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=Kelly Braun's Personal Page! (: = ==**---> Political Party~** //__Republican__// . ==

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 **Congressperson That I Really Agree With On Issues~** Mario Diaz-Balart- He feels the same way as me on a lot of issues, especially on my top three issues. We both: [|http://diaz-balart.house.gov]
 * Feel that an affordable health care system is a need to everyone and that healthcare coverage helps ensure that children have a healthy way of life.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Think that we need to secur e our borders better to prevent illegal immigration.
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Believe in a quality education that starts at the birth and does not fully end in high school. It does not begin in Kindergarten, bu<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">t at a young age. This can be done by the parents/guardians providing their children with good examples and showing them right from wrong. We are both strongly in favor of the Individuals with Disabilities Act, which passed last year because we feel that every child is important.

<span style="color: rgb(26, 164, 199);">**Top 3 Issues Most Important To Me (in order)~** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1.) __<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">E ducation-__ I feel that education is a very important aspect for everyone. I think that intelligence is a major quality for someone to have. It also leads to a better economy with better educated people. I am strongly for the education issue that everyone deserves an education. I think that students that need extra help should get help, especially students with learning disabilities. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2.) __Immigration-__ Immigrants are a great impact on America. Without them, many religious beliefs wouldn't have been started nor different types of foods introduced to America. However, too many illegal immigrants are coming into the country and stealing jobs that American citizens could have. I think that every country has the right to protect its borders. This especially applies to my Mock Congress state, Florida because it is a peninsula, right on the ocean. The immigration issue is destroying our economy, so I think we should try really hard on being careful on who we let into our borders. Maybe we should think about being stricter to people when they come to our airports. I believe that we should try harder to not let illegal immigrants into America. This way, the majority of jobs will be taken by people of the country.

3.) __Health and Safety-__ I believe that health care is really important and without it, many poeple would be sick. We need to ensure that everyone has health care and that we have doctor's that know what they're doing. Secondly, I think that people need to be safer than they are. For instance, not drunk driving and wearing seat belts at all times. I think that the Health and Safety issue is very important to our country and many topics fall into it.

<span style="color: rgb(26, 164, 199);">**Information On ZNietert's and My Bill~** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">HB3 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The purpose of our bill is "to allow students nationwide to freely choose a public school best suited for his or her academic and social needs." In other words,  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">any legal American student has the right to transfer to a bordering school at the start of a new school year. By allowing this, students do not have to be stuck in an environment in which they don't "belong" or don't like the way of teaching in the school. Since our bill allows any legal American student to transfer, including families that live in poor districts, it will allow a better, more effective education that is preferable by students. Our bill will make enhance America in many ways. One way being that it gives younger Americans the opportunity to select any bordering school they, without having to live in that specific district. This means that <span style="color: rgb(26, 164, 199); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">an American student can choose to go to a different public school rather than going to the district in their own city where they live. It gives younger students more freedom. An example of our bill in action is a student that resides in Aurora choosing to not enroll in the Aurora Public Schools. They can choose to go to a bordering (inter-district) school. Some of these inter-district schools include Crestwood, Twinsburg, and Solon. --> If you want to learn more, please visit the link to our bill to see its eligibility, terms/benefits, and our sources used.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1.) Democrats have dominated Florida politics on both state and local levels since 1876. However, in 1966 and 1986, Republican governors were elected. 2.) As of 2003, a teacher in Florida's average salary was $40,281 and there were 125,798 teachers. 3.) Florida's state sales tax is 6% and in 2001 and its Gross State Product was $491 billion. Florida's income tax is on no charge and their corporate tax is 5.5%. 4.) The Florida Legislature has 120 House Districts, 40 Senate Districts, and 23 Congressional Districts. 5.) 40% of all U.S. exports to Latin and South America pass through Florida. Also, 1,000 people move to Florida each day and there are 19 commercial airports and 12 international airports in Florida.
 * <span style="color: rgb(26, 164, 199);">5 Facts About Florida That Will Be Important To My Voting In Mock Congress~ **

<span style="color: rgb(26, 164, 199);">**10 Important Sources~** 1.) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">"Florida Facts and Trivia" 9 May 2009 <[]>

2.)<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"> "Definition of Florida" Yahoo! Education-Reference-Dictionary-Forida 9 May 2009 <[]>

3.) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">"School Choices" Andrew J. Coulson 2003 <[|www.schoolchoices.org/index.html]>

4.) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">"Early Childhood Education: Issues- Education" 9 May 2009 <http://www.nea.org/home/18163.htm>

5.) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">"Ff: Florida" __Academic American Encyclopedia__. Danbury, Connecticut: Grolier Incorporated, 1989.

6.) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">"The Heritage Foundation" Issues-Education-School Choice 7 May 2009 <[]>

7.) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">"Florida Quick Facts" State of Florida 9 May 2009 <http://www.stateofflorida.com/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=95>

8.) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">"Immigration in America: Overview" Issues 2009 ABC-CLIO 9 May 2009 <http://www.issues.abc-clio.com>

9.) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">"Florida: Overview" United States Geography 2009 ABC-CLIO 9 May 2009 <http://www.usgeography.abc-clio.com>

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">10.) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">"Becoming A Citizen: Overview"" American Government 2009 ABC-CLIO 9 May 2009 <http://www.americangovernment.abc-clio.com> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">