MCheselka

​MCheselka: Representive

Texas

Republican

Congress Person: Kay Granger

[|Kay Granger]

http://mockcongress2010.wikispaces.com/HB37
 * __Link to Bill Page:

5 Interesting Facts about Texas: __**

1. Texs is one of the fastest growing economies in the United States today.

2. Texas has 7.4% of the area of the United States.

3. 70% of the Texas population lives within 200 miles of Austin

4. The population of Texas is 24 million people.

5. Texas has over 23,000 farms


 * __5 Important Facts About Texas that relate to National Defense:__**

1. Lockheed Martin has a plant located in Fort Worth, Texas. The Company is an important becaus it provides the US Navy with stealth fighters.

2. The Texas US Representative secured funding for National Defene rsearch at Tesas A&M.

3. There is a United States National Dfense Academy in Irving, Texas.

4. The Texas/Mexico border is the main pathway for Immigrations.

5. Texas is fighting back by having troops guard the borders.

__**Three Issues:

Issue Number 1-**__ Military Benefits

I think the National Defense sould have better Military Benefits. There should be better help with remployment fter their service. They hould review the current benefits fr college and other certificatons. For example, like differenttypes of jobs.

__**Issue Number 2**__- Defense Spending

There has been a steep rise in defense spending since 1998. Some of the causes incude: overly aggressive military strategy(the military trying to do too much), weak priorties in weaons acquisitin (have not picked ot priorties in what weapons to get), spending more money on military construction and privite companies. We need to decide a strategy and create a budget.


 * __Issue Number 3__**- Better Intelligence

We should know more about terrisam. Intellignce will help us knowmore on what is going on. Right now, there are multiple arrangements. They should consider only one department (one single joint committee on Intelligence).

__**Why am I proposing this bill?**__

I am proposing this bill because I think that the National Defense needs to be stronger than what it is right now. I have many solutions to improve the Defense System. They are to improve Military Benefits, to set a budget, and to have better intelligence about the National Defense.


 * __How will it work?__**

This bill is about securing the Nation and to bring it together. The bill is about these three issues: Military Benefits, Defense Spending, and Better Intelligence. We are improving all three of these issues.

__**Why should people vote for it?**__

People should vote for my bill because we need to protect the country from terrorism. Our bill is going to better defend our nation from terrorism for the good of society and for future generations.


 * __10 Sources__**

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-[|National Security] "National Security." //National Security// (2008): n. pag. Web. 16 May 2010. .

[|LA Times] "National Defense Articles." //National Defense// (2010): n. pag. Web. 16 May 2010. .

-[|Defense News] "Defense News." //Defense News// (2010): n. pag. Web. 16 May 2010. .

[|Economy of Texas] "Economy of Texas Defense." //National Defense// (2010): n. pag. Web. 16 May 2010. .

[|Texas News] "Texas News." //Texas News// (2010): n. pag. Web. 16 May 2010. [].

[|Articles] "National Defense." //Articles// (2010): n. pag. Web. 16 May 2010. .

[|Dep. of Defense] "Department of Defense." //National Defense Articles// (2010): n. pag. Web. 16 May 2010. .

[|Defense] "National Defense." //National Defense// (2010): n. pag. Web. 16 May 2010. .

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