OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Unheard Voices

Statement

Date: July 28, 2014
Issues: Unemployed and Low-Income Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Entitlements and the Safety Net Higher Education Elections

I. Ex-Offenders (Federal & State) -- Voting rights are automatically restored upon completion:
*If you are not on Parole -- You can VOTE
*If you are not on Probation -- You can VOTE
*If you are not on Federal Supervised Release -- You can VOTE
*All Ex-Offenders should re-register to VOTE immediately

II. College Students:
*Stuck with a debt that can't be paid
*No careers after graduating college
*Too much interest on student loans

III. Working Poor:
*U.S. families discovered that doing more hours of paid labor and covering the associated extra costs left too little net income to offset the impact of stagnant real wages.
*In 2009 US families worked and borrowed more and more, while real wages stagnated. Workers experienced physical exhaustion from added paid labor, emotional and Psychological stresses from changing labor and gender roles, and mounting anxiety about accumulating levels of debt that could not be sustained.
*Increase the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour immediately.


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