in population every decade. 5. Major industries in Missouri include, but are not limited to, aerospace, transportation, equipment, food processing, chemicals, electrical equipment, and alcohol products. 6. Public schools teach children from the ages of seven to seventeen in Missouri. 7. You need to have sixteen credits to be able to pass high school. 8. Home schooling in legal in Missouri. 9. Only half on the streams in Missouri meet the water quality goals. 10. Missouri has lost 90% of its wetlands.

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