Why won't you fix this and stop padding your own pockets.

Salary of retired US Presidents............. $450,000 FOR LIFE
Salary of House/Senate members ..........$174,000 FOR LIFE
Salary of Speaker of theHouse ..............$223,500 FOR LIFE
Salary ofMajority/Minority Leaders ..... $193,400 FOR LIFE
Average salary of a soldier DEPLOYED IN AFGHANISTAN - $38,000
Average income for seniors on SOCIAL SECURITY -$12,000

I think we found where the cuts should be made!

Please tell me when we are going to cut spending and start living within our means? I pay more than my fair share of taxes and you people keep trying to take more, spend more. It's like you can't help yourselves once you get to Washington. Why

Do you have any chance to get the Obama admin to drill for oil? Your five drill-now points are right-on. I would add that food is the future economic driver. We must make our famers more efficient.

One way to make our farmers more efficient is to eliminate subsidies paid to corporations and Congress members.

Would like to know why you have chose not to talk about the public funding of Planned Parenthood?! We all know that public monies will go towards funding abortions and a huge portion of the population has a real problem with that! Take note madam, take note.

Senator,

You must be aware the American people are not happy about the runaway spending being supported by both Republicans and Democrats. I for one will not support this behavior due to the fact I, and most of my family and friends don't have the ability to write checks we don't have cash to cover.

Senator DeMint sponsored a spending reduction package this week with two items our Elected Officials need to agree to:

1. Ban congressional earmarks for at least one year so lawmakers can begin to break their addiction to pork-barrel spending.
2. Pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forcing Congress to balance the federal budget each year.

Will you support these two solutions that I think are the key first step in solving our problems. Come on now, deep down you don't think that spending even money is going to help us do you?