JPavlick

JPavlick

Mock Congress - Senator Debbie Stanbenow - Michigan

I agree with Senator Stanbenow idea of keep America as environmentally friends as possible in ways like protecting our great lakes and making greener jobs. Michigan should be one of the greenest states for 52%of the state in environment that people need to live and breath. also, our lakes provide many resources for the 8 states bordering them.

Michigan State Flag

-Canadians used Michigan land to dump waste in the past - Sate mammal is the white tailed deer -52% of this state is forest -state bird is the robin The shore line is the largest in the county, even Alaska.
 * __5 interesting facts about Michigan:__**

- Economic crisis has been longer then any other state. - Only about 1.5% of Michigan energy in renewable. -most energy in Michigan is gas - Spends $700 million dollars to create new jobs - Health care costs have increase 120% in the last 20 years
 * __5 important facts about Michigan Issue Related:__**

We import oils and gas in from other countries to use and creating more pollution in this country when we are in the middle of the worst economy in years. Are responsibility as Americans is to come up with new ideas to create new ways to be greener while working by using less paper or less electricity. If we come up with new idea to make cleaner electricity, we will lose money because we are importing fossil fuels from other countries and once they start running low they will charge more for that product and we will not have a backup source of electricity for big industries or cars.
 * __Issue 1: Green jobs will help boots economy.__**

__**Issue 2: Protecting our Great Lakes:**__ Protecting out Great Lakes in important to us because if we don't protect them, we will have to import water from other countries or find a way to make fresh water out of salt water. By saving our great Lakes we can have life in the and around the lake. If life dies in our great lakes due to pollution, many fishing industries will go out of business and more people will be without a job and we will have to pay more taxes to create more jobs. They provide water for 37 million people. they provide year round recreation for towns and businesses. They are also a great economical sorce fore 8 sta

__**Issue 3: Making health care more affordable:**__ Making health care more affordable is important because Increased rate cause cut benefits in peoples health care and increase premiums. Not having health care affordable is causing many more Americans to lose their jobs. Making health care affordable will help many people and families from losing their jobs or worse. Insurance premiums have increase 120% in the last two decades and the household premium has only increased 8%. This is having a devastating effect on families and businesses. if you like the health insurer you are with now, u should be able to keep it, if not, other, more affordable plans should be provided.

SB19 - Hydro Electric Energy This bill is important because it will bring people cleaner and less expensive energy that is renewable. Most energy use today is fossil fuels like oil and gas. when these things burn, they releases gasses that are harmful to the environment. this bill will creat more hydro electric plants in the U.S. so we can stop importing fossil fuels from foreign countries.

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