What America told Congress in 2011(Top 10 bills on POPVOX)

For a list of the top 50 bills on POPVOX for 2011, see: http://www.popvox.com/blog/2011/what-congress-heard-in-2011/

H.R. 589: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act

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(3,510 people)

59% SUPPORT41% OPPOSE

unexpectedjourney in North Carolina's 3rd District

To be unemployed after working all your life is a humbling experience...please help us that have lost our homes-pay the rent; keep the lights on; buy gas; pay car insurance; and eat....we have worked hard before and will work hard again...we need for you to show us you believe in us, as we elected you to fight for the people of this great country.

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excerpt from constituent comments sent to Congress with

#10

S. 13: Fair Tax Act of 2011

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(3,537 people)

80% SUPPORT20% OPPOSE

FreeSpirit in North Carolina's 11th District

It is the fastest, easiest and fairest way to get more money into the coffers. All levels of society (even tax protesters and tax resisters) would all have to pay these taxes.

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excerpt from constituent comments sent to Congress with

#9(House version ranks #2)

H.R. 822: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act

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(3,694 people)

78% SUPPORT22% OPPOSE

jcirclej in Colorado's 7th District

When I travel to other states I feel vulnerable in areas that I am unfamiliar with. They say that awareness goes a long way toward the prevention of victimhood. ...The right to defend myself and my family should not stop at my state's border.

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excerpt from constituent comments sent to Congress with

#8

S. 724: Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011

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(3,920 people)

95% SUPPORT5% OPPOSE

DianaBoney in Alabama's 7th District

This should be out of Respect of OUR Country and the people that have served, they need never to be let down... Support them all the way...

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excerpt from constituent comments sent to Congress with

#7

H.R. 3261: Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)

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(4,264 people)

2% SUPPORT98% OPPOSE

sam.hurt86 in Texas's 19th District

A "shoot from the hip" approach to internet censorship would be inappropriate in this 21st century age of knowledge and community amongst the people globally connected by an open and free internet.

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excerpt from constituent comments sent to Congress with

#6

H.R. 2: Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law

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(4,588 people)

60% SUPPORT40% OPPOSE

wdstckdr in New Mexico's 3rd District

Cut waste, stop needless competitive reduplication of services and streamline compensatory methodology. Give medicine back to the doctors- not to corporate entities (non-profit included) who allow medicine to be practiced if it promotes their bottom line.

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excerpt from constituent comments sent to Congress with

#5

H.R. 3: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

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(4,954 people)

56% SUPPORT44% OPPOSE

berryf in Missouri's 9th District

I don't support abortions unless recommended by a doctor for the health and well being of the patient. But even in those cases, I do not support Federal public money to support those procedures.

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excerpt from constituent comments sent to Congress with

#4

91% SUPPORT9% OPPOSE

Spartacus1234 in Texas's 11th District

I'm a disabled combat veteran of Afghanistan and am allergic to opiates. I thought I was fighting for freedom, and the Constitution. ...End this illegal war on people who want to mind their own business.

(5268 people)

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H.R. 2306: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act

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#3

80% SUPPORT20% OPPOSE

saveunclesam in Arizona's 2nd District

I believe the IRS is a bloated organization and that our taxcode is too complex for the citizens that pay it to understand. Please return April 15th to the American people and pass the Fair tax.

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(5292 people)

H.R. 25: the Fair Tax Act of 2011

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#2(Senate version ranks #9)

H.R. 3035: the Mobile Informational Call Act

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(10,554 people)

1% SUPPORT99% OPPOSE

jcmyhrt in Washington's 6th District

My cell phone is used for family & friends exclusively. I use my landline for all other calls. This, I feel, will infringe on my privacy which we do not have a whole lot of these days!

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excerpt from constituent comments sent to Congress with

#1

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