Mike Fitzpatrick
Mike Fitzpatrick
Michael G. "Mike" Fitzpatrickis an American politician and member of the Republican Party who serves as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district. He was first elected to Congress in 2004 and represented the district for from 2005 to 2007, but he was defeated by Democrat Patrick Murphy in 2006. He declined to seek a rematch with Murphy in 2008 but ran again in 2010, defeating Murphy and reclaiming the seat. He was re-elected in 2012 and 2014. A...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 June 1963
CountryUnited States of America
The Internet has brought communities across the globe closer together through instant communication.
Our teachers are responsible for our children's welfare for the six or eight hours they are at school and we need to know without question that their safety will be paramount on the minds of teachers, faculty and volunteers.
Parents have the ability to screen their children's Internet access at home.
Predators will look for any way to talk to children online whether through sites like Myspace, instant messaging, or even online games.
Telephones are a virtual necessity - not a luxury - and the revenues collected by this tax flow into the general fund. But this once temporary tax remains and costs American taxpayers, our small businesses and families almost $6 billion dollars a year.
Back then, the excise tax was designed to be a luxury tax for people who owned telephones.
Anyone can use these sites - companies and colleges, teachers and students, young and old all make use of networking sites to connect with people electronically to share pictures, information, course work, and common interests.
Dying should not be a taxable event.
Despite the administration's long public information campaign, for many months polls have consistently indicated only 37 percent of those eligible for Medicare say they only partially understand the program.
I am encouraged by the news today that United States special operations personnel found, identified and killed the terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the operational commander of the al-Qaeda led insurgency in Iraq. Al-Zarqawi was the public face of the insurgency.
Internet safety begins at home and that is why my legislation would require the Federal Trade Commission to design and publish a unique website to serve as a clearinghouse and resource for parents, teachers and children for information on the dangers of surfing the Internet.
Make no mistake; child predation on the Internet is a growing problem.
As the father of six children, I want to know that when my wife or I drop our kids off at school they will be safe from predators, crime and violence.
Social networking sites like Myspace, Friendster, and Facebook have literally exploded in popularity in just a few short years.