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Congressman : [|Steve Scalise] __**Five Interesting Facts About Louisiana**__ 1. New Orleans Saints won Superbowl 44 2. French Architecture is dominant in Louisiana 3. Mardi Gras parade is held in the streets of New Orleans 4. Louisiana was Admitted into the Union April 30, 1812 5. Louisiana was named in honor of King Louis XIV.

__**Five Facts that Relate to the Issues that are Most Important to Me.**__ 1. Hurricanes happen annually in Louisiana. 2. Louisiana has many senior citizens. 3. There are many unemployed in Louisiana. 4. Louisiana has a high crime rate. 5. Many houses are being foreclosed in Louisiana.

__**The Three Issues Most Important to me**__

//ISSUE NUMBER 1// : **Immigration** Position: I think there is more cons than pros with immigration, we should fortify our borders more to keep out; Crime, Drug trafficking, terrorism, and Illegal Immigration.

//ISSUE NUMBER 2// : __Health Care__ Position: i think the government should not have any control of the health care.

//ISSUE NUMBER 3// : __Natural Disasters__ I think we should have more funds for natural disasters, they happen allot and destroy our towns and cities.

__//**MY BILL**//__ Hb51 My bill is proposing to tighten the security of our borders, this will be achieved by having more fortification and more guards. People should support it because it will stop things such as; Terrorism, Drug trafficking, Crime, Poverty, and Illegal immigration.

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