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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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What will you do to address the autism epidemic in this country?

Autism diagnoses among children ages 3-17 occur at the rate of 1 in 45. At the current rate of increase, 1 in 2 children will be affected by 2025. Environmental toxins are a suspected cause.

Submitted by: LMaxx212 from NY
April 21, 2016, 10:12 p.m.
Issue area: Health
19

List the top three threats to our democracy?

Politicians create many laws, but some are very harmful to our democracy.

Submitted by: Rick Tuinenburg from CA
April 25, 2016, 1:02 a.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
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Will you halt US ties and aid to countries that perpetrate human rights abuses?

For example, Saudi Arabia's human rights violations, abuses, and oppressive criminal justice system does terrible harm to the Saudi people. How do we address this beyond "voicing disapproval"?

Submitted by: Melissa A from FL
April 19, 2016, 8:10 p.m.
Issue area: Foreign Policy & Military
103

Will you stop the roll out of "smart" utility meters throughout the country?

According to over 5,000 independent scientific peer reviewed studies, smart meters cause serious health issues from the highly spiked electromagnetic radiation they emit 24/7 on the home wiring.

Submitted by: John from MI
April 21, 2016, 1:24 p.m.
Issue area: Infrastructure & Technology
105

Are you in favor of free speech, even if a person's position is unpopular?

We live in a world where it's hard to know what to say anymore without a fear of offending someone. I'd like to hear the candidates talk about how we can fix that. Everyone has a right to speak.

Submitted by: Erin from WI
April 22, 2016, 1:15 a.m.
Issue area: Society & Community
51

What will you do to put Disability ACCESSIBLE housing on the market?

Right now there aren't enough low-income apartments and accessible on the market. Will you help by giving section 8 more money for these? Will you include building more units as part of our infrastru

Submitted by: tamar r. from CA
April 24, 2016, 4:20 p.m.
Issue area: Infrastructure & Technology
168

How would you fully fund public education? Should taxes fund non-public schools?

Education is becoming privatized & corporatized via charter schools & vouchers. We need to fully fund public education & stop giving tax dollars to charter schools, private schools, & homeschoolers.

Submitted by: Linda D. from FL
April 22, 2016, 10:01 a.m.
Issue area: Education
361

Would you support a national ban on electronic voting machines and tabulators?

These machines have repeatedly been shown to be easily hacked and completely unaccountable.

Submitted by: Bill R. from TX
April 24, 2016, 4:33 p.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
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Submitted by: Political Taproot from CA
April 22, 2016, 4:13 p.m.
Issue area: Taxes & Budget
22

How would you propose to shrink our number of naval battle groups over years?

Seeing as we have ten active aircraft carrier battle groups today and our closest rival only has one, how would you propose that we shrink down our number of naval battle groups over a period of time?
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Submitted by: James from FL
April 21, 2016, 9:34 p.m.
Issue area: Foreign Policy & Military
78

Do you support expanding Employee Ownership of businesses?

Will you support Rudolph Meidner's plan to transition businesses to employee ownership by requiring businesses to issue 20% of their profits each year as stock to their employees?

Submitted by: SuperProgressive from MO
April 22, 2016, 10:17 p.m.
Issue area: Economy & Jobs
503

How do you plan to return our government back to the people again?

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. Abraham Lincoln Read more at:
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Submitted by: JR A. from OK
April 19, 2016, 11:52 p.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
12

Will you reduce development in coastal areas to protect from rising seas?

Florida has a great deal of valuable shoreline. As sea levels rise beaches disappear if there are hard structures preventing them from migrating naturally. How will you address this coastal issue?

Submitted by: Tarmstrong from NY
April 25, 2016, 1:23 p.m.
Issue area: Infrastructure & Technology
38

Would you work to enact a modernized second bill of rights?

Several key facets of society remain the subject of vitriolic debate such as privacy, abortion, guns, employment, camp. finance, etc - let's settle these once and for all at the Const. level.

Submitted by: Antonio L. from CA
April 22, 2016, 6:59 p.m.
Issue area: Society & Community
75

What are your thoughts on Donald Trump's proposed Muslim ban?

Donald Trump has recently been under fire for claims he has made about Muslims. Do you think his ban on all Muslim immigrants is justified or unconstitutional and un-American?

Submitted by: Bob Jones from MD
April 25, 2016, 11:44 a.m.
Issue area: Civil Rights
75

How about we eliminate the party system entirely, so individuals work together?

I, for one, am sick and tired of hearing about how people will "fight" for me! I want people who will stand strong for me, but not turn so quickly to fighting. Not everything is a battle.

Submitted by: Gabrielle from WI
April 21, 2016, 1:43 p.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
141

How would you reform immigration policy to deal with persons entering legally?

Over 40% of the illegal aliens in the US entered the country with valid non-immigrant visas, then became illegal by overstaying or by accepting unauthorized employment. Border walls will not do.

Submitted by: Bill from WA
April 20, 2016, 10 a.m.
Issue area: Economy & Jobs
955

Will you back-Fed Criminal Investigation:Bush & Scott Free FL Land to Koch Bros?

Koch’s G-P spews 60M gal/day of toxins into the St. Johns River. A pipeline easement was issued by FDEP after a very distorted newspaper notice & no opportunity for an evidentiary hearing.
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Submitted by: Donia Connell from FL
April 20, 2016, 2:12 a.m.
Issue area: Environment
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What will you do to combat gentrification and displacement of poor people?

In recent years, all major cities have seen an influx of affluent, majority white, people moving in while new developments force poor residents and small businesses out.

Submitted by: Jordan Levine from MD
April 22, 2016, 1:54 a.m.
Issue area: Society & Community
36

Will you move gov't away from meddling in an individual's affairs?

Part of the govt's job is to protect people from the actions of another - not from themselves. Life may involve risky activities and each individual has the right to decide how much risk to incur.

Submitted by: Antonio L. from CA
April 22, 2016, 6:22 p.m.
Issue area: Society & Community
1098

What is your stance on guns and gun control?

What will you do as senator to either lessen or increase gun control?

Submitted by: Jordan B. from CA
April 19, 2016, 6:22 p.m.
Issue area: Society & Community
331
Submitted by: DangerousTalk from PA
April 19, 2016, 6:37 p.m.
Issue area: Society & Community
74

Do you think funding schools based on ranking helps or hinders public education?

Florida's overall public school rating plummeted from 6th in 2013 to 28th as reported in 2015. Standardized testing and school" grading" is used to determine if that school will be funded more or less
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Submitted by: Cody from FL
April 21, 2016, 4:12 p.m.
Issue area: Education
153

With regard to the national debt, to whom do we owe the money?

Our national debt is calculated to be 10 to 14 trillion dollars.

Submitted by: levy001 from IL
April 19, 2016, 8:16 p.m.
Issue area: Taxes & Budget

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