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Ask Congressman David Jolly (R-FL) and Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) about the issues that are most important to you -- then vote and tell others! Watch the Florida Open Debate for U.S. Senate right here on Monday, April 25, at 7:00 pm EDT. All questions will be chosen from among those that receive the most votes online.
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Any past U.S. president liable under SEC. 4 of Sen. C.Schumer's Bill?(JASTA)

SEC. 4. AIDING AND ABETTING LIABILITY FOR CIVIL ACTIONS REGARDING TERRORIST ACTS.

Submitted by: g.Forest from FL
April 22, 2016, 9:46 p.m.
Issue area: Foreign Policy & Military
169

Will Florida follow Vermont and the trend to label genetically modified foods?

the only research on GMO's show that they are not healthy. While the agro-chemical companies deny that research, there is NO research proving they are safe. I don't want to be a guinea pig!

Submitted by: jpru from FL
April 22, 2016, 2:28 p.m.
Issue area: Health
1585

Will you stop supporting oligarchs and start supporting citizens?

For the past half century oligarchs have been winning their class war against our society. Citizen's United (and related cases) and so-called "trade" deals are only a small part the tactics employed.

Submitted by: mr from NY
April 20, 2016, 10:15 a.m.
Issue area: Society & Community
197

Do you support automatic voter registration and hand counted paper ballots ?

Given all of the problems that have occurred with the Presidential primaries with voting and registration, would you support automatic voter registration at birth and eliminating electronic voting

Submitted by: Bruce F. from MI
April 22, 2016, 4:11 a.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
2

What will you do to end exploitative unpaid internships in Florida?

Unpaid internships, though good in theory, often deprive talented young adults who cannot afford to work for free of job opportunities and experience.

Submitted by: Nathan from FL
April 25, 2016, 5:11 p.m.
Issue area: Economy & Jobs
724

Why aren't corporations held accountable for costs of suffering?

Corporate predators neglect the costs of destroying lives and poisoning the environment. Raising accounting standards can prevent omissions and save lives.

Submitted by: Staci English from IL
April 22, 2016, 8:13 p.m.
Issue area: Economy & Jobs
28

Why do you feel that removing Assad will not make a terrible situation worse?

SimilarToIraq,WeWereSoldThe ideaWeShouldRemoveGaddafiOnThe BasisOfHowEvil&UnpopularHeWas.WeKnowBasharAl-Assad isAlso Evil&UnpopularBut AmericansHave LearnedToMistrustThisJustificationForRegimeChange
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Submitted by: Howard Gold from CA
April 22, 2016, 12:35 a.m.
Issue area: Foreign Policy & Military
87

What's your position on contractors,(Lockheed), profiting on conflict with ISIS?

Lockheed Martin & other defense contractors stand to make big profits from conflict with ISIS. Do you believe this to be ethical? And what is your position on this with respect to our foreign policy?
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Submitted by: GP from OH
April 22, 2016, 11:28 a.m.
Issue area: Foreign Policy & Military
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What work will you do to raise awareness and move to end gerrymandering?

The populist movement has begun to shine a light on the critical issue of money in politics, but the perversion of democracy is deep with many roots. Can you address gerrymandering?

Submitted by: Matthew from FL
April 21, 2016, 12:42 p.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
71

Please explain the 'scientific method', and why you do or do not support it.

The scientific method has been used for several hundred years to expand human knowledge of self and environment. How is it that nowadays political types say scientists don't know what they are doing?

Submitted by: ral from MN
April 22, 2016, 10:48 a.m.
Issue area: Environment
2

Does someone with a Cayman tax shelter and a hedge fund qualify for Senate?

Rep. Alan Grayson is under investigation by the U.S. House for operating a hedge fund that evaded taxes in the Cayman Islands.

Submitted by: Andrew P. from FL
April 25, 2016, 5:16 p.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
280

What will you do to increase police accountability in the state of Florida?

With so many high profile shootings of unarmed black men in Florida( Trayvon Martin, Corey Jones, too name a few)there must be reform in police and it is necessary to hold law enforcement accountable.

Submitted by: Thuku from VA
April 24, 2016, 3:58 p.m.
Issue area: Civil Rights
32

Do you have other proposals besides more tax breaks to raise real wages?

Increased tax breaks for the wealthy under the Reagan and George W. Bush administrations failed to raise real wages, which have remained stagnant under bath as well as in the Obama recovery.

Submitted by: William K. from FL
April 22, 2016, 4:12 p.m.
Issue area: Economy & Jobs
1479

Will you be a strong supporter of our national public lands?

There is a movement amongst conservative western politicians to sell off our national public lands for resource development and private gain, thereby excluding the public from enjoyment of these lands

Submitted by: Wildbot from OR
April 20, 2016, 11:51 p.m.
Issue area: Environment
105

How do you feel about future relationship with Cuba?

We deal with China why not Cuba?

Submitted by: Max Z. from FL
April 24, 2016, 7:36 p.m.
Issue area: Foreign Policy & Military
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What will U do to bring Rx drug prices in line with what the rest of world pays?

The US citizen presently pays about double or triple what the major Big Pharmaceutical Corporations charge the rest of the world. WHY????

Submitted by: disneyfann from CA
April 19, 2016, 9:15 p.m.
Issue area: Health
315

What will you do to stop the corporate influence over FDA & USDA policies?

2 agencies control our entire food & health system. They attack our right to choose what we put in our bodies, daily! Gmo labels, vitamins, natural cures & organic.Our health choices are under attack!

Submitted by: Kimberly J. from MD
April 22, 2016, 1:37 a.m.
Issue area: Health
211

Would you support limiting Supreme Court justices terms and how would you do it?

It doesn't seem realistic to think that anyone should have the magnitude of power over so many people, that these nine (now eight!) people have.

Submitted by: Camilla
April 21, 2016, 1:19 p.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
204

Will you support voting rights for territories like American Samoa and Guam?

These territories contribute huge numbers of volunteers to the American military but are often left out of national elections and their representatives in congress are not allowed actual votes.

Submitted by: dylanlhoward from WI
April 21, 2016, 7:46 a.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
179

What bill have you sponsored or co-sponsored to raise taxes on corporations?

The majority to American voters want taxes raised on corporations and the wealthy. If they identify a bill, ask them to name specific members of Congress who are preventing it from getting passed.

Submitted by: TrueDemocracyNow from IL
April 22, 2016, 1:47 p.m.
Issue area: Taxes & Budget
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Will you remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act?

Currently 24 states (incl. DC) have passed consumption laws. Removing marijuana from the CSA creates a smaller Fed by letting the States govern and reduces DEA budget requirements.

Submitted by: Matthew Durshimer from FL
April 19, 2016, 1:45 p.m.
Issue area: Society & Community
74

Do you have a personal position on public transportation?

It seems that mobility is access to experience, jobs, education, health, even groceries, Do you have a dream for Florida?

Submitted by: clurie bennis from OH
April 22, 2016, 12:48 a.m.
Issue area: Society & Community

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