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__Name:__ Kendall Trudick __Political Party:__ Republican __State:__ Louisiana __Most agree with:__ Senator [|David Vitter] from Louisiana __Bill:__ @SB3 S.U.

Interesting Facts about Louisiana:
 * Louisiana is is America's second largest producer of natural gas. It supplies 1/3 of the total U.S. production.
 * Louisiana has 11 constitutions since entering the Union.
 * The state bird of Louisiana is the Eastern Brown Pelican.
 * Louisiana is named in honor of France's King Louis XIV.
 * Louisiana's government has operated from five different capital cities throughout its history: New Orleans, Donaldsonville, Opelousas, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge.
 * Has the tallest state capital building in the U.S.. (450 ft. tall with 34 floors)
 * counties are called parishes instead. (64 parishes)
 * The Superdome is located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
 * State flower is the Magnolia Grandiflora.
 * Louisiana also produces petroleum.
 * Louisiana produces the most furs than all the other states.
 * Louisiana has 6,084 square miles of water surface that it contains.
 * In 1812, Louisiana was admitted to the Union as state 18.
 * Louisiana is around the top producers of timber is the country.

Facts related to the topics i am interested in: __Topics :__ Economy National Defense Environment
 * Louisiana is very big in agriculture.
 * Very big in industry as well.
 * Louisiana has great mineral wealth.
 * Louisiana's economic growth is relatively slower than most other states.
 * Like before, Louisiana supplies a lot of the natural gas in the United Sates.

__Topic #1__- Economy: I think we should stop the large growth and increase in the unnecessary government spending. We don't need to be spending money wastefully. We should be spending the money wisely and and for matters that are more important and meaningfull, especially in the economy today. Also, i think that the rate of unemployed adults in the U.S. that is increasing very much is a very big matter. People in the U.S. need a job to make a living and support their families. SO, if the rate of unemployment is increasing, there should be something done about it. Louisiana's public schools don't have the best education, their private schools stand much better. This results in a lower education for the students which could effect them in the long run.

__Topic #2__- National Defense: i think that the national defense can be improved in certain areas. I think that we should keep providing further tools necessary for the soldiers in war and supply them with good weapons. Also, i think that we could improve their intelligence system so they can be more aware of certain situations and know what is going on. By doing so, i think that are soldiers will be more readily trained and prepared for whatever comes at them, and also to protect our country.

__Topic #3__- Environment: I think that we should raise some awareness of our threats to the environment these days. We need to improve the harmful chemicals that are damaging our environment and start being more environmental. We could use electric powered cars and use more natural, unharmful resources. Louisiana is a big producer of fossil fuels, for example, coal, and they take a part in this topic. The use of fossil fuels is a big contributor of harming the environment and if we could cut down on the amount of use of those fuels, we would be making a big step forward in improving our planet.

__Information about my Bill:__ Bill Number: SB3 Unemployment Our bill is to try to solve the problem of unemployment. Today, unemployment is a big issue and the rates keep on increasing everywhere. What we are trying to do is stop the amount of illegal immigrants coming to the United States looking for a better life. Because of immigrants coming to the United States, they are talking more and more jobs away from American citizens. In our bill, we are finding solutions to fix this issue and to help out our fellow American citizens to live a well life with jobs to make a living. Also, more and more people are suffering now a days, where more people are facing unemployment. These rates keep on increasing, and without a job, how do you support a family or even yourself? People should vote for our bill because every person has a chance at someday being one of those people without a job. Without a job and income, people will have more trouble to pay off certain things like taxes for example. By voting for our bill, more and more jobs will be created, giving more people a big load lifted off their backs and less stress to pay off payments.Our economy can be improved one step at a time and unemployment is an issue that does need to be looked upon.

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