BZepernick

BZepernick State: Georgia Party: Republican

The congressperson who is most like me is definitely Phil Gingrey of Georgia. He’s the representative of the 11th district of Georgia and supports funding for public health and safety projects and bills. He was also a doctor before he became a representative. He represents the people and will fight for our health rights, believing that health plans in Georgia are not good enough. (Click on “Issues” in the left tool bar and then “Health Care” to learn more.) [] What are 5 interesting facts about Georgia? **
 * Which congressperson is most like me? **
 * In Gainesville Georgia, (also known as the Chicken Capital of the World,) it is illegal to eat chicken with a fork.
 * The pirate Edward "Blackbeard" Teach made a home on Blackbeard Island. The United States Congress designated the Blackbeard Island Wilderness Area in 1975 and it now has a total of 3,000 acres.
 * Coca-Cola was invented in May 1886 by Dr. John S. Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. The name "Coca-Cola" was suggested by Dr. Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Robinson. He wrote the name Coca-Cola in the flowing script that is famous today. Coca-Cola was first sold at a soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta by Willis Venable.
 * In the colonial days they stuffed their mattresses with Spanish moss and were bit by the bugs in it. This is where the expression “Don’t let the bed bugs bite” came from.
 * In Georgia, it's against the law to spread a false rumor, slap a man on the back, and for a barber to advertise prices.

These facts are related to the issues that are most important to me, which are public health and medicine. My bill is about hospital expansion, and these topics relate to my bill.
 * What are 5 interesting facts that relate to the issues most important to me? **
 * The Center for Disease control (CDC) is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * I think it’s interesting that a drug, liquid ecstasy, is named “Georgia home boy.”
 * Georgians average percentage of visits to the E.R. per year were 33%higher than the nation’s average, and yet in Atlanta, Georgia Coca Cola was invented and consumed in LARGE quantities. See a connection?
 * One of the first private hospitals was established in Atlanta, Georgia. Service began on thanksgiving 1901 with two patients, one doctor, and a few nurses.
 * Georgia has lifted penalties against patients who are using medical marijuana but haven’t made it legal.


 * 3 Issues that are important to me and my position on them. **

**Health and Public Safety** **ex.** Hiring more doctors- this issue is important to me because I think when a person lives in a community or district they shouldn’t have to worry about their hospitals and doctors. Each person is entitled to healthcare, no one of any race or gender should be turned away. And if people qualify and want to have a job helping other people they should be allowed and hired. My position on this is that we should enforce healthcare and if necessary, raise taxes for healthcare if it would let us hire more doctorsi would be for this issue.
 * Enviroment- ex.** Making it illegal to not recycle- this issue is important to me because I want everyone to live in a world that isn’t polluted or full of global warming and landfills. I believe that we should all be responsible for our trash and the responsibility doesn’t end after we are finished using it. My position on this is that we should make this law in effect and each be responsible for our own trash. I would be for this issue.


 * Medical research ex.** Medical marijuana- this issue is also important to me because we will never make progress if we stop researching and trying to find antidotes. If medical marijuana can take away some of the pain from people with chronic pain or terminal diseases, then I’m for the issue. As long as there is a test that the patients must take to make sure they are sick, so it won’t fall into the wrong hands. We need hope, and research can provide a small percentage of this. I would be for this issue.

HB1 Resources- ** **1**. none, none. "USA-Georgia hospitals". official USA foundation. may 15 2010 [|www.officialusa.com].
 * Why my bill?** My bill is sponsoring all the hospitlas and medical faculty. It will create an established hospital in each district and provide quality healthy care and beneficial jobs to the communities suffering from the recession. With this bill we can save thousands of lives yearly. You should support this bill because the money won't go in my wallet our even the congressmen's, it will go into yours and the district. Also, it will benefit everyone, and make communities better and safer. You will have hospitals with real, qualified and educated doctors. You can trust that if you are in an emergency, these hospitals and people will help you. It could save countless lives, even yours one day.
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