Signatories

  • Judy E. - Palmetto, Florida

  • Patricia F. - Jackson, Michigan

  • Robert P. - Panama City, Florida

    The Federal government needs to leave the student loan industry alone.

  • Dennis A. - Warrenton, Virginia

    I live in Virginia but work in Florida periodically. This legislation will steal jobs from hard-working Americans in their own hometowns and likely replace them with government-employed workers in other states...continuing the erosion of local economies for the sake of big government.

  • Marsha P. - Stuart, Florida

  • Judy B. - Ocala, Florida

  • Judy B. - Ocala, Florida

  • Michael B. - Ocala, Florida

  • Joanna T. - Miami Beach, Florida

  • Larry C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brian H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kim W. - Tipton, Indiana

  • Thomas J. - Heathrow, Florida

    Private sector competition should be encouraged in the student loan industry. Government should not take on this undertaking. reform-ok , take over-no!

  • Michael B. - Eustis, Florida

  • Theresa B. - Eustis, Florida

  • Charles R. - Panama City , Florida

  • Valerie P. - Panama City, Florida

    Please protect Sally Mae's employees jobs.

  • Perry K. - Tavares, Florida

  • Judith K. - Tavares, Florida

  • Robert B. - The Villages, Florida

    Time to save jobs rather than eliminate jobs to give our government more control of our lives.

  • Chiara M. - Port Saint Lucie , Florida

  • Thomas R. - North Lauderdale, Florida

  • Briana L. - North Lauderdale, Florida

  • Benjamin G. - Fort Myers, Florida

    The government is NOT good at running a business!

  • Maria C. - Port Saint Lucie, Florida

  • Stephen D. - Port St. Lucie, Florida

  • Rebecca B. - Fort Pierce, Florida

  • Frances G. - Vero Beach, Florida

  • Victoria G. - Fort Pierce, Florida

  • Carla M. - Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

  • Katekwa P. - West Palm Beach, Florida

  • Ashley E. - Port Saint Lucie, Florida

  • Linda T. - Port Saint Lucie, Florida

  • Carlos N. - Vero Beach, Florida

  • Melinda C. - Port St. Lucie, Florida

  • Meredith C. - Port Saint Luice, Florida

  • James W. - Ft Pierce, Florida

    President Obama needs to be more concerned with creating jobs and curb his pork spending and outsourcing American jobs. The federal Government needs to stay out of private biz and get a clue who you work for!!! This is a democracy not a socialist country.

  • Camille M. - Port St. Lucie, Florida

  • Elmore P. - West Palm Beach, Florida

  • Jeannette R. - Virginia Beach, Virginia

  • Janet B. - Palm City, Florida

  • Elsie O. - 7845 Carina Ct, Florida

  • Herb O. - 7845 Carina Ct, Florida

  • Charlene C. - Fort Pierce, Florida

  • Lawrence G. - Vero Beach, Florida

  • David G. - Port Saint Lucie, Florida

  • Anthony L. - Palm City, Florida

  • James C. - Panama, Florida

  • Valerie G. - Fort Myers, Florida

  • Breann T. - Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania

  • Brian J. - Cape Coral, Florida

    with our housing market being what is it is, we must do all we can to keep our fellow Floridians employed.

  • Kimberly J. - Cape Coral, Florida

    We must keep all the jobs we can in Florida.

  • Scotty R. - Panama City, Florida

    Good People work for Sallie Mae, so Feds stay out.

  • John A. - Port Charlotte, Florida

    Save jobs and let Sallie Mae do what they do best!!!!!!!

  • Judy A. - Port Charlotte, Florida

    Keep student loans in the private sector!!

  • Elena E. - Miami, Florida

    I am a substitute Teacher at Miami- County Public Schools , in Florida. My job is especially with exceptional students education . I love my job ,and I need more training for a beter job. However, I am losing job each day and my salary is very few and some weeks I have not salary. Therefore, I would wish a federal Financial aid for my case, but also help save the jobs at SALLIE MAE. People need their jobs.

  • Ruby S. - Anderson, Indiana

    Save the Indiana Jobs!

  • Tracy B. - Indianapolis, Indiana

    Please Help save the Sallie Mae jobs my sister-in-law works for them and needs to keep her job as do so many other people.

  • Don R. - Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

  • Tammy H. - Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Jennifer M. - Chipley, Florida

    Help save the jobs at Sallie Mae. People need their jobs

  • Richard L. - Downers Grove, Illinois

    Please, no more Fed. jobs that can be done in the private sector

  • Estella H. - Kinard, Florida

    My husband has a loan from this company I think it would really hurt the economy if this many people lost their jobs. The way it is now a person can hardly find a decent job or job in general. Instead of taking jobs I feel they should be making jobs.

  • Wanda A. - Altha, Florida

    Save the local jobs.

  • Richard A. - Altha, Florida

    People first. Stand together.

  • David R. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Ciro F. - Hialeah, Florida

    We need to keep unemployment from rising...

  • Candace M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Derek P. - Deerfield Beach, Florida

  • Jeff M. - Douglasville, Georgia

    Obama is killing this country with Government controlled programs. Please do not kill Sallie Mae.

  • Tewila P. - Panama City, Florida

    Thank you for all you do for Bay County Salliemae!! You provide quality jobs for our community and quality service to everyone who wants to go to school and better themselves. Thank you and GOD BLESS Salliemae all it's wonderful employees.

  • Tam C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rick I. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Calin C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Andrea R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Alice C. - Chipley, Florida

  • Russell V. - Panama City, Florida

  • James M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Sharon M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Elizabeth B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Judy M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Maria C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Doris K. - Panama City, Florida

    We need less government control over our school loans. Keep up the good work

  • Darrell M. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Carlene S. - Youngstown, Florida

  • William S. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Michael F. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Terri F. - Youngstown, Florida

    I am a Sallie Mae employee. I love my job. If our center closes, our area will be flooded with unemployed citizens. This will be a detriment to our community. Please vote no!!!

  • Micheal T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Libby S. - Panama City, Florida

    My son works for Sallie Mae. He lost his job at the Bay Point Marriott prior to working at Sallie Mae and I don't want to see him lose another job.

  • Pernell B. - Phenix City, Alabama

  • Ken K. - Fountain, Florida

  • James F. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Kare F. - Jacksonville , Florida

  • Keith K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Bryan K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Keleigh K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Kendra P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kendra P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Telisa S. - Panama City, Florida

  • James S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Giggett V. - Callaway, Florida

  • Chelsea B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Angela H. - Parker , Florida

  • Jerry N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Margaret N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jackie K. - Panama City , Florida

  • Cynthia K. - Panama City, Florida

  • John K. - Panama , Florida

  • Loyda V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michele M. - Callaway, Florida

  • Tiana C. - Palm Bay, Florida

  • Jade C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sha C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mori L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jerry S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kristi K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Gary M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Judy M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Melanie B. - Callaway, Florida

  • Desire W. - Callaway, Florida

  • Crystal A. - Southport, Florida

  • Harry H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Doris G. - Callaway, Florida

  • Sonia M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Leland D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Brenda F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tina R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Paul S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christopher K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lisa D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Daniel D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Maggie G. - Chipley, Florida

    Protect local jobs and availability of student loans with competative rates!

  • Martha . - Panama City , Florida

    Save these jobs.We all know someone who works there.

  • Christine P. - Panama City, Florida

    I was lucky enough to be employed by SallieMae for 16 years before I had to leave due to my mother's health issues. I'd like SallieMae to still be around for a possible employment opportunity when I'm ready to go back to work!

  • Jean H. - Durham, North Carolina

    It doesn't matter what state we live in. We have to help each other. Keep those jobs in Florida. Enough is Enough! We need changes, we want our jobs back in every state. GOD Bless you Florida - Keep Fighting! You are fighting for all of us not just yourselves!

  • Donna S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    If the goverment takes over this loanprogram, it won't crate new jobs, it will just be rplacing some exsiting jobs that will be lost. Don't do it.

  • Carolyn B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jay B. - Panama City, Florida

  • April W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Glenda C. - Panama City, Florida

    Enough with Federal government encroachment!

  • Samantha G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Sallie Mae has been a great part of Bay County and has empowered many families to thrive. Losing Sallie Mae would be detrimental to the community, as well as surrounding communities.

  • Jerry A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christi A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mary Beth R. - Pompano Beach, Florida

  • Hal R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Susan R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Carol H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bobby D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Donna H. - Panama City, Florida

  • James D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Alan G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Robert M. - Panama City, Florida

    What Victoria C. said.

  • Toya P. - Chipley, Florida

  • Kerri M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chris P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Save Sallie Mae! They are an integral part of our community.

  • Jessie H. - Tallahassee, Florida

    Please keep our local jobs in this economy. We alreay have lost so many job.

  • Grady M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    No more goverment takeovers. Enough is enough!!

  • Charles H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nathaniel T. - Freeport, Florida

  • Kevin M. - Panama City, Florida

    SAVE SALLIE MAE!! GOD BLESS

  • Ron H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Thomas L. - Panama Cty, Florida

  • Carol J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please help protect our local jobs.

  • Ed B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jerico O. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please keep Sallie May Jobs in Bay County. Bay County cannot afford to loose 700 jobs.

  • Thomas G. - South Port, Florida

  • Amy D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Carol P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charlene G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    PLEASE PROTECT THE STUDENT LOAN INDUSTRY JOBS IN LYNN HAVEN, IF WE LOSE THESE JOBS, IT WILL DEVASTATING TO THIS AREAS ECONOMIC FUTURE. WE NEED THE JOBS AT SALLIE MAE TO STAY IN LYNN HAVEN AND NOT BE CONTROLLED BY OUR OVER REACHING EVER GROWING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

  • Kathy G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Petra H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Gabriel B. - Panama City, Florida

    SUPPORT PANAMA CITY'S ECONOMY BY SAFEGUARDING OUR LOCAL EMPLOYERS! SAVE SALLY MAE!

  • Eric I. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Charles M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Julian W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joe T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra H. - Naples, Florida

  • John M. - Panama City, Florida

    Florida jobs are the success of our economy!!

  • Janice M. - Panama City, Florida

    WE NEED THE JOBS SALLY MAE PROVIDES PANAMA CITY

  • Billie H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Sallie Mae has been doing a superior job for many years. The government has enough to do without taking away anymore jobs from the civilian sector. Our people in Northwest Florida, especially the Panama City/Lynn Haven area, desperately need permanent, year-round employers like Sallie Mae. Please leave our facility alone!

  • Myra E. - Panama City, Florida

    Please safeguard our local jobs in this sinking economy! We have already lost so many employment opportunities in Panama City; these are hard times for everyone and we need to try all possible to safe-guard existing jobs.

  • Victoria C. - Panama City, Florida

    Our newly reformed government has set a goal to slowly but surely take over all aspect of our private lives. With a growing National Debt and policies applied that I do not even believe in, I'd like to see the voice of the people not silenced any longer. Government has NO RIGHT making our decisions for us. It can not even control its own debt and spending. We, the people, are fully capable of researching and selecting entities to handle our own personal loans, assets, etc. without the government trying to monopolize every facet of life. I fear the future of our children’s education might be in the hands of an entity as “Trustworthy” as ACORN. In addtion,customer service for this would be a nightmare. Think about how long the process takes to get assistance from the government programs that are already set in place, not to mention getting someone on the line who even knows what they're doing and can or will even help you.

  • Heather F. - Phoenix, Arizona

  • Gilbert H. - Panama City, Florida

    Please protect our Bay County jobs.

  • Verna B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Eddie J. - Southport, Florida

    The Government has proven time and time again it cannot run any program as efficently as the private sector.

  • Kathryn D. - Marianna, Florida

    The government needs to allow student loans to be handled by companies like Sallie Mae. This is one step forward and three steps back to try and educate more people while unemploying thousands. The government has enough problems without taking on responsibilities that are being well maintained by a private sector.

  • Nancy M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Justin S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please don't let Obama ruin the good work Sallie Mae has done. Sallie Mae is great for learning community and always goes that extra mile for their employees. Sallie Mae Changed my life for the better and I would be the man I am now without Sallie Mae.

  • Sandra H. - Parker, Florida

    Please save our jobs.

  • Rejina M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Olga C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Casey C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michael S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • John R. - Port St.Joe, Florida

    Senator Nelson should be doing all he can to help create jobs and not support this type legislation. Let the private sector do what they do best.

  • Nora K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Paul J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Matthew S. - Freeport, Florida

    Keep the Federal Government out of the private business sector!

  • Joshua K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kelly R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Glenn H. - Panama City, Florida

    No more government take overs!

  • Sarah M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rebecca P. - Chipley, Florida

    I worked for Sallie Mae several years ago. They are the best in the business, and can definitely do the job more efficiently than big government.

  • Jason T. - St. Petersburg, Florida

  • Michelle B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Latrina D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ron D C. - Panama City, Florida

    GOV should make jobs not delete them

  • Jeannette D. - Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

  • Terence M. - Panama City, Florida

    Please keep Florida Jobs.

  • Pat D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Susan M. - Panama City, Florida

    This is a democracy, not a communist country. We have established a free enterprise here and there is no need to change, especially when the economy is in the crapper and this would only be making it worse. Keep the government's big nose out of where it doesn't belong!

  • Laura S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Carla H. - Lauderhill, Florida

    Please continue to give people choice when it comes to student loans. I don't believe the government is capable of handling this enterprise - nor should it. Much like health-care, there should be choice!

  • Karen F. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Chong M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mack P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Darryl R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ella O. - Panama City, Florida

  • Frank M. - Panama City, Florida

    Please vote to keep private jobs.Thank you

  • Jewell M. - Panama City, Florida

    Vote to keep Jobs. Keep free enterprise and less government control.

  • Kim S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • David V. - Panama City, Florida

    There's already enough people out of work right now, the government should be doing everything in their power to help protect jobs, not eliminate them.

  • Denise B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kevin A. - 2620 Briarcliff Road, Florida

  • Ashley T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cheryl S. - Statesboro, Georgia

  • Cheryl S. - Statesboro, Georgia

  • Sandra G. - 102 Oakwood Lane, Alabama

  • Ray B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Emmaleen B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Carolyn S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cathleen J. - Tavernier, Florida

  • Jill W. - Dothan, Alabama

  • Horace N. - North Palm Beach, Florida

  • Lisa N. - North Palm Beach, Florida

  • Lisa K. - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

  • Lin Y. - Tallahassee, Florida

    Politicians, for once mind your own business and earn your keep by working on something of importance.

  • Rebecca F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Camilla H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tonya H. - Brandon, Mississippi

  • Teresa B. - Clermont, Florida

  • James B. - Clermont, Florida

  • Debra G. - 8817 Palmdale Ave., Florida

  • Lisa T. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Michael B. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Virginia B. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Fern U. - Panama City, Florida

  • Robert M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Frank G. - Sanibel, Florida

    Keep student loans in the private sector!

  • C.L. S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Patrice S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Calvin S. - Chipley, Florida

  • Judy S. - Chipley, Florida

  • Wyatt B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jody S. - Dallas, Texas

  • Earl B. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Brenda B. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Jim E. - Panama City, Florida

    I do not feel government taking over "everything" is the answer to, or will solve "all" of our problems.

  • Wanda B. - Panama City, Florida

  • James P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Curtis D. - Mexico Beach, Florida

    Do not close Salli-May in Lynne Haven.

  • Kaliopi B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teri B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jim D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teresa G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Vida N. - Sunny Hills, Florida

  • Rodney D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christie D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Diane Z. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stacey V. - North Palm Beach, Florida

  • Tollie P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Connie S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Angela S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tom J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    We don't need more govt jobs. We need private sector jobs. Do not take away more.

  • Jonathan G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christina M. - Panama City, Florida

  • April B. - Lynn Haven , Florida

    MY MOM WORKS AT SALLIEMAE AND SHE LOVES HER JOB...PLEASE KEEP SALLIE MAE JOBS OPEN...WE DONT NEED THE GOVERNMENTS INPUT ON THIS HAVENT THEY DONT ENOUGH WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IN OUR LIVES IN THE PAST YEAR...PLEASE SAVE SALLIE MAE JOBS!!!!!

  • Tomas H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Socorro C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Admaldo O. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tom S. - Kissimmee, Florida

    i agree 100% with this people are in need of jobs everywhere in the states we need everyone to be able to be working

  • Vielka S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Zoila S. - Panama City, Florida

    please keep jobs in florida

  • Vera W. - Panama City, Florida

    I use to work at sallie Mae and feel they do a great job on student loans. why mess up a good thing?

  • John L. - Panama City, Florida

    We don't need government involvement in all our business lives. The Government has no money except what they take from the people in the form of taxes. The Government is wrong to think they can run everything better than the private sector.

  • Heather S. - Kingsville , Maryland

    Who's next Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and then Us.. NO WAY

  • Lynda C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Porter V. - Panama City, Florida

    please save our jobs

  • John P. - Panama City, Florida

    The government needs to be out of our finantial and educational systems entirely.

  • George P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • William M. - Sneads, Florida

  • Laura C. - Melbourne, Florida

  • Douglas C. - Melbourne, Florida

  • Phillip L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dennis B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    We need this business to stay in our area. Thank You!

  • Deborah F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Steve B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jerry H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Geraldine D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    What we don't need is more Obama federal government. Mr. Obama, stay out of privte enterprise.

  • Margaretta E. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Save Sallie Mae Jobs!

  • Robert G. - Panama City, Florida

    The federal government needs to stay out of private enterprise. We have way more federal government than we need.

  • Violet H. - Panama City, Florida

    The Government has taken away too many jobs already,then wonder why the economy is so bad. The student loans have been running smooth for many years under Sallie Mae. I pray the government will leave it that way.

  • Robert G. - Southport, Florida

  • Karrie G. - Southport, Florida

  • Charles M. - Panama City , Florida

  • Cheryl M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I understand the need to help with college, and make it affordable to all, but there has to be a way to do it without pulling the rug out from so many people. Please reconsider.

  • Sharon K. - Chipley, Florida

    Please take a moment and look at the concerned individuals who are trying to let you know we have a problem. SAVE THESE JOBS!

  • William S R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kevin T. - Mary Esther, Florida

    please let them keep there jobs because i my self am a student andthere loans help me get through my school cuz its really expensive now a days and i dont think ied afford it with out they're help please thank u

  • Glenda C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Don S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Richard B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Patricia B. - Panama City, Florida

  • James P. . - Panama City Beach, Florida

    SAVE SALLIE MAE

  • Jonathan S. - Tequesta, Florida

    I urge Members of our Congressional delegation to fight to protect good, family-supporting student loan industry jobs in our communities and options for students, while restructuring federal student loan programs and investing savings in need-based college financial aid.

  • David H. - Tampa, Florida

    Our firm currently is responsible for over 160 jobs at the new Panama City - Bay County Airport construction project. The viability of the region is dependent on a balance of economic drivers including both the Tourism Industry and "base line" employment such as Sallie Mae. Private jobs in this sector are extremely important!!

  • Jennifer H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Neil R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ann W. - Panama City, Florida

    My daughter has been a dedicated and productive employee there for several years. She and her husband work very hard and still live from "paycheck to paycheck". I shudder to think what will happen to them and my Grandson if Sallie Mae is forced to shut down.

  • Angela S. - Panama City, Florida

    Panama City can't afford to lose anymore jobs!!!

  • Brenda W. - Chipley, Florida

  • Vanessa M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Amanda S. - Panama City, Florida

    The department of education is not able to handle the load of loans that they have now.There is no need to provide them with more and leave so many people out of a job for this reason.I respect the president but congess needs to over turn this decision. The unemployment rate in Florida right now is high enough. Let these tax paying Americans keep there jobs.

  • Dale M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    I thought I heard we were creating jobs from the government not devastating a community and individuals lives. If it is not broken why change it. This is not Citi, nor Aig or freddie or Fannie. I think it's important for the Government to support it's citizens during crisis and put in rules and laws but to destroy some sort of privatization vs government agency. Their projections of a savings has to be wrong, Post office is in the red, and we did have a budget surplus just ...what 9 years ago? Like my Mama used to say.... "You don't know who's hands have been in that cookie jar". Somethings are best left alone and not shared. Good luck Renee, I hope sound reason prevails.

  • Wendy S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Let the private sector lend the money. Our government has already lent out too much!

  • Laurie A. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please protect the jobs of my friends and neighbors and keep those jobs in our community.

  • Jessica S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Julie L. - 109 Bainbridge Street, Florida

  • Emily B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Patsy H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Andrew H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Linda H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Let's keep our jobs in Florida.

  • Andrea C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Michelle P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chad E. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Devon C. - Panama City, Florida

    Americans should not have to run to the government for everything, nor should the government provide everything. The private sector is more than capable of providing student loans.

  • Judith D. G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mike N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kal S. - Panama City, Florida

    The government should not nationalize the student loan program because private lenders can do a better job of serving this sector with much more efficiency. Bay County cannot afford to lose 700 good paying jobs.

  • David Z. - Fountain, Florida

  • Deborah D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please help us save Sallie Mae and all its employees in Lynn Haven, FL. I have several friends who work at Sallie Mae that would be devastated should they lose their jobs. Thank you, Deborah A. Dean

  • Jack J. - Panama City, Florida

    SAVE SALLY MAE. THE GOV'T HAS A VERY POOR RECORD OF TRYING TO RUN A PROGRAM WITHOUT INCREASING THE COST, CONFUSION, COMPLEXITY AND REDUCING THE EFFECTIVENESS.

  • Jack J. - Panama City, Florida

    SAVE SALLY MAE. THE GOV'T HAS A VERY POOR RECORD OF TRYING TO RUN A PROGRAM WITHOUT INCREASING THE COST, CONFUSION, COMPLEXITY AND REDUCING THE EFFECTIVENESS.

  • S. Tanette O. - Panama City, Florida

  • Linda K K. - Panama City, Florida

    THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO TAKE OVER, WILL TO ME THEY ARE NOT ANSWER, WHEN THEY HAVE ALREADY PUT OUR COUNTRY INTO TOO MUCH DEBT

  • Louise S. - Panama City, Florida

    Panama City needs these jobs to stay here and support the economy of Bay county and the people that have worked for Sallie Mae for many years, it is one of the largest employers in Bay county and would hurt many people and our economy as well to lose these jobs.

  • Harry M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Please do not vote for this ill conceived legeslation

  • Jennifer A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Liz M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    These are hard working people that would be put out of jobs needlessly.

  • Shannon S. - Seffner, Florida

  • Casey N. - Crestview, Florida

  • Hannah N. - Crestview, Florida

  • Scott K. - Panama City, Florida

    I serve a lot of Sallie Mae employees at my job(a local pharmacy), and these are good people. It would be absolutely horrid if they were to lose their jobs. In a country that outsources so much why punish the companies that employ Americans? I love our country but sometimes the government worries me, I've noticed common sense isn't one of their strong suites so yet again Save Florida Jobs.

  • Robert H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Protect the jobs!!!! Protect the Student Loans!!!!!

  • Marylin T. - Chipley, Florida

    I ask that you do not create more job losses. Government handling will be slower processing for the good of the potential students.

  • Judy F. - Panama City, Florida

  • James E. - Southport, Florida

  • Gail S. - Southport, Florida

  • Bill S. - Southport, Florida

  • Eugene E. - Panama City, Florida

    When are we going to stand up and quit letting gov. take control of our bussiness

  • Janet K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Sander L. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae is a major employer for our area and closing our Sallie Mae would have a very negative impact on our already struggling economy.

  • Elizabeth D. - Fountain, Florida

  • Rick B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jackie B. - Southport, Florida

  • Brian M. - Lake Worth, Florida

  • Tisha G. - Ponce De Leon, Florida

  • Dale H. - Panama City Bch, Florida

  • Linda C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Hal R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Linda S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Dean B. - Panama City , Florida

    As a local businessman and employer I have seen what happens to a company when jobs are taken away due to the economy as well as when jobs are eliminated due to policy changes by our gov't. Bay County needs to retain these jobs that we worked so hard to attract to this area. Sallie May workers provide the community with a steady stream of local economic revenue as well as economic growth through their family activities and education opportunities for their children. Please take this into account the community that you are affecting when making these long term decisions. Thank you.

  • Robert T. - Callaway, Florida

    Another attempt to Nationalize another private business. Our Federal Government is broke and couldn't possibly fund the $188 Billion Student Loan Program. It is just another example of a Socialized Government move to transfer wealth the the illegal Federal Reserve Private Banking Cartel.

  • Terry G. - Chipley, Florida

    The government should not take away the choice for students and schools to choose their lenders.

  • Joanie R. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    We can't afford to lose these jobs and further jeopardize our fragile economy. Please leave them alone! Thank you.

  • Ronald F. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Jayson L. - Callaway, Florida

  • Dan B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Save our jobs in florida. we don't need a bigger goverment.

  • Robin M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    We need these jobs!

  • Dan B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Save our jobs in florida. we don't need a bigger goverment.

  • Michael R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Why do you think taking money out of my pocket (tax dollars) and loaning it to students with all the government agencies involved is a good thing? If you argue that taxpayers will make a profit on the interest than I want a dividend check each month! Leave it in the private sector. That keeps money circulating, helps the economy and saves jobs>

  • Marolee M. - Southport, Florida

  • Linda D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Martin F. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Hercules P. - Panama City, Florida

    I fear a Government take over of college loans wil end up costing the tax payer more and more. As a general rule, our government is nowhere near as efficient as the private sector. If we want to keep loans afforable put some caps on the exiting programs. Thanks Hercules Pettis

  • Mary F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Luke D. - Chipley, Florida

  • Richard P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Leonard W. - Panama City, Florida

    I have an in-law that works there. Took him a while to find a job and he was hired there. Please save his job!!!!

  • Stephanie H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Wayne L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kelly B. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Bernadette M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kim O. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Tammy H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Meredith M. - Boynton Beach, Florida

  • Kirsten M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    As important as retaining jobs in our current economic situation is the need for choice which means no one entity should wholly control the lucrative student loan market.

  • Carol L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Gary C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Gary R. - Panama City, Florida

    I SUPPORT SALLIE MAE JOBS

  • Byron A. (Ron) D. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae does an excellent job in the student loan services industry and is a very good corporate citizen.

  • Don P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Stephanie P. - Orlando, Florida

  • Tianna R. - Hollywood, Florida

  • Huong N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dina S. - Panama City, Florida

    Panama City needs to be more than a tourist attraction - let's keep these jobs here !

  • Patricia S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dina S. - Panama City, Florida

    Panama City needs to be more than a tourist attraction - let's keep these jobs here !

  • Carla R. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Patricia B. - Panama City, Florida

    Please reconsider closing SallieMae. Like so many areas, Bay County needs these jobs.

  • Vicky M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lucas P. - Chipley, Florida

  • Chrystal P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kaylyn N. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kathi N. - Panama, Florida

  • Linda T. - Southport, Florida

    700 local families in Panama City, 35,000 nationwide without jobs! Please help save their jobs and leave the private businesses alone. They've been doing pretty darn good here in Panama City for the last 20 years!

  • Nicholas J. - Southport, Florida

  • Wayne P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stephen R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Stop the insanity. The system is working fine. We do not need a change!

  • Charles S. - Panama City, Florida

    Please vote against this proposal and protect Florida jobs.

  • Dorothy S. - Southport, Florida

    Sallie is a major employer in Bay County. I feel it would be devistating to the local economy to lose such a major employer.

  • Roy N. - Fountain, Florida

  • Pearl N. - Fountain, Florida

  • Phillip C. - Chipley, Florida

  • Tracey S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Terrance M. - Callaway, Florida

  • Rebecca P. - Fountain, Florida

    Thank you.

  • Edra E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Higinia G. - Sunrise, Florida

  • Margaret H. - Panama City, Florida

    the government need to stay out of the lending money business and leave it to the private sector

  • Martha C. - Panama City, Florida

    Please spend your time creating not cremating jobs for Floridians!

  • Christi H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Betty H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kellie O. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    It's absolutely ridiculous that the federal government feels that they know better than we, the people do. It's time that our government start doing their job, which is to serve the people and to obey the constitution to which they swore an oath to uphold. In other words, get out of our way! We want you to focus on your job, which is to ensure the safety of our citizens and to uphold the laws of the land. Get off your high horse, do your job and remember that WE are the boss. You work for us! DO NOT vote for this bill!!!!!!!

  • Faith A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Karol B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Robbie D. - Panama City, Florida

  • William P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tom J. - Panama City , Florida

  • Laurie D. - Panama City , Florida

  • Arnold G. - Panama City, Florida

  • George B. - Jupiter, Florida

  • Sandra J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Alisa H. - Apalachicola, Florida

    Please protect the Bay County residents' job. Families are depending on it, and the local economy is depending on it.

  • Phillip P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    The Government needs to stay out of our Student Loans, out of our Healthcare, out of our home mortgages, out of our factorys, out of our banks etc, etc, etc!

  • Mary O. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Erin T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tammy B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Betty M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Hobert B. - Port Saint Joe, Florida

    stop killing our jobs now before its to late

  • Julie T. - Panama City, Florida

    My daughters both have loans with sally mae for their education. The government needs to take care of their own finances and stay out of ours.

  • Larry L. - Vernon, Florida

  • Susan S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Janine D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jeff R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Ruby M. - 7909 Hwy 2301, Florida

  • Stanley W. - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

  • Susanne W. - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

  • Faye C. - De Funiak Springs, Florida

  • Josh A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tosha M. - Fountain, Florida

  • Kelly T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jim T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Melissa M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Cathy N. - Mesa, Arizona

  • Cathy N. - Mesa, Arizona

  • William Z. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Andrew E. - Gulf Breeze, Florida

  • Ron C. - Southport, Florida

    Please keep Sallie Mae in Panama City, FL.

  • Ron C. - Southport, Florida

    Please keep Sallie Mae in Panama City, FL.

  • Ramone B. - Panama, Florida

  • Amy P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Jill H. - Lake Mary, Florida

  • Kaisey B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Osheena N. - Panama City, Florida

    WHY WOULD TAKING AWAY ALL THESE JOBS EVEN BE AN OPTION ?

  • Hope S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Ray J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Tiffany T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jay G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tabitha S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Betty L. - Sneads, Florida

    The government needs to keep their hands out of the student loan industry. Take care of the current problem you had messed up.

  • Sam D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • James P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lisa T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stoney T. - Panama City, Florida

  • John B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    We need to have competition among companies providing student loans and not another government take over. The government can not efficiently run any program, look at social security, Medicare, and Medicaid they are all bankrupt. It is not in the Constitution that the government will provide loans for college students or that a person has a right to go to college. It is up to the individual, thier family or assistance from a lending institution and not government. It is time for government to shrink and not grow. Sincerely, John Bender

  • Bernd J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • William W. - Chipley, Florida

  • Ross L. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    As a father of two boys completing college, I know how important it has been for us to have choices for student loans. Shutting down those private sector options would be very detrimental to college students and their families. Competition creates the better loan options.

  • Jay P. - Panamacity, Florida

  • Emma R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christina K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tommy R. - Panama City, Florida

    People need to work surely the regulations (or changes in them) can keep these people in their jobs! We don't need to change a system already in place.

  • Donald M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mary M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Walter C. B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dav Id E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Amber G. - Panama City , Florida

  • James H. - Panama City, Florida

    Please support any legislation that will keep this location up and running. It is good for Bay County, Florida, and the US. lets keep OUR people working.

  • Randy B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Doris M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ray D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Crystal B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jonnie S. - Panama City, Florida

    Currently there are 700 jobs at stake here in Bay County. If you look at the total family impact and taking into account that most of the employees have children and spouses counting on that income, you could more than triple the effects of the proposed legislation that requires the federal government to takeover the student loan program putting these jobs at risk. The total economic impact of the loss of these jobs would be devastating to our community.

  • Julie G. - Panama City, Florida

    I own 5 large Tanning Salons in Bay County and employ 30 - 50 emploees annually. Many of our customers work with Sallie Mae. I strongly encourage you to vote this bill down and help the economy to get back on its feet. Julie G'

  • William L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    It is absolutely amazing how OUR government is spending hundreds of billions of OUR money on "stimulus" trying to prevent future job losses while at the same time passing legislation that decimates highly valued corporations like SLMA.

  • Mary M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Rocco M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kelly S. - Atlanta, Georgia

  • John D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Please dont let more good Americans lose their jobs.

  • James B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Patti F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Save Jobs!

  • Evelyn S. - Navarre, Florida

    This is just one more thing that the government needs to stay out of in their master plan to take over the country. At a time of high employment we need to save all the jobs that we do have!

  • Bill N. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save these jobs!

  • Barbara N. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save these jobs!

  • Malcolm W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Rosina G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Gina T. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Gerald M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I have found few programs, if any, that government can effectively manage.

  • Emily B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Damon S. - Pompano Beach, Florida

  • John B. - Panama C Ity , Florida

    Please keep the jobs here in Panama City, Florida.

  • Brian H. - Panama City, Florida

    Please don't take these peoples jobs. I thought the idea was to help America come out of the depression. We don't need government to take these jobs from our local citizens and farm them out to other countries, we have enough of that now. That is why we are in the situation we are in now! The government needs to quit trying to run or should I say ruin everything. Save America, cut government.

  • Tricia C. - Youngstown, Florida

  • James W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bruce W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Pam G. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Michael S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Government should be the minimum size - and its legitimate constitutional functions should be executed at the minimum possible cost - to meet the essential needs of our Country.

  • Patricia V. - Panama City, Florida

    I am a former emplyee and know the benefit that SLMA is to the industry.

  • Nancy P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Debra M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joseph V. - Panama City, Florida

    Keep government hands off. Look what it did to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The private sector WILL run it better and save jobs. Over 700 jobs locally. Do you even cRe what that will do to our local economy.

  • John M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Harry D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Amelia M. - Panama City, Florida

    My sister-in-law has worked for Sallie Mae for over 8 years. Her family may be forced to relocate if she loses her job. Please look for other avenues to prevent this from happening. Our economy is depressed enough. Losing an additional 700 jobs in our area will have a tremendous negative impact on our local economy.

  • Cornel B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brenda B. - Panama City, Florida

    This would devastate our community.

  • Michael N. - Panama City, Florida

    with the free market system in america. we can do better with government making the rules with the free market appling those rules. lets not create extra expense through the government. thank you for alll you do for us in panama city fla

  • Karen R. - Davie, Florida

    We urge you to consider what this Bill could create for employed Floridians. Please speak for our Student Loan colleagues and their employment.

  • Becky N. - Crestview, Florida

  • Brian N. - Crestview, Florida

  • Amber P. - Panama City, Florida

    How much more downfall do we need to have. I thought the government was supposed to bring the economy back to the "good". If you close down Sallie Mae, our American people are going to feel the hurt. You are there to help us Americans, not bring us down further.

  • Frank M. - Callaway, Florida

  • David M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Danielle D. - Tampa, Florida

  • April A. - Tampa, Florida

  • Jefff B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Carson C. - Kendall, Florida

  • Marshall S. - Palm City, Florida

  • Bob C. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save these jobs

  • Lynnette M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I believe this will be a devistating impact on our community and our country for this many people to loose their jobs. It will not only affect them but the country. These jobs will need to be done either way and who will do them. They will just be outsourced to other countries??????? When our country needs as much help as it can get and this is what you are going to do. It is just a shame...

  • Sharon W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please do not allow legislation to pass requiring that the federal government take over the student loan program. The consequences of this legislation would be disastrous for the unemployment rate and choice and competition for student loans. Instead of taking over any thing else, the federal government needs to stop butting into the private sector and let free enterprise and competition do the job effectively and efficiently, something big government cannot do.

  • Robustiano F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Keep competition and choice in the student loan business. Reform the student loan programs but retain the option for barrowers to choose private lenders if that is more convenient or effective for them and limit the Federal government's role in education.

  • Todd W. - Panama City, Florida

    Enough with the nationalization of American Industries; A government takeover of the student loan program will eliminate choice and competition and continue to erode thousands of private sector jobs. Senators, please listen to your constituents who overwhelmingly oppose this bill and vote Nay on HR 3221.

  • Millicent S. - Panama City, Florida

    Bay County needs Sallie Mae !!!! Please do not allow it to be closed.

  • Shelby C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Donna D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Staci D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Randy W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    This is getting rediculous.

  • William P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Scott C. - Panama City , Florida

  • Edwin S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please act now to save these jobs!

  • Jeannie S. - Lynn Have, Florida

  • Randal C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tiffany E. - Panama City, Florida

    SAVE THE JOBS OF OUR FELLOW PEOPLE

  • Angela S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Betty W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Robert J. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Karen T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Eleanor B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michael W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Carol B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Laura R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Taking jobs away from Bay County will affect the whole community! Please don't let that happen.

  • Summer K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Charles H. - 3041 W 30th Ct, Florida

  • Wyn A. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please do not vote for the government takeover of a vital function that can be better served by the private sector. Thank you.

  • Jannie H. - 3041 W 30th Ct, Florida

  • Allen J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Keith S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brenda J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cynthia H. - Panama City, Florida

    Please, we need to keep these people in Bay County. We have come so far to loose a great part of our community.

  • Cathy S. - Panama City, Florida

    The government should be for the people....they work for us. Do not let this happen...these people need their jobs to live and care for themselves and their families. Thank you.

  • Alan B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    It's a sad day when we are having to sign petitions for our representatives to do the right thing. Stop our Federal Government from growing at this unheard of pace and killing free enterprise

  • Kristie W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michael S. - Panama City, Florida

    We do not need ANOTHER government run agency that the "free market" system is capable of competitively offering.

  • Karen D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Angela M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Jerry M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    SALLIE MAE IS A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY AND IT IS BEYOND ME TO TRY AND COMPREHEND HOW THE GOVERNMENT HAS ANY RIGHT TO PASS A HOUSE BILL THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BECOME THE COLLEGE STUDENT LENDING INSTITUTION. WHERE IS CAPITALISM/FREE ENTERPRISE. SALLIE MAE HAS BUILT A BUSINESS, IT IS THEIRS AND SHOULD IN NO WAY BE DIMINISHED OR TAKEN AWAY UNLESS IT IS BY COMPETITION, NOT GOVERNMENT. THANKS JERRY

  • Linda W. - Panama City, Florida

    Isn't there enough damage done with our employment? Reconsider what you are planning to do.

  • Erica D. - Panama, Florida

  • Patricia A. - Panama , Florida

  • Paula M. - Chipley, Florida

  • David P. - Panama City, Florida

    The loss of 700 jobs in Bay County will have a ripple effect throughout our area and the total effect on jobs will be a lot greater over and above the 700. Sallie Mae has been a great partner in our community and needs to have the ability to compete in the business that they know best. Government control of the student loan process will be good for government and have no benifit for anyone but government. Please do not let this bill pass.

  • Candice H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Elaine G. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Deborah G. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Victoria R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mack B. - Panama City, Florida

    These kind of jobs need to be retained in Bay County to ensure the future growth and development of our county.

  • Carrie R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christopher H. - Panama City, Florida

    Please protect our jobs and families!

  • Nevin Z. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ross L. - Panama City, Florida

    Ridiculous attempt of government to expand and encroach on the private sector.

  • Claude H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Monica B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Raymond R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    During bad economic times is not the time to be killing local jobs in the private sector and replacing them with government employees in Washington DC. This only increases our tax burden. In the last couple of years our debt has increase to way much. STOP THE MADNESS!!

  • Ryan D. - Omaha, Nebraska

    As someone who has used Sallie Mae Financing, I recognize the need for these types of programs and the Government taking it over is not the solution. Our country has way more important priorities than this. There is a famous saying “if ain’t broke than don’t fix it” and I believe this holds true for this matter!

  • Chris B. - Panama City , Florida

  • Diane R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kimberleigh C. - Panama City, Florida

    This state should have more concern for the families of the people who work for this company.

  • Misty C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Clara D. - Panama City, Florida

    We need job so badly and now they are trying to take away the few that we have. Please help us

  • Courtney A. - Panama, Florida

  • Ann S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Robert M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sheri W. - Panama City, Florida

    We need Sally Mae.

  • Ken S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ann S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jean P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Debi R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Darren H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christopher R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Suzanne F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jason N. - Southport, Florida

  • Karen M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Lennie B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Sallie Mae is an excellent example of public/private partnership fulfilling the educational needs of America and enhancing its future. Why change work is working?

  • Richard M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Rodney F. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Karen H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rick C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Edward C. - P C Beach, Florida

    Unemployment in Bay County is well over 8.9 percent. I imagine that is just the number of people collecting unemployment checks.

  • Mark J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please keep these jobs local and in the private sector.

  • Julie O. - Southport, Florida

  • Nicole D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Harry E. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I fully support retaining the Sallie Mae jobs here in Bay County and I urge all of our congressional leaders to fully support.

  • Michael S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ileana C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Al C. - Mexico Beach, Florida

  • John H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Shyheim W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Syntreka W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Delguardo W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chris D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Deanna H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Dee W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kay R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    save our local jobs!!

  • Leslie C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ronnie N. - Panama, Florida

  • John D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Need govt to create not destroy jobs

  • Bethany B. - Panama City, Florida

  • John D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    I have used student loans personally and as a parent. I would prefer to see private lender options maintained for reasons of competition, service, and performance. I also do not want to see 700+ good jobs leave this community unnecessarily.

  • M. M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Beverly S. - Panama City, Florida

    keep sallie mae

  • Karen C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please save our jobs. We need Sallie Mae to stay in Bay County.

  • Vivian M. - Mexico Beach, Florida

  • Debra C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Keep the faith!!

  • Dennis F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lisa G. - Panama, Florida

  • David C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Karen F. - Panama City, Florida

    Save our jobs in Bay County!

  • John P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mary Lou M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Private business can do a better job than government. Sallie Mae has a good track record. Leave it alone!

  • Delford G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Doris H. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae is very important to the Panama City area. It not only provides jobs but is important to students who are the future of our country. Why must everything good be on a downward spiral in America? Stand up fellow Americans for what is right.

  • Eric C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sally W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cory T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tami P. - Panama City, Florida

    Please please please don't take away the jobs that people have. They need their jobs badly. If they loose their job how will they live. And that also makes them out their looking for jobs when there are people out there already struggling to find a job. Jobs are very scarce and we don't need more people unemployed. Please please don't pass this bill. My daughter in law is one of the unemployed looking for a job. She can't find one now. There are so many looking in Panama City. Thank you Tami Pate

  • Michael W. - Southport, Florida

  • Aubrey L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dolly M. - Southport, Florida

  • John G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Malena D. - Panama City, Florida

    I can not believe that anyone would even consider passing this, knowing the impact it will make on a small community like Bay County. Please do not take these jobs away from our kids.

  • Vicki H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Warren S. - Panama City, Florida

    Hoping this will make it easier for students to get a loan and to keep Jennifer happy.

  • A Srthur H. - Tampa, Florida

    Why should we allow no goverment competition. The government is not suited best to run our financial system. Regulation by our leaders is necessary but removing all free competition is not!

  • Tina P. - Panama City, Florida

  • George M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Saroj W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Tom G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Chadwick G. - Chipley, Florida

  • Gina G. - Chipley, Florida

  • Tammy M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Patty S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Janis B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please keep Sallie Mae in Panama City open. There will be so many families and students lives affected if it is closed.

  • Betty L. - Jacksonville, Florida

    Please stop throwing our jobs away.

  • David S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Government is taking over too much. The private sector and the free market is best suited for this endeavor. The move to more federal big government must stop.

  • Rhonda W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Donna A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mark B. - Panama City, Florida

    The real stimulus package is keeping performing jobs in the private sector

  • Brooke L. - Tallahasee, Florida

  • Ruthie P. - Panama City , Florida

  • Brian D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Daphne H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cory P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • William N. - Panama City, Florida

    The Govt. starting talking about this take over issue almost 2 years ago. Look at what their stock price has done since then. It traded between $45 and $50 a share as a norm before the govt. started making changes to their income stream and it has been depressed to under $10 a share now ever since. This alone has personally cost me and my family in excess of $50,000 in lost value. How many 401K plans, retirement plans, stock holders have been and will be effected by this govt. takeover?

  • Annalize P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Guy T. - Panama City, Florida

    Please consider the negative impact that this proposed legislation will have upon our local and national workforce. The impact locally will be terrible!

  • Ann L. - Panama City, Florida

  • David G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Save the JOBS......

  • Susan C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Eugene M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Donna W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Cecelia A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bill B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Codi D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brandon H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    We need to be creating more jobs, not taking them away.

  • Kathy M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Mario A. B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    The Sallie Mae student loan program does not need government intervention. The more tasks our government assumes the worst we all are going to be in the long run. If I was convienced the government's approach was a good one I will support it regardless of the impact to my neighbors right here in Lynn Haven but; it is a bad approach that will generate more (and new) problems than solving them. Need to go back and review our own history.

  • Shane M. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Beverly H. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save these jobs in Panama City, Florida. The economic downfall will be too great if Sallie Mae is taken away from Bay County, Florida.

  • Kay C. - Panama City, Florida

    This has a direct effect on my children and grandchildren. The jobs here are so important to all of us in the community.

  • Tiffany E. - Panama City, Florida

    Respectfully

  • Beverly H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Harry I. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Do not fix something which is not broken! Systems works and let it work.

  • Brenda E. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Pam J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I live in the same neighborhood that Sallie Mae is located in. I am also an insurance agent who insures a lot of the employees at Sallie Mae. I can't imagine these people losing their jobs, which would force them to drop insurance coverage, lose their homes, or worst yet move from our beautiful Bay County! Please keep Sallie Mae!

  • James T. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Sandra C. - Panama City, Florida

    We have enough government take overs and must protect our local people from this down turn

  • Peter B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Donna H. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Lisa G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teresa B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Hugh S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Pamela G. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • John S. - Panama City, Florida

    Let the free market work in financing the education loans for Americans. The government is already too intrusive and has repeatedly shown it lack the capability to keep programs in check from a growth and fraud standpoint. In the end, a government takeover will cost the tax payers far more than any imagined savings over the private sector doing the same job.

  • Thomas R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Marsha S. - Panama City, Florida

  • William C. - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

  • Cindy R. - Panama City, Florida

    Your help in this fight is very important & very much appreciated!

  • Alicia W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Scott D. - Panama C Ity, Florida

    Ridiculous

  • Cindy R. - Panama City, Florida

    Your help in this fight is very important & very much appreciated!

  • Harry M. - Southport, Florida

  • Edward W. - Pamama City, Florida

    With the changes in the defense posture projected for this community, this is just another blow to our local economy...you need to help us save those 700 jobs for the employees and their families here in Bay County.

  • Cindy C. - Southport, Florida

  • John D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ashley M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Dana L. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Protect Florida Jobs!!!!!!

  • Terence H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please, please, please don't have the federal government take over another function it should not be. PLEASE!

  • Kim A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Angie S. - Angie, Florida

  • Pierre L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Emily D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Darla V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bambi L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tommy E. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Francis W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Philip C. - Panama City, Florida

    Please keep these jobs in Bay county.

  • Brad T. - Panama City, Florida

  • John D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    The last thing this country needs is the goverment taking over a service already provided for by the private sector. Stop this at all cost.

  • Elizabeth M. - Southport, Florida

  • Rob M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I live in Georgia, but I own a business in Lynn Haven, Bay County, Florida. Please do all you can to keep Sallie Mae in Lynn Haven.

  • Alyson F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • William A. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Keep Sallie Mae in Panama City.

  • L N D. - Panama City, Florida

    Please keep the federal government out of what the free enterprise system handles best.

  • Todd T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Danielle P. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save our employees jobs!!! There family is at state here!

  • Matthew T. - Mexico Beach, Florida

  • Jennifer F. - Panama City, Florida

    Bay County needs the 700 jobs provided by Sallie Mae. Please help save these jobs!!

  • Amanda T. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Coco B. - Pan, Florida

  • Terrance C. - Pcb, Florida

  • Mary M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Marquis F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Laura H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Before you know the government will be running everything; Could that be the plan?!!! As a small business owner, I can tell you that it is very important for our local economy to stand up for jobs in our community! Everyone needs to STAND UP!!! 700 JOBS... WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOOSE!

  • Mark H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Terry B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Shevon N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Matthew W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Terry N. - Panama City, Florida

    SAVE THEIR JOBS PLEASE

  • Jeremy C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Angel B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Erik N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Shelia C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Joe Tom K. - Southport, Florida

  • Robert W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chris C. - Orland Park, Illinois

    I have alot of relatives in the Sarasota/Bradenton area.

  • Shawn H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Topeka H. - Panama City, Florida

  • John G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Matt M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Cynthia G. - Pan Ama City, Florida

  • Donald D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Orian B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jerr Y G. - Pan Ama City, Florida

  • Michelle M. - Panama City, Florida

    Please DO NOT pass this legislation for the government to take over the servicing of student loans. This will put THOUSANDS of people of out work in an already terrible job market. It will put over 700 people out of work in Bay County, Florida alone. The United States need to keep these jobs!

  • Earl S. - Panama City, Florida

    We need all the jobs we can get.

  • Patrick Q. - Panama City, Florida

    A lot of us ordinary citizens can recommend MUCH BETTER places to make budget cuts - this isn't one of them. Your spending is totally out of control and a lot of our funds are being misallocated - would be nice if we the citizens could vote on how and where to spend.

  • Scott G. - Panama City, Florida

    Please protect our Sallie Mae jobs in Panama City.

  • Rosalyn P. - Panama , Florida

    I am ashamed that our govt is trying to take over every busines facet of our country. I pray that the American people will stand up and halt this attempt to take over the student loan industry, as with many others. Thank you

  • Martha S. - Panama City, Florida

    Do the right thing by saving these jobs.

  • Carl B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tina B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jeremy J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Heidi N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Richard M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michelle G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Sallie Mae is a vital employer in our area and these jobs are important not only to the employees, but to our community. Sallie Mae has always been a community partner and supported our area in countless ways.

  • Kevin M. W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Amy C. - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

  • Brooke S. - Oviedo, Florida

  • Betty M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tara S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Les B. - Panama City, Florida

    We do not need more unemployment----please save these jobs!

  • Michelle L. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Richard Y. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lisa G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tara S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Helen A. - Panama City, Florida

    Please don't get rid of the 700 jobs in Bay County, Florida. Each of those employees has a family and it will be devestating to them!

  • Christiana T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jerome P. - Panama City, Florida

    The Sallie Mae student loan program and support is important to the future of both our education system and our country.

  • Laurence L. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    PLEASE HELP SAVE THE 700 JOBS HERE IN BAY CO FLORIDA

  • Anthony S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Robert S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sheryl S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Matthew B. - Cocoa, Florida

  • Lindsay S. - Cocoa, Florida

  • W. W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rob P. - Saint Petersburg, Florida

  • Meoi P. - St. Petersburg, Florida

  • Vivian L. - Miami, Florida

  • Amber F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nina G. - Marianna, Florida

    People losing their jobs is contributing to the spriraling fall of our economy. The more that lose their job, the more that cannot pay their bills, which causes the businesses/financial institutions they owe to have to lay off or go bankrupt and on it goes affecting more and more people across the United States.

  • Mary C. - Pcb, Florida

  • Jennifer S. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae is an asset to this area and supplies 700 jobs. You're against jobs ? Sallie Mae could be expanded and funded to make other classes of loans, as they are trained to screen applicants and do a good job. Please THINK before you vote. Voters here are watching the results.

  • Rex F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Janice C. - Panama City, Florida

    I strongly urge you as congressmen to do everything in your power to protect the jobs that are indanger of being lost; if this passes. We will all be watching to see how you vote. So, that we can vote accordingly.

  • Sandra M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jean J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sharon H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Gary A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra W. - Panama City, Florida

    Don't let Congress destroy more lives by controlling student loans.

  • Marsha J. - Panama City, Florida

    Thank you for your much needed help on this issue.

  • C. Dennis E. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    THIS CITY CANNOT AFFORD ANY MORE JOB LOSES. THE CURRENT ECONOMY IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF JOB CREATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE POSSIBLE ELIMINATION OF THESE JOBS WOULD BE DEVASTING TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND THE STATE!

  • Michael M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mallorey P. - Gainesville, Florida

  • Kaylin C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brayden C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Thao N. - Pcb, Florida

  • Chien T. - Dothan, Alabama

  • Michelle R. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Melissa T. - Dothan, Alabama

  • Amanda D. - Panama City, Florida

    Haven't enough people lost their jobs? I am not sure our county can take much more!

  • Sam . - Panama City , Florida

    We need less government involvment and more private industry free market participation. When private parties have to "bid" to be on the government "approved" list, politics will corrupt the whole system as it has so many times before. It will no longer be free market.

  • Robert S. - Cottondale, Florida

  • Sonya B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Losing all the SallieMae jobs will be devastating to this area. Please find a different solution.

  • Jennifer S. - Cottondale, Florida

  • Cecelia M. - Panama City, Florida

    In the past, the young people of Bay County usually started their careers out at Sallie Mae, it would be a terrible thing for them and not to mention the current employees to loose in this economy. Jobs are not easily obtained here in this small community.

  • Missy M. - Jacksonville, Florida

    Defend the FREEDOM of choice for students and colleges!!!

  • Virginia S. - Fleming Island, Florida

  • Terry N. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Jo A. - Panama City, Florida

    Let these folks keep their jobs and run it themselves!!!!!

  • Stephen B. - Panama City, Florida

    The government should not compete with private entities, and any consideration to do so should never compromise the jobs of those they promise to serve. Please stay out of private enterprise. Thank you.

  • Terry M. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Diane S. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae is one of the largest employers in Bay county. Do not let this happen!!!!!!!!!!!! Too much government interference in our lives now!!!!

  • Jennifer S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Zane S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    We need these jobs;therefore, we expect you to ensure that they are not lost.

  • Mary H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bob B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nancy H. - Tampa, Florida

  • Ingrid M. - Miami, Florida

  • Brenda H. - Panama City, Florida

    Leave free market alone!

  • Gertrude W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Janell W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ashley C. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Don C. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Laura D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mike C. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Kayla C. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Linda C. - Wewahitvhka, Florida

  • Anna A. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Please consider this proposal as a sane alternative to governmental micro-management.

  • Jeffrey R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    please don't give the gov't something else to screw up, say NO to this horrendous idea

  • Lori M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Marlene E. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Mary H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Carline M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Susan C. - Hialeah, Florida

  • James M. - Panama City, Florida

    Not only do we need to keep the jobs, but we must stop the ever increasing control or influence of the Federal Government over our lives and the future of our children!

  • Joan C. - Port St Joe, Florida

  • Joan C. - Port St Joe, Florida

  • Thomas M. - Panama City, Florida

    The good people employed by Sallie Mae need their jobs! Please do all you can to help them retain their employment.

  • Raymond E. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Dennis W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Marta T. - Miami, Florida

  • Denise D. - Land O Lakes, Florida

  • Nathalie M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Isabell K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Shirley R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Robert G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kay M. - Panama City, Florida

    We need to keep these people employed in Bay County. Other changes could be made if the government truely wants to make helpful changes for students.

  • Kim B. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Mary S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ellen D T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Gabian B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Janice B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Monica M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kevin M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tiffany R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tyrone E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Willie E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Randy M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ninfa M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra R. - Chipley, Florida

  • Hurant K. - Panama City, Florida

    The U.S. Governemnt is already running too many businesses, badly,that they have no right to.

  • Stephanie A. - Panama City , Florida

    Save the jobs, save our community

  • Grady R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Ronald B. - Marianna, Florida

    Save Jobs

  • Genni J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lauren C. - Orlando, Florida

  • Jamie S. - Marianna, Florida

  • Jayne L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brittany B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Nathan B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jenny L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brenda G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Clark B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sam S. - Panama City, Florida

    Please support these jobs at Sallie Mae. I can be reached at www.357Solutions.com

  • Antonio G. - Panama City, Florida

    The way things are going, the federal government will be taking over everythihg

  • Joyce G. - Panama City, Florida

    KEEP FLORIDA JOBS

  • Joanne J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Greg A. - Verona, Wisconsin

  • Barbara W. - Chipley, Florida

  • Carla B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lindsey S. - Canton, Georgia

  • Krystal S. - Canton, Georgia

  • Diane M. - Leeds, Alabama

  • Martha R. - Biloxi, Mississippi

  • Doris B. - Jackson, Mississippi

  • Melissa S. - Jackson, Mississippi

  • Jerry C. - Tampa, Florida

  • Charles R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Ruth V. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Michelle B. - Panama City, Florida

  • John V. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Mary K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kathy T. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Jim S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Janet M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dee E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Winnie W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Doretha C. - Montgomery, Alabama

  • Elaine T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cindy M. - Olive Branch, Mississippi

  • Elaine T. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save our jobs in Florida.....

  • Barbara R. - Atlanta, Georgia

  • Shirley M. - Leeds, Alabama

  • Farah D. - Orlando, Florida

  • Stacie H. - Southport, Florida

  • William L. - Panama City, Florida

    Keep government out of this valuable service which in the long run will run cheaper and more efficient then the government could ever do!!!

  • Neal D. - Panama City, Florida

    We want reasonable underwriting of loans, not government gifts from our taxes.

  • Angela C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Angela C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Angela C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joey G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Brian B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Andrew H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jane L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jayme K. - Fort Wayne, Indiana

  • Tammy C. - Panama City Bch, Florida

  • Charles V. - Panama City, Florida

    Do not takeover the private lending services of Sallie Mae and put the Federal government responsible for another program and bureaucracy.

  • Juli H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Lana W. - Panama City, Florida

    less gov't control is always better!!

  • Jack M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Liz M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Judy B. - Panama City, Florida

    Please stop this government rampage to run everything. Not only will this take jobs away from Panama City, which struggles economically, but is one more thing where "choice" is being taken out of the individual's hands.

  • Brion W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Janet W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Emily S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Stop the sprad of socialism and job losses Vote no on this senate bill.

  • Benny B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I as a home owner and resident respectfully request Congress to support understand and support this petition.

  • Jack S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Obama does not intend to save money by eliminating these jobs, but to re-direct the funds to to other welfare programs. These jobs perform a valuable service to our colleges and their students. Vote no on the senate bill to change how this program is managed. Reduce the socialism threat.

  • Ken M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Jerry H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ken M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Ethel B. - Ocala, Florida

    These jobs are very important to my family and lots of others in Panama City, Fl.

  • Ralph L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Caroyln L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tristan T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ericka M. - Panama, Florida

  • Manning M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bob D. - Psl, Florida

  • Gregory M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Keep jobs in Florida.

  • Bonnie E. - Ft. Walton Beach, Florida

  • Matthew F. - Coral Springs, Florida

  • Katherine W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ashley B. - Bonifay, Florida

  • Anthony P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chelly P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Richard C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Frances J. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Carolyn B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Never before has our country needed jobs. For our government to consider cutting any jobs is unbelieveable when jobs are the only thing that is going to get this economy back on track. I understand the government's need to trim the federal budget, but how can Americans sanction cutting jobs on one hand to trim the budget, while the government's other hand is giving away billions of dollars to banks, auto dealers, an investment firms, incentives to buy cars and homes. To devastate an area with thousands of more job losses will not secure a community or a country. It will, however, help to continue the loss of homes and rising foreclosure rates. It will, however, continue to stall the economy's recovery. Please help Americans keep American jobs.

  • Aaron Y. - Middleburg, Florida

  • Laurie S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • John J. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Protect our jobs in FLORIDA! Business & Property Owner - Youth Leader & Community Activist -registered voter - teacher In His Name

  • Robert V. - Miami, Florida

  • Sherrie M. - Port St. Lucie, Florida

  • Sandy T. - Hixson, Tennessee

  • Marilyn H. - Hixson, Tennessee

  • William B. - Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Laura B. - Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Frank H. - Hixson, Tennessee

  • Emily B. - Pace, Florida

  • Morgana J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Diane R. - Ringgold, Georgia

  • Christy P. - Hixson, Tennessee

  • Brandi D. - Vero Beach, Florida

  • Becky W. - Vero Beach, Florida

  • Barry U. - Chickamauga, Georgia

  • Amy A. - Hixson, Tennessee

  • Amber R. - Hixson, Tennessee

  • Sara T. - Panama, Florida

  • Kim M. - Panama City, Florida

    Please help to ensure that Bay County, Florida doesn't lose these positions with Sallie Mae. We are already struggling with job losses from Tyndall Air Force Base, which directly affects our economy here. Thank you for your time.

  • Paige P. - Panama City, Florida

    The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3221) recently passed by the House of Representatives and mandates a government run program called Direct Lending is NOT WHAT IS NEEDED. As written, it eliminates competition and choice for students and schools and puts at risk more than 35,000 local jobs across the country including 700 Sallie Mae jobs HERE in Bay County. It is critical that you, Senator Nelson and LeMieux, hear us....the people......how important these jobs are to our community. FIGHT to protect good, family-supporting student loan industry jobs in our communities and options for students. Do not allow the strength of your voice to cause a rise in unemployment, in this county and state.

  • D. H. - Hixson, Tennessee

  • James H. - Hixson, Tennessee

  • Taylor H. - Hixson, Florida

  • B. Keith M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Do something for the working man and save our jobs!

  • Diana H. - Hixson, Tennessee

  • Sandra W. - Pcb, Florida

  • Chip B. - Panama City, Florida

    The Govt CANNOT run everything. This is absolutely crazy.

  • Nancy C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • John C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mark G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Keep Florida Jobs!!!

  • Norm G. - Panama City, Florida

    This system is working. I don't understand the need to change. "Government run" does not mean success to me.

  • Keith M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sue W. - Oviedo, Florida

  • Lori B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mark I. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Lawrence P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Keep Sallie Mae open in Panama City and keep our citizens employed.

  • Daisy S. - Miami, Florida

  • Judy D. - Lafayette, Indiana

    Please do not put anymore people out of their job!!!!!

  • Cindy A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brenda E. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Lets not add to an already sad situation

  • Mamie G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brittany M. - Panama City, Florida

    With unemployment rates continuing to rise, do we really need to take even more jobs away?

  • Linda H. - Spring Hill, Florida

  • Gloria S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Keep Sallie Mae in Panama City

  • Carol C. - Haughton, Louisiana

    I love outside FL now but used to work at Sallie Mae in Lynn Haven.

  • Pat B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Manuel L. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    I understand that we need to restructure parts of our goverment Mr. President We are a fast growing community With lots of people employed in Food and Beverage Single parents that need local help Please keep our ara division open

  • Sandra H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Amber S. - Orlando, Florida

  • Glenda W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Robert B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Tina H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michelle U. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Renee A. - Margate, Florida

  • Shirley C. - Lafayette, Indiana

  • Johnnie U. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Rita C. - 224 Fairway Circle, Florida

  • Michelle U. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Makenzy B. - Deland, Florida

    please help everyone at Sally Maes in Panama City Florida!!!!!

  • Joseph C. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Jennifer B. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Elleana D. - Hollywood, Florida

  • Marty M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Marie G. - Panama City, Florida

  • John V. - Orlando, Florida

    I wholeheartedly support this petition.

  • Lindsay R. - Oviedo, Florida

  • Wayne T. - Davie, Florida

  • Christina C. - Panama City Beach , Florida

  • Alina G. - Davie, Florida

  • Laura T. - Davie, Florida

  • Tim L. - Saint Petersburg, Florida

  • Brian S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kim P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Cathy P. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Brad S. - Mayfield, Kentucky

  • Hugh B. - 2394 Watrous Drive, Florida

    Why does our goverment not see that elimination of jobs in the Panama City community is creating another Detroit. Have we not seen enought americans loose jobs......

  • Lidiette E. - Miramar, Florida

  • Bridget M. - Dunedin, Florida

    The jobs at Sallie Mae in Panama City, Florida are critical to residents of that community since it is one of the largest companies in the area. Losing the 700 jobs could create a major relocation for many of the employees.

  • Sarah M. - Orlando, Florida

  • Christopher R. - Panama City, Florida

    I love our country and I love God more! He will take care of us all when it truly matters. Godbless you and ggodluck.

  • Scott P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tom W. - North Palm Beach, Florida

    It is important to build the economy, not eliminate jobs at this very crucial crossroads. Please consider all aspects of any bill that will take jobs away from the struggling economy in Florida. Thank you.

  • Gloria J. - Jupiter, Florida

    Please do not consider passing legislation that would eliminate jobs in Florida. Sallie Mae is an important Florida employer, bringing jobs and social responsibility to Bay County.

  • Joseph J. - Jupiter, Florida

    Respectfully, Congressional representatives should carefully understand bills that would eliminate jobs - particularly in Florida. As a retiree, I am unaffected however,this economy cannot afford to allow an industry that maintains so many jobs to go under. Please do not allow jobs to be eliminated in Florida.

  • Charles P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ruth R. - Panama City, Florida

    I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A BETTER PLAN WHICH STILL WOULD SAVE TAXPERYS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND STILL KEEP THESE WORKERS EMPLOYED. GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO TAKE WAY TOO MUCH CONTROL OF OUR LIVES; NOTHING IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE A MONOLOPY!! 700 PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS JUST HERE IN PANAMA CITY IF THE CURRENT LEGISLATION GOES THROUGH. PROTECT THE ECONOMY BY PROTECTING PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS.

  • Carolyn P. - Land O Lakes, Florida

  • Linda H. - Leavenworth, Kansas

    KEEP THE JOBS

  • Clarence N. - Boca Raton, Florida

  • Kim W. - Marianna, Florida

  • William G. - Sunrise, Florida

  • Maya L. - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

  • Debie S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Natasha L. - Boca Raton , Florida

  • Filimon O. - Panama City, Florida

  • Shannon R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Wayne T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charles V. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Emily T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Janice R. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Toboria L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Judy W. - Ocala, Florida

  • Carol M. - Youngstown, Florida

    In the past year, literally hundreds of people has lost their jobs and it doesn't make sense. Closing down Sallie Mae would devastate Panama City's economy immensely! If the government keeps taking everything away from the American people, how are we suppose to survive? How are we to explain to our children that you can't go to college or get a job because our government wants it that way? Lord God, please open the eyes of our President and government to see how wrong they are and to help America instead of destroying her!

  • Shawn S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Carmalita E. - Panama City Bch, Florida

    Save their jobs here b/c there is no descent paying jobs around here. The Gov't needs to back off of controlling our lives. Remember we voted you in and we can vote you out!!!!

  • Kaesar C. - Panama City, Florida

    The last thing we need to do is get rid of jobs!! We need these jobs to stay in Florida and keep people employed, not add to the recession!!

  • A. Denise M. - Ocala, Florida

    Give Florida a break - we're suffering tremendously here.

  • Diana S. - Panama City, Florida

    I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A BETTER PLAN WHICH STILL WOULD SAVE TAXPERYS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND STILL KEEP THESE WORKERS EMPLOYED. GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO TAKE WAY TOO MUCH CONTROL OF OUR LIVES; NOTHING IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE A MONOLOPY!! 700 PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS JUST HERE IN PANAMA CITY IF THE CURRENT LEGISLATION GOES THROUGH. PROTECT THE ECONOMY BY PROTECTING PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS.

  • Gene D. - Panama City, Florida

    Please leave the governmant out of civillian affairs. I have a combined 18 years of work for our govermnent. We do not need the rest of the country, ran like everything else the government is in charge of!

  • Christian Alyse H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Christian H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Sandra H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Wendi E. - Panama City , Florida

  • Maureen C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    I am very happy at SallieMae. I need my job. There are not many jobs in Bay County. This is a bad time in my life because my husband had a motorcyle accident. SallieMae is very understanding and I need my medical insurance. I don't know what I would do without SallieMae. Not to mention the families of student that depend on us. I hope you will listen to plea to save our jobs.

  • Sandra H. - Naples, Florida

  • Debbie H. - Port St. Joe, Florida

    Protect the private sector from government takeovers.

  • Joe B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Helenea D. - Silver Springs, Florida

  • Christina M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Greg B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ronald D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Adrianne C. - Riverview, Florida

  • Dianne M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Paul M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brian W. - Jacksonville, Florida

    Protect our jobs!!!!!

  • Jacob M. - Panama City, Florida

    I want to protect my job and others jobs so i am helping you florida, so lets band together and stop this from happening. thank you,god bless

  • Larry M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Frances M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Larry M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Amanda T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Daniel T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Roxie S. - Southport, Florida

  • Troy H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Shena H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kenneth H. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Bryan B. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Ellen L. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Linda K. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Sharon P. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Charles P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dennis J. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Nancy J. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Kelly L. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Howard L. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Linda L. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Tommie M. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Christian L. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Debra L. - Youngstown, Florida

  • William L. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Victoria C. - Brandon, Florida

  • John B. - Ashford, Alabama

    Gov needs to stay out of business it cann't regulate itself and seems it does know what one hand is doing that the other has already done

  • Nick M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Amy B. - Brandon, Florida

  • Michael C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Kathleen S. - Ocala, Florida

  • Alfonso T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joan T. - Panama City, Florida

  • George G. - Panama City, Florida

    The Federal Government has yet to "save" money when they have taken over any program - the cost of bureaucracy to administer programs consistently increase, not decrease, the burden on taxpayers. Keep the private sector involved in this program.

  • Michael V. - Panama City, Florida

    The hard working people in this private industry and Florida needs these jobs.

  • Tyler M. - Brooksville, Florida

  • Chris E. - Brooksville, Florida

  • Travis S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chris B. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Maria Luisa G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Barbara M. - Brooksville, Florida

  • Philip M. - Brooksville, Florida

  • Elizabeth M. - Panama City, Florida

    save my friends' jobs!!!!!!!

  • Gale C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Connie B. - Panama City, Florida

    Protect the jobs in FL. Vote against the bill.

  • Linda R. - Panama City, Florida

    Protect the economy by protecting private sector jobs.

  • David R. - Panama City, Florida

    Do not eliminate student loan services from the private sector and move them into the public sector. It did not work in the past. Protect the economy by protecting the private sector from government takeovers.

  • Judy D. - Enterprise, Alabama

  • Tina B. - Dothan, Alabama

  • Mark S. - Dothan, Alabama

  • Steven K. - Enterprise, Alabama

  • Huey K. - Enterprise, Alabama

  • Gwen A. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Kim B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Alonzo B. - Panama City, Florida

    Give students and schools a choice.

  • Suzanne B. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Emmett H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bill C. - Panama City, Florida

    Student loan providers have long been civilian--not government--jobs, and I believe they should remain in the private section. Government has it place but should not be involved in competetion with the Private section.

  • Antoinette S. - Saint Augustine, Florida

    Please do your best to protect good, family-supporting student loan industry jobs in our communities and deliver reasonable options for students, while restructuring federal student loan programs and investing savings in need-based college financial aid.

  • Addie M. - Southport , Florida

  • Sandra B. - Largo, Florida

  • Diana D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Debby T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stacey L. - Naples, Florida

  • Thelma Jean S. - Southport, Florida

  • Gerald N. - Southport, Florida

  • Sharon N. - Southport, Florida

  • Phillip M. - Panama City , Florida

  • Sandy M. - Panama City , Florida

  • Gilbert M. - Panama City , Florida

  • Margaret M. - Panama City , Florida

  • Shriley M. - Panama City , Florida

  • David L. - Longwood, Florida

  • Gloria M. - Panama City , Florida

  • Blake M. - Panama City , Florida

  • Tiarra M. - Panama City , Florida

  • Beverly O. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Nicholas M. - Panama City , Florida

  • Bobby M. - Panama City , Florida

  • Brian M. - Panama City , Florida

  • Michelle M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Leah F. - Gainesville, Florida

  • Laura M. - Lynn Have, Florida

  • Brett H. - Tampa, Florida

  • Lacey H. - Tampa, Florida

  • Regena H. - Tampa, Florida

  • Christopher M. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Tina S. - Panama City, Florida

    Bay County can not afford to lose 700 jobs. The impact on the local economy will be far reaching. It will impact many Meidcal and Dental offices because these people will no longer have insurance. The local stores and restaurants will be affected because there are NOT 700 other jobs to go to. Help save Bay County!

  • John M. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Beverly M. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Patricia G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • John W. - Chipley, Florida

  • Kim T. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Paula O. - Panama City, Florida

    We need to support Sallie Mae and it's employees. If we give this Administration all this control, your job may be next !!!! Please don't sit back and say it can't happen to you. With this socialistic mentality, anything can happen. Let us all ban together and fight for our private sector.

  • Kelly B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Stacey S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Pat R. - Kingston, Illinois

    Please look careful at closing down any jobs. We(AMERICANS) are in enough trouble. Please.

  • Amy C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Tiffany B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Lana D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Fred W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Skip M. - Brandon, Mississippi

  • Kevin H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Trey S. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Belinda S. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Jerry G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Barbara G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Alex P. - Lake City, Florida

  • Beth M. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Janete H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Harold D. - Fountain, Florida

  • Timothy D. - Crawfordville, Florida

  • Tobyhanna K. - Berne, Indiana

    SAVE THE JOBS!!

  • Shay M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jill J. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Annie W. - Pompano Beach, Florida

  • Edward B. - Fountain, Florida

    Bay County needs the jobs Sallie Mae provides.

  • Vanessa B. - Fountain, Florida

    Bay County needs the jobs Sallie Mae provides.

  • E Lizabeth D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Caroline Y. - Panama City, Florida

    I have family that work at Sallie Mae and friends that do, so I hope they can keep their jobs because this effects so many people in our community that need their jobs, and for all the work they do for all the students they help it would be a shame to close.

  • Mark W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    No more government control! Let Capitolisum work!

  • J R B. - Williston, Florida

    We do not need the government taking any more jobs from us. Please save our jobs in Florida. My husband has been unemployed since May 09, we have two children in college and one still in school. We need the government to do things that will bring more jobs into our state not things that will take away from the companies that are already here.

  • Carmen R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Diane M. - Buford, Georgia

  • Jams T. - Paducah, Kentucky

    Save my daughter's job and my daughter inlaw's job.

  • Carolyn W. - Hawkinsville, Georgia

  • Dustin V. - Southpor, Florida

  • Michelle S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Donna W. - Panama City, Florida

    We need to perserve every job we possibly can right now, we cant afford for almost 700 more people to lose their job....thats 700 more people that will be on unemployment!

  • Joseph M. - Panama City, Florida

    I encourage our legislation to find ways to work with the student loan industry and private lenders like Sallie Mae to protect the jobs that so many need to continue to rebound our economy. The legislation should review thier lender subsidizing projected cost saving because it may be overshadowed by the cost of unemployment benefits and government revenue loss due to unemployment.

  • Rick M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Bonnie T. - Valparaiso, Florida

  • Linwood Dewey N. - Lynn Haven,, Florida

    Thank you for your consideration.

  • Myles B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Justin E. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    It's not time for this change and I think it would be a poor decision by our government to go through with such a uncalled for chage

  • Patrick N. - Winter Park, Florida

  • Christopher S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Holly J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jonathan H. - Bonifay, Florida

  • Jonathan H. - Bonifay, Florida

  • William S. - Snellville, Georgia

  • Normi S. - Snellville, Georgia

  • Micah M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rebecca H. - Bonifay, Florida

  • Fern E. A. - Panama City, Florida

    I had a federally funded $10,000.00 student loan in 1975-1979 when I was in college. The interest fixed interest rate was 12%. When I graduated from College in 1979 and began the 10 years to pay the loan off, my payments were $120.00 a month. I paid the loan off in 1989, I began a career at Sallie Mae on September 1, 1991 and worked in the Bay County offices until I was part of a big layoff on March 28, 2008. For 17 1/2 years I LOVED going to work at Sallie Mae, I was there when we were under the Government umbrella, and I was there when Sallie Mae was listed on the open Stock exchange, and there when it became a Private Company. SALLIEMAE HAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE LEADER IN STUDENT LOANS!

  • John Richard O. - 4349 Comanche Trail , Florida

  • Annette M. - 4349 Comanche Trail Blvd., Florida

  • Lillian D. - Cottondale, Florida

    I appreciate all that Sallie Mae is doing for us all.

  • Sommer H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jason H. - Panama City, Florida

  • David C. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Regina W. - Marianna, Florida

    I was recently laid off from my job, so I really feel for the employees at Sallie Mae and I'll be praying for each of you.

  • Judy W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Gearaldine W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Johnny W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Amy C. - Rienzi, Mississippi

  • Adam F. - Florida, Florida

  • Christopher H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jennifer M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Regina F. - Panama City , Florida

    The people of Panama City Florida already suffer from one of the highest unemployment areas in the state. Jobs in this small town are few. If my son in law loses his job at Sallie Mae, it will destroy him . He is the sole provider . My daughter has no degree and works a minimum wage job. They bought their first home two years ago and have one six year old son . This family cannot afford to lose this employment . He has worked extremely hard to provide a good family enviroment .Please do not take away their dream....I beg of you. Thank you !

  • Jimmy P. - Panama City, Florida

    We need reform not extinction.

  • Brandon G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Candy P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Allison C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jill G. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Roberta M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    We need jobs in the United States for our people. My grandson works at Sallie Mae here in Panama City, Florida and has a family to support. HELP OUR PEOPLE! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH......We senior citizens have worked hard to help our country to be the great nation that is is.......KEEP IT THAT WAY. Roberta M......Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Wilma T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    How does doing away with jobs help the economy? It will put more hardships in Florida. People are struggling now to feed their families and just hold on. What are you thinking???

  • Whitney H. - Tampa, Florida

  • Nancy W. - Youngstown, Florida

    How did it get to be that free enterprize is a bad thing and socialist goverment a good thing??? Keep jobs in the private sector.

  • Tammy M. - Pace, Florida

  • Chuck M. - Pace, Florida

  • Elois W. - Panama , Florida

  • Barbara R. - Panama, Florida

  • Denny C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Barbara W. - Chipley, Florida

    As a retired state worker, I know the importance of our struggling to keep our jobs open and productive. It is a must that we all stick together for the betterment of our living conditions and community situations. Without our jobs, we will be going backward instead of forward. Lets all band together to prevent more closures of employment locations!

  • Patricia K. - Youngstown, Florida

    Please save these jobs!

  • Jessica B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Catherine W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cathy K. - Lafayette, Indiana

  • Linda L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jenny B. - Youngstown, Florida

    The goverment is taking over what makes our country America. I say enough. They claim to help the American people but they are only hurting them by cutting jobs needlessly.

  • Trudy K. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Kathryn T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Gladys J. - Greenwood, Florida

  • Susan L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Naba Z. - Panama City, Florida

    700 people is a lot I don't know how you could live with yourself sending the grant that cost people their jobs. I really hope that these people get to keep their jobs!! I haven't even gone to college yet and yeah it's a lot of money to pay but why hurt 700 people in the process of getting your self a better grant? Personal Opinions are different please do not be offended if you disagree.

  • Larry R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Curtis N. - Marianna, Florida

    Let's think about all the people wanting to go to college next year, are they going to be able to talk to someone who will help walk them through the process the way Sallie Mae does?? I don't think so, if the gov't only originates 25% of the loans now how are they going to originate 100% next year?? They can't even service the loans they have now.

  • Cody S. - Marianna, Florida

    Save my uncle's job, he needs it really bad.

  • Shawn B. - Fountain, Florida

  • Kira B. - Fountatin, Florida

    This proposal threatens to harm the fabric of a community already burdened by the high rate of unemployment. At a time when jobs should be protected, it seems that more and more strives are being taken by government to not only cease these jobs, but to send us running under an ever enlarging government umbrella. The lengths that the government has taken to expand it's role in our lives, our decisions and our personal freedoms sickens me.

  • Gary B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Carrie G. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Michael S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Allison W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Jim B. - Panama City, Florida

    I'm over 60 years old and I've seen some tough times, but these are some of the toughest I've ever seen. We just can't afford to loose anymore jobs.

  • Julianna F B. - 706 W 16th St, Florida

    This industry does not need to be under the government. We are going further and further into socialism.

  • Clayton T. - Panama City, Florida

    Save florida jobs

  • Shalla J. - 4134 Northshore Road, Florida

  • Bryan P. - Parker, Florida

  • Jennifer B. - Panama City, Florida

  • James H. - Youngstown, Florida

    SAVE SALLIE MAE!!

  • Ashlee K. - Youngstown , Florida

    Please save Florida jobs. There are already so many jobless people... we dont need any more.

  • Ronald M. - Callaway, Florida

    Please save these jobs and vote no on this bill to keep our jobs in Florida at this time that we really need to keep the private sector going. Let the private sector do the work and it will be done better than government ever could.

  • Julie M. - Callaway, Florida

    Please save these jobs and vote no on this to keep our jobs in Florida. Let the private sector do the work and it will be done better than government ever could.

  • Carlita B. - Navarre, Florida

  • Mitch D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Janet D. - Yukon, Oklahoma

    Sallie Mae has employed so many people and helped so many, that we do not want to lose this company or the unemployment rate will go very high in Panama City. Same as with the possibility of Tyndall AFB closing. Those are two of the main jobs in the Panama city area.

  • Tammi B. - Panama City , Florida

  • Minica M. - Panama City,, Florida

    I strongly protest closing Sallie Mae for any reason.

  • Larry K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Linda K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Donald G. - Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

  • Freddie K. - Chipley, Florida

  • Melissa G. - Temple, Georgia

  • Donna C. - Pananma City, Florida

  • Pamela R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Thomas S. - Fountain, Florida

  • Anita W. - Navarre, Florida

  • Wanda D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Wanda D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Wanda D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Patricia Z. - Panama City, Florida

    People should have choices. the Federal goverment should not tell us who we can get loans from-this is suppose to be a free country .

  • Kim F. - Dothan , Alabama

    Save Florida Jobs!!

  • Beverly B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Protecting the jobs at Sallie Mae will also protect jobs in our community. Please help save our jobs and thank you for your support!

  • Princess C. - Panama City, Florida

    I am a student as well as an employee at Sallie Mae, so I know how hard it is to received a good education. Please help support Sallie Mae so Sallie Mae can continue to help support us!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Joy W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Gabriella K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lenora H. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save these jobs. Goverment controls too much!

  • Lenora H. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save these jobs. Goverment controls too much!

  • Bobby J. - Port St Joe, Florida

    Keep these jobs in Panama City

  • Betty B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joseph H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rod F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Monique S. - Defuniak Springs, Florida

  • Elicia S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tanya W. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Deja D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jo H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I am happy to support this petition and to try to stop more federal government takeovers of private business.

  • David A. - Rhinecliff, New York

  • Kate A. - Rhinecliff, New York

  • Michael W. - Hampton, Georgia

  • Krista W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Joy A. - Panama City, Florida

    Our community needs these jobs!!!!!!

  • Lisa W. - Orlando, Florida

  • Linda G. - Dayton, Ohio

    We don't need more jobs lost!

  • Tony A. - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

  • Dana A. - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

  • Sean C. - Panama City, Florida

    Less government workers = less taxes. More government workers = more socialism. I say no to both. Leave the private sector alone all you government socialist jackboots...you are our employees...not the other way around. If we all keep losing our private sector jobs no one will be paying your socialist paychecks.

  • Michael M. - Panama City, Florida

  • John J. - Pace, Florida

  • Ann J. - Pace, Florida

  • Patricia S. - Youngstown, Florida

    Help keep our jobs in Panama City. Keep unemployment down! Support Sallie Mae!!!

  • Melissa S. - Kettering, Ohio

    It not only affects the people in Florida loosing their job but also in other cities like Knoxville, TN too. I have never understood how taking jobs from american families is suppose to help our taxes!! Who gives a crap! We are so far in debt that we will never climb out of this mess, and on top of it now you want americans to suffer with no paycheck coming in to feed, clothe, put a roof over their heads too! Give us a break and stop the madness.

  • Thomas L. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    We need the jobs that Sallie Mae provides in Bay County Florida.

  • Doug S. - Panama City, Florida

    If you voted for "change" realize that change doesn't necessarily mean improvement. We need to keep these job in Bay County!

  • Marci A. - Marietta, Georgia

    Please SAVE these jobs in Panama City at Sallie May. We do not need more unemployment in this country right now, we already have way too much unemployment everywhere. WAKE UP You Congress People. We need more Jobs not less, where are your brains? Even a 5th grader knows that we need more jobs to fix the economy, not less! Marci A.

  • Sonja C. - Panama City , Florida

    Please keep our jobs!

  • Anita D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Our community relies on these families more than congress will ever know. Do not let us down by passing this bill!!!

  • Tatiana A. - Vernon, Florida

  • Della A. - Orange Park, Florida

    I've worked in the student loan business for over 14 years. We have always prided ourselves in customer service to the students and borrowers. I can't imagine the government providing any better service to our schools,clients, and students which is a little scary. Our President and representatives say this will save money in the long run, have they considered the rise in unemployment this will cause to the many hard-working people in the student loan business who have been providing quality assistance to our schools and their students. I think not.

  • Sandra F. - St. Petersburg, Florida

    Please continue to give us choice and SAVE THESE JOBS!!

  • Theresa H. - Fountain, Florida

    I want to say that taking our jobs away is not going to help the economy. You say it will save the tax payers money? What about the money that will be spent on unemployment if we all lose our jobs? I have worked very hard at Sallie Mae and I know first hand the impact we have onour student's lives. These student's are OUR FUTURE and if you pass this bill, their future's, like ours, are at risk! These student's are part of the Sallie Mae FAMILY. Without us, many may have never been able to attend college. Look back to Hurricane Katrina and 911. Sallie Mae stepped in to help those students! Sallie Mae is not just a company, ITS A FAMILY! DO NOT BREAK UP A FAMILY! WE NEED OUR JOBS IN THIS DAY AND TIME WHERE THERE ARE NO JOBS OUT THERE AND MORE LAY OFFS WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO THE ECONOMY AND TO FLORIDA! PLEASE DO NOT PASS THIS BILL!!!!!

  • Julie L. - Panama City, Florida

    Congress is letting us down !!!!!!!

  • Harry L. - Panama City, Florida

    Save Sallie Mae

  • Roberta L. - Panama City, Florida

    PLeeeeese don't take these jobs away these people.

  • Jane F. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Andrew C. - Panama City, Florida

    stop trying to raise the unemployment rate

  • Debbie N. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I have several friends that are employed with Sallie Mae. Help keep their jobs. Don't let Obama steal their future.

  • Diane D. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Estella C. - Jacksonville , Florida

    we need our jobs in Jacksonville , The bill has already cost me my job after this year. what buisness is left after you close them all down?

  • Shanna R. - Jacksonville, Florida

    My job will be ending soon because of our new president decisions. Please don't allow it to happen to any more people.

  • Beth G. - Jacksonville, Florida

    I have worked with student loans for over 12 years and I can't imagine the government providing a better service than what we offer. If this passes we will join the ranks of the unemployed and uninsured.

  • Donald K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    The House has let us DOWN. I Pray that our Senators will vote as Americans, not partisans

  • Tonya S. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Peggy B. - Jacksonville, Florida

    The Government is putting their hands in ALL aspects of our lives. Can we not at least keep the Student Loan Industry?

  • Stuart M. - Southport, Florida

  • Derinda M. - Southport, Florida

    Give everyone the right to have options.

  • Medardo S. - Miami, Florida

    I support and hereby sign the petition, as the country needs now, more than ever, all possible means to improve the education of our children, and keep the jobs of those that every day give their contribution to this goal.

  • Robert D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nancy W. - Panama City, Florida

  • James G. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Lindsay G. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Nora L. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    I thought Obama advocated preserving jobs. It's now evident that he advocates centralizing nearly everything, and let the jobs fall where they may. We need these jobs here. Without them, our community will suffer.

  • Beverly S. - Panama City, Florida

    Please keep our people at Sallie Mae employed for the employee's and the community's sake. Thank you.

  • Don K. - Fountain, Florida

  • Mary M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Susan B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Gloria F. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Alicia S. - Fountain, Florida

  • Stacey C. - Hogansville, Georgia

  • Christopher C. - Hogansville, Georgia

  • Ashley O. - Miami, Florida

    Save these jobs.

  • Stephen N. - Fountain, Florida

  • Anna N. - Fountain, Florida

  • Anna N. - Fountain, Florida

  • Steve B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Josephine B. - Altha, Florida

  • Richard F. - Altha, Florida

  • Diane F. - Altha, Florida

  • Ralph W. - Marianna, Florida

  • Jo Anne C. - Marianna, Florida

  • Dan K. - Otis Orchards, Washington

  • Jerri S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Angela F. - Pocahontas, Tennessee

    Please don't take these jobs away!

  • Suely D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joyce S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Leslie H. - Panama City, Florida

    I've been employee with Sallie Mae for 16 years now. It has given great satisfaction to know that I've helped thousands of people reach their dreams of getting a better education who wouldn't have had the opportunity without the help of Sallie Mae and the FFEL Program. If the FFEL Program is completely done away with it will be a great disservice to our people and our country.

  • Thelma H. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Marguerite P. - Panama City, Florida

    Our daughter was employed by Sallie Mae for 6 years. She was physically handicapped and used a wheelchair. She was treated no differently than any other employee. She loved her job and loved the chance to give back. Many of the folk who worked with her attended her memorial mass. Sallie Mae is more than an employer, it is a family who cares about the people who work for them and for the people they serve. Would the government do as well? I think not. This service is not a government function. A quick glance at The Constitution would clarify that.

  • Marie H. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Charles H. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Doris H. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Lisa T. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Bert S. - Marietta, Georgia

    My oldest daughter lives in Panama City, FL. Even though she does not work for Sallie Mae, she is very aware of what the loss of all those jobs locally would do to Panama City in general and to her personally as she shares an apartment with someone who does work for Sallie Mae. As much as I do support our current President, I do not feel that the Federal Government needs to take over everything that exists. A lot of people lives could be drastically affected if this bill passes and goes into law. In the state of the current economy, that would not be a smart thing to do.

  • Dori F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Susan S. - 2134 Shamrock Lane, Florida

  • Susan Marie M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    As a resident i know how hard it is to find a decent job, the ones we have need to stay and the ones that have been shipped need to be brought back.

  • Bonnie B. - Dayton, Ohio

    My daughter lives in Florida and works at Sallie Mae. If this bill passes she will be out of work and possibly homeless. How many people have to be put out of work for you to say you are helping the economy. That's the way it looks to all of us working people. We would appreciate some research on how many people are now out of work and maybe that will give us the reasons why our economy is so bad. People without jobs have no money to spend. And since there are no more unemployment funds in Florida it might be a good idea to work at keeping jobs available instead of closing businesses and putting people out of work. Thank you

  • Amy C. - White Pine, Tennessee

    I think Obama should look at all the he has waisted since he has been elected. I have a cousin who is employeed by Sallie Mae for several years now. Our State Government should stand up and fight for what they know is right. It seems Obama wants to take away all the good companies and bail out the bad ones.

  • Louise S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nicole G. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Jim H. - Miami, Florida

  • Dana C. - Panama City, Florida

    Please don,t take anything else away from us! Save our jobs and our families.

  • Dana C. - Panama City, Florida

    Please don,t take anything away from us!

  • Mickey H. - Montverde, Florida

  • Brittany H. - Port Saint Joe, Florida

  • C R. - Panama City, Florida

  • B R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Neil H. - Wewa, Florida

  • Jody H. - Wewa, Florida

  • Virginia R. - Wewa, Florida

  • James R. - Wewa, Florida

  • John S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Iris J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Eileen M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mike O. - Blountstown, Florida

  • Marcy S. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Sara S. - Denver, Colorado

  • Hope D. - Bonifay, Florida

    we need to keep all jobs in panama city florida...especially sallie mae

  • Gary W. - Panamacity, Florida

  • Nicole B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dawn K. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae's impact on this community is HUGE!!! Loss of jobs here would render this town to dust. Please keep the government from forming what would be an absolute monopoly on student loans for higher education.

  • Erwin B. - Miami, Florida

  • Hixie J. - Marianna, Florida

  • Melinda S. - Callaway, Florida

  • Truett L. - Panama City, Florida

    These jobs need to be kept open here in Bay County and Florida.

  • Mona L. - Panama City, Florida

    Please preserve these jobs in Flordia. Our state and it's citizens depend on these positions. It would not be good for the government to take over these jobs.

  • Darin S. - Southport, Florida

  • Michele S. - Southport, Florida

  • Susan P. - Middleburg, Florida

    Help keep jobs in FL!

  • Ryan D. - Panama City, Florida

    Save florida jobs!

  • Brooke S. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Joyce H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    you protect our jobs, we'll protect yours.

  • Christa C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jim E. - Jupiter, Florida

  • Matt C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Trish B. - Bonifay, Florida

  • Michael L. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Jean O. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae provides a great service to our community and our country. Do all that is necessary to preserve this company.

  • Michelle S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charlie O. - Panama City, Florida

  • Olivia O. - Panama C Ity, Florida

  • Mike O. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sharon O. - Panama City , Florida

  • Jon B. - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    Save Florida Jobs!

  • Sandra G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Thomas M. - 7710 Cambridge Court, Florida

  • Geniece M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Darlene J. - Panama, Florida

  • Johanna G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Damon L. - Panama City Bch Fl, Florida

  • Dianne S. - Panama City, Florida

    KEEP OUR JOBS

  • Stephanie D. - Clearwater, Florida

  • Kevin S. - Marianna, Florida

    Save Sallie Mae and the other (student loan companies / Banks) Government cant run anything right.

  • Tina D. - Gulfport, Mississippi

  • Phillip S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Tom & Jean G. - St. Augustine, Florida

    We have 3 grandchildren going to U. of F. in Gainesville. Sallie Mae is a great company for helping the students and all the jobs that are here need to stay here.

  • Brett B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Blake B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    We need all Bay County jobs!!

  • Byron W. - Gainesville, Florida

  • Daniel L. - Cleveland, Tennessee

    All though I am no loger a resident of Floridia, I am against big government. I also have a daughter employed by Sallie Mae in Lynn Haven.

  • Pam D. - Panma City, Florida

  • Maria M. - Indiana, Pennsylvania

  • Terence J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Joyce L. - Freeport, Florida

  • Toni L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Anna S. - Cranberry Twp, Pennsylvania

  • Amy W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Bobbi S. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Cynthia H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Katie H. - Chipley, Florida

  • Kathy P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teresa G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Patricia J. - Avon, Indiana

  • Walter H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Patricia H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teressa B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rose O. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Please save our jobs ! I support three children with this job and also am able to attend college. If this center closes, it will change my entire family's life.

  • Rose O. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    I am a student and a Sallie Mae employee. I support three children on my own with this job. If this center closes, it will end a lot of dreams for me and my family.. Or at least put them on hold for a long time.. Please don't pass this bill.

  • Carolyn B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cherri T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Carrie F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    1) It's never a good time for job loss, but a voluntary decision to do so right now would be IRRESPONSIBLE and devastating to our local economy. 2)Federal grants and loans should be an OPTION--this is a movement towards socialism and away from capitalism (an underlying concept of our nation's economic foundation). 3) Local governments and businesses should be the primary resource for education in a community NOT big government.

  • Donna K. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kimberly T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lisa H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Charolette B. - Marianna, Florida

  • Ralph B. - Marianna, Florida

  • Karen H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jim W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    elections are near!!!!

  • Zach R. - Pensacola, Florida

    FLA USA is already at 11% unemployment and people age 18 to 35 are at 25% unemployment! Stop the madness! Wake Up FLA! thank you

  • Bill H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bill H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teresa W. - Southport, Florida

    Tired of too much government and too much tax!

  • David F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Maryanne L. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Wesley J. - Marianna, Florida

    I've been unempolyed unable to support my family and it is a horrible feeling, save these jobs.

  • Stan . - Port St. Joe, Florida

    We need to keep jobs in fl.

  • Melissa D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Michael D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Paul B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    We need to preserve our local jobs for the economy in our area to grow.

  • Jimmie C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Maureen B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Help keep our local jobs safe for the future or our local citizens.

  • Anne C. - Panama City , Florida

  • J. Mike J. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Michael L. - Chipley, Florida

  • Susan G. - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

  • Michael J. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Joseph T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Deadra J. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Kevin K. - Grand Ridge, Florida

  • Roger M. W. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Glenda C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Justin H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brooke W. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Pamela A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Julie H. - Crestview, Florida

  • Kevin K. - Grand Ridge, Florida

  • Susan G. - Chipley, Florida

  • Angelea P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Cassandra C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Natalie S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Crystal L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Allyssa P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Katie W. - Orange Park, Florida

  • Grace K. - Panama City, Florida

    Keep our jobs in Florida

  • Thomas J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Save Florida jobs

  • Gail O. - Blountstown, Florida

  • Marilyn J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please support Sallie Mae jobs in Lynn Haven. Too many people have already lost their jobs in Florida, Lynn Haven, and throughout the country. We cannot continue this insanity.

  • Chris C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kyle B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Broughton S. - Lynn Have, Florida

  • Andrew B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mary P P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Ronald T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chris C. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Leanne C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Rose B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brad M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Leanne C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Rose B. - Panama City , Florida

  • Jason T. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Cheryl F. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jennifer L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • James S. - Chipley, Florida

  • Billy L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Ruby L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Sarah P. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Mark H. - Chipley, Florida

    the gov. must chill.

  • Iris F. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    PLEASE keep Sallie Mae jobs in Bay County

  • Wesley J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Katharine L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kelly C. - Lutz, Florida

  • Julie C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please save Sallie Mae! I have a friend who will go homeless if the company shuts down. And save more FL jobs! I do not want to see anymore people go homeless or have to sign up for welfare because of job losses!

  • Jade P. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Chelsea D. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save Sallie Mae! I know many people who have taken out loans through them (in the Panama City Florida branch) and I know of even more people who could benefit from Sallie Mae. My best friend's mother works there, and if it were closed, she would be jobless without anywhere to go! Please save the Sallie Mae in Panama City, FL! Have a heart <3

  • Lauren W. - Valrico, Florida

  • Mike M. - Biloxi, Mississippi

  • Courtney M. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Kyle S. - Atlanta, Georgia

  • Alyssa S. - Pace, Florida

  • Katharine J. - Saugus, California

  • Laura K. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Christine C. - Boca Raton, Florida

  • John F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Autumn F. - Panama City, Florida

    Save Bay County!!!

  • Louis W. - Panama City , Florida

  • Michael M. - Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

  • Heather F. - St. Cloud, Florida

  • John M. - Clarksville, Florida

    i don't think so, he has no business interfering with people and their jobs, they are too hard to come by as it is- stand together and STOP this!

  • Dottie H. - Clarskville, Florida

    it is time to stop this mess, and let the agencies that are helping these students do what they need to, they have families to support as well. stand together and stop this over powering mess.

  • Marlene H. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • John H. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Christine M. - Clarksville, Florida

    this mess has got to stop, we need to stand as one and don't let the govt over power us. interfering with jobs and all is and has gone far enough; actually, gone too far. it is time to STOP it. Obama wants people to go back to college and all, then he needs to leave the lending agencies alone that can help these students. what is he gonna mess with next financial aid only for certain people, we cannot let him and others that support this get that far- they have already gone too far

  • Jacob D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Randy B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Beth B. - 1105 Florida Ave., Florida

  • Jimmy J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tammy T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Douglas G. - Southport, Florida

  • Terrie G. - Southport, Florida

  • David R. - Southport, Florida

  • Amanda R. - Southport, Florida

  • Wayne G. - Southport, Florida

  • Reggie J. - Panama City, Florida

    Protect Florida Jobs from the Government AX!!

  • Margie C. - Youngstow, Florida

  • Janet D. - 104 Hillview Circle, Florida

  • John D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nora B. - Mt. Pleasant, Florida

  • Charlie P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Vicki P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kristen S. - Marianna, Florida

  • Martha B. - Panama City, Florida

  • M J W. - Bushnell, Florida

    We certainly are tired of higher government trying to push things on this country that we DO NOT want.

  • Donna F. - Port St Lucie, Florida

  • Charles F. - Port St Lucie, Florida

  • Jay S. - Madison, Georgia

  • Joyce H. - Orlando, Florida

  • Ray H. - Orlando, Florida

  • Robert L N. - Panama City Beach , Florida

  • Donna G. - Orlando, Florida

  • Mark D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Sharon P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Thomas P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jenny R. - Marianna, Florida

    WE NEED SALLIE MAE

  • Lou W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jacquelyn S. - Port St Joe, Florida

  • Terrance S. - Port St Joe, Florida

  • Wayne G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jenifier G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Annette S. - Chipley, Florida

  • Robert P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Judy P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Doug O. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Kristen G. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Loretta C. - Panama City, Florida

    Preserve the American way, preserve Free Enterprise, preserve the right to choose!!

  • Alley W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jacob W. - Panama City , Florida

  • Nicole W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra L. S. - Lynn Haven,, Florida

  • Katie C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Clayton B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I currently depend on my wife's income from Sallie Mae to help keep us in our home, if our president is trying to put people back to work and keep them in their homes why would he want to put so many local people out of work? ( about 700 just in bay county , fl seems like alot to me)Which in turn would force hard working Americans such as myself and my wife to use the welfare system. It just does not make any sense to me, but who am I , just a hard working taxpayer who's money goes to make the politians lives more comfortable. Clayton Boliski Lynn haven, fl

  • Alison S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Michelle T. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Donna D. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Sheila E. - Brandon, Florida

  • Joseph V. - Southport, Florida

  • Ashley P. - Panama City, Florida

  • William W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brian H. - Panama City, Florida

    Please don't take jobs away any more jobs from American families!

  • Robin M. - Panama City, Florida

    A loss of 700+ jobs. This is not going to improve our economy.

  • John C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Melissa W. - Jamestown, North Carolina

  • Freeman R. B. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Perry C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kim C. - Panama City , Florida

  • Linda P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jewel L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Theresa G. - East Greenbush, New York

  • Sharron B. - Panama City, Florida

    Do not let the government take over the student loan program.

  • Tammy B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Wendi R. - Panama City, Florida

    Every economic hardship this country has suffered lately has been a direct result of government regulation and legislation. As evidenced by Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and a plethora of other government agencies, government-run ANYTHING is not more efficient or cost-effective. Our government needs to keep its hands out of business and stop causing Americans to suffer.

  • Annie W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Edwin W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Evelyn W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Andrew L. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Olivia C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chris S. - Marianna, Florida

  • Shannon W. - Palm City, Florida

    This is not the answer to the problem.

  • Rita S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jennifer S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Patricia T. - Perry, Florida

  • Adrianne J. - Altha, Florida

  • Jo Ann K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nancy H. - Tampa, Florida

  • Deborah M. - Tallahassee, Florida

    Please protect our Florida job during this recession.

  • Steve Z. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kim Z. - Panama City, Florida

  • Robert B. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Teresa M. - Gainesville, Florida

  • Lisa M. - Clermont, Florida

  • Kristen P. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Laura W. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Joseph W. - Pace, Florida

  • Lisa H. - Pensacola, Florida

    We should be looking at how we can save these jobs rather than put another 700 people out of work. It is very important to have local people providing services such as this to our young people so that they may continue their education. Leave Sallie Mae alone. These people have families and responsibilites such as mortgages and other bills that will only go into default.

  • Amanda W. - Pace, Florida

  • Mary G. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Larry P. - Pensacola, Florida

    save the jobs........

  • David L. - Ormond Beach, Florida

  • Tracy M. - Crawfordville, Florida

  • Mildred D. - Casselberry, Florida

  • Holly L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Protect good families and hard working.. people is a small town..

  • Gary T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charles M. - Southport, Florida

  • Dane M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Lawrence M. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Lawrence M. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Caitlinmae J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stacey P. - Stuart, Florida

  • Margie R. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Julie F. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I have lived in Florida for 25 years, and am proud of my state. I have raised children in Lynn Haven, and am sad to say that if we don't save our jobs, they will have to move away from me to make a living. Please read my message along with the others, and save our jobs in Florida!

  • Ashley C. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Timothy H. - Panama City , Florida

  • Ann N. - Panama City, Florida

    I have a close friend who works for Sallie Mae and though I do not have children in need of Sallie Mae's assistance I would not hesitate to recommend them to others. Sallie Mae has been doing an excellent job in assisting students achieve their education over the years. Sallie Mae is one of the largest company here and I fully support this fight to keep Sallie Mae open. Not just for those whose jobs are on the line but for those students that hold our future in their hands.

  • Shantia R. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Mike B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Tracy B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Lesia H. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • L. J. R. A. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Arvelia W. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • James A. - Palm City, Florida

  • Heather D. - Panama City, Florida

    Don't take away the jobs we have here!

  • Nancy K. - Merritt Island, Florida

    If it needs fixing, fix it here. Less federal goverment, government in the hands of the people.... local and state government. America, bless God..... and God bless the United States of America.

  • Bill A. - Tampa, Florida

  • Cheryl M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sabrina J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charles B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Barbara C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Sophia G. - St. Petersburg, Florida

  • Cheryl S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Amy B. - Navarre, Florida

  • Brandy F. - Crestview, Florida

  • Kathleen G. - Panama City, Florida

    We need to be keeping and adding jobs to the PRIVATE SECTOR!!!!! Please do all that you can keep this government from expanding and seizing even more control.

  • Elisabeth R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Our government - both parties - have yet to create, maintain and run a successful 'program' that is not filled with fraud and waste. To THINK that they could do what Sallie Mae and any other expert company and do it even HALF as well, is naive at best, and will help destroy Florida's economy. Remember the Post Office - never being profitable; and how Medicare and Medicaid are rife with fraud; and then there's the performance of FEMA after Katrina and other disasters. It's frightening to see our government trying to nationalise such entities, KNOWING how poorly they're doing at the ones already in place.

  • Natalie W. - Panama City, Florida

    Please do not eleminate jobs at Sallie Mae

  • Karen B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Laurie L. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • David C. - Panama City, Florida

    Please let Sally Mae continue their outstanding processing of students loans. We've already seen how efficient the government can be at running programs...medicare, social security, VA.

  • Heather F. - Tampa, Florida

  • James F. - Panama City, Florida

    My late wife worked for Sallie Mae,Till she passed away in 2007.She loved her job there and had excellent benefits,health and life.she was paid well for this area,which is very unusual in a tourist town.These jobs are the jobs this area needs to keep,in order to attract more business to this region.

  • Heather G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Peggy S. - Panama City, Florida

    We need Sallie Mae to stay in Florida due to the high unemployment rate in our state. Bay county Florida provides very little chance for jobs and the ones available are very low pay compared to Sallie Mae.

  • Mike M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Orlando E. - Miami, Florida

  • Joy J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Aaron H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    What about if you are not eligible for government funded financial aid? No school for you! Competition drives prices down, keep the government out of our lives as much as possible.

  • Kelli C. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Brenda M. - Port St. Joe, Florida

    We don't need more jobs cut from our community. Support this cause to help Sallie Mae employees keep their jobs.

  • Missy R. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Tim K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tim K. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Antonella R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Becky O. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jason B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Debbie L. - Albany, New York

    The staff of Sallie Mae have been invaluable in the student loan industry in too many ways to count. I've been with the New York State guarantee agency for 25 years and have been blessed to work with all of them!! Save their jobs!!

  • John R. - Alban, New York

  • Mona L. - Panama City, Florida

    Please keep these jobs in our community. Sallie Mae is doing a wonderful job here. It is important to the employees and our part of the state.

  • Marilyn W. - Sunny Hills, Florida

    Putting Sallie Mae out of business would be a blow to both Bay and Washington Counties; and not only to their individual households, but money spent on groceries, gasoline, and clothing would be non existent. Not to mention the pharmacies in both counties would see less business because there would be no insurance. How come it isn't a monopoly if the government takes over?

  • Will B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brian B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Sherry W. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Ronald G. - Panama City, Florida

    Keep the government out of the student loan business.The government can't run anything efficiently.

  • Robbie L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tilleana L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jerry T. - Southport, Florida

  • Stanford C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Andrew W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Hannah W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Shea N. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Victoria N. - Panama City , Florida

  • Renee H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • James M. - 13322 Sandy Rd., Florida

  • Diane W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sheila B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Justin F. - Tallahassee, Florida

    Saving or creating jobs doesn't mean saving or creating GOVERNMENT jobs. Who pays for government salaries? Taxes... that's what. Who pays for private sector jobs? Consumers who value the service. Competition is KEY!

  • Cindy F. - Indianapolis, Indiana

    I have family members in Florida and I want to help them by signing the petition.

  • David T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Brenda T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Terri N. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Candace K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Lynn B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Shelley C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    If this Sallimae in FL closes it will put more than 700 people out of work and there is not enough jobs in Bay County for all of these people to get new jobs which means many will have to move and many will be without work. Bay County needs Sallimae as much as Sallimae needs Bay County they have done great things for us!Please don't allow this to happen!

  • Kerri J. - Bonifay, Florida

  • Nicole V. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Katryn C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rance B. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Debra L. - Tallahassee , Florida

  • Teresa M. - Loxahatchee, Florida

  • Mercy S. - Northport, New York

  • Sherry K. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Joe R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jeff R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Trish R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Matt S. - Southport, Florida

  • Jackie W. - Chipley, Florida

  • Christopher S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Richard G. - Panama City, Florida

    These fine americans need and deserve to continue the important service they provide for both thier cliants and thier families.

  • Eric S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sara S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teresa N. - Bonifay, Florida

  • Rosa G. - Miami, Florida

    Protect Florida, Protect Florida Jobs, Protect Florida Citizens

  • Toby K. - Coral Gables, Florida

    Okay what's next? Gov't takes over student loans, what's next car loans? Home loans? Credit card industry? Why not just implant a microchip in our head and be done with it.

  • Patricia K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jan W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Corrie F. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please allow our families the freedom of choice in the student loan industry, our country was based on freedom, free enterprise and free choices. Hear the voice of the people and stop the government from taking over our lives and assuming more and more control. Stand up for what is right and cast you votes accordingly. We need you more than ever to stand up for your constituents, your voters and most of all, our freedoms! Respectfully, Corrie Freund

  • Micky V. - East Point, Florida

    Please stand up for Florida, don't let the big wigs in DC take these jobs from Florida, they are to important.

  • Lisa S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Juanita K. - Pensacol, Florida

  • Russsell K. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Donna K. - Milton, Florida

  • Mark K. - Milton, Florida

  • Brianna K. - Fountain, Florida

  • William V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kathy V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Travis V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Melissa V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tyler V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tristan V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lindsey W. - Orlando, Florida

  • Avery M. - Tallahassee, Florida

    keep jobs in FL

  • John N. - Pace, Florida

    Please do what you can to save peoples jobs!!!!

  • Tammie H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    In recent years, taxpayers have provided an additional $7 billion to the Direct Loan program because the government has significantly underestimated the cost of the program. (Yet, now the Federal Govenment wants to take over the entire process. The economy is suffering, where would the dollars for the Direct Loan Program come from?) There is so much on the plate of the Federal Government - let Sallie Mae continue to administer successfully.

  • Julie B. - Panama City, Florida

    We have enough goverment control.

  • Morgan W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Hailey W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Allen W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Renee W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Keith S. - Panama City, Florida

  • April S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Wayne W. - Panama City, Florida

    The President says no monopoly for Healthcare because choice is important to our way of life. Why doesn't that apply to student loans?

  • Christian B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Chris C. - Cypress, Florida

    Save Jobs, Save a company, save a city, and help save the economy by keeping loan options open for the public to choose.

  • Sandra W. - Port Saint Joe, Florida

  • Murlene W. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Derek B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Reuben S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Betty S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Diane C. - Oviedo, Florida

    Someone needs to stop the fixing of things that are not broken. Student Loans need to be in the hands of people who know what they are talking about and know how best to help the students. Students Loans do not need to be in the hands of another government agency that the employee's don't want to be doing what they are doing and so they only do as much as they are forced to do. For heavens sake leave well enough alone.

  • Kyle O. - Deland, Florida

    Sallie Mae loaned me money to go to college and made sure I was able to repay the loan by giving me different repayment options. Thank you Sallie Mae.

  • Wayne R. - Bonifay, Florida

    please

  • Emily D. - Chipley, Florida

  • Renee B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Enough already! Let's keep our jobs local.

  • Renee B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    enough! Leave the jobs here.

  • Tarrell P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Lawrence O. - Alexandria, Virginia

  • Jerry Mike J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mike W. - Apalachicola, Florida

    Lynn Haven and Bay County in general is a wonderful place to raise a family, don't take all these jobs away from all those families.

  • Julie B. - Alford, Florida

    PROTECT FLORIDA JOBS!!!

  • Mary J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Heather S. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Joshua S. - Pensacola, Florida

  • April S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Curtis S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sarah B. - Bascom , Florida

  • Charles N. - Bascom , Florida

  • Deanne G. - Bascom , Florida

  • Judy N. - Bascom , Florida

    I have been employed with Salliemae for almost 5 years. Being a part of this company, I have been able to educate and assist students and there parents about financing their education. Competition is good for the student loan companies. It improves customer service and rates. I depended on the great benifits that Salliemae offers to its empolyees to keep my husband alive. With these benefits I know my husband can get the best care possible for his condition.

  • Cindy W. - Loudon, Tennessee

    I graduated the University of West Florida last December, and took a job in Knoxville, Tennessee due partly to the decreasing job market in Florida. If you want to keep successful Florida graduates in state, you'll have to commit to change.

  • Scotty M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Chris P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Robin H. - Parker, Florida

  • Gina O. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Mark H. - Lynn, Florida

  • Douglas B. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Jennifer A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joshua L. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Carl P. - Marianna, Florida

  • David P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jessica H. - Crawfordville, Florida

    I am sending my support to save my Aunt's job, she has over 15 years service with Sallie Mae.

  • Sue H. - Crawfordville, Florida

    I am sending support for my daughter's job. She has over 15 years service with Sallie Mae.

  • Rusty H. - Crawfordville, Florida

  • Kelly K. - Daytona Beach, Florida

    Jobs are to hard to come by to just be eliminating them. Keep Florida working, not on welfare.

  • Willow V. - Sneads, Florida

  • Robbie S. - Marianna, Florida

    Scale back gov't not jobs

  • Bruce C. - Bascom, Florida

    As a former employee of Salliemae I'm speaking from experience when I say these jobs are important. Keep the FFELP lending going.

  • Donna W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    My son has been employed for many years at Sallie Mae and the loss of his job would be devastating to his family. His wife , Kristin lost her job with Bay County Schools, due to the economy and has been unable to use her teaching degree for over 2 years now,despite applying for over 50 openings. They have 2 sons, ages 3 years and 1 month. Please save my son's job. Right now he is the only one employed in his home. If he loses his job he will have to relocate to another state in order to feed his family!

  • Jackie S. - Panama City, Florida

    Please vote so that Sallie Mae is not adversely affected. Thanks, Jackie Smith

  • Misti W. - Tampa, Florida

  • Timothy J. - Panama, Florida

  • Alexis B. - St. Petersburg, Florida

    save florida jobs!!

  • Pattie S. - Chipley, Florida

  • Ronald B. - Panama City, Florida

    Please call your Congressman and say No to federalizing student loan programs. The proposal will not only affect 700 jobs in Bay county but 35000 jobs in our country.

  • Geraldine H. - Bonifay, Florida

  • Laura H. - Chipley, Florida

  • Liz B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dustin C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Regina P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Regina P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Susan H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Wayne D. - Panama City, Florida

    Please give students a choice and save Florida jobs.

  • Valerie F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    DO NOT CLOSE DOWN SALLY MAE.

  • Norbert K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Debbie K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Richard M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Anke G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Elizabeth T. - Tampa, Florida

  • Robin D E. - Panama City, Florida

    Having worked at Sallie Mae myself, I know the importance of what this corporation accomplishes each and every day. So many of my friends work there and work very hard for students. Save their jobs.

  • Michael P. - Panama City, Florida

    The government has already made changes that were to improve and reduce the cost of student loans. What did those changes do? They caused several student loan lenders to stop making student loans. Other lenders stopped offering benefits that reduced the cost of getting loan, such as 0% originations fees and interest rate discounts for automatic payment and paying on time. The government's intervention actually made it more difficult to get a student loan and increased the cost to the student. Congress then had to pass the ECASLA act to allow lenders to sell their loans that were already made to free up funds to make new loans...and the government wants to restructure the whole student loan industry?! SIGN THIS PETITION NOW!

  • Mathew G. - Bascom, Florida

  • Robert K. - Younstown, Florida

    Keep Sallie Mae open.

  • Gail K. - Youngstown, Florida

    I have some friends that have been with Sallie Mae for years, taking on mortgages,car payments,loans, etc. based on their incomes like everyone else. Now with unemployment and forclosures at there highest to consider closing Sallie Mae and putting even more people out of work (not to mention the trickle down effect this would have on the community)seems counter-productive to even pursue. Fair competition still has a place in The United States,keep Sallie Mae open.

  • Monica S. - Ardmore, Oklahoma

  • Rhonda B. - Callaway, Florida

    I have worked for Salliemae for 9 years and in Oct of 2008 I was laid off due to the economy which forced Salliemae to cut back. I am proud to say that I am back again as a temporary employee in hopes of being a regular employee again but this will not happen if the current Administration has anything to do with it. I know that I helped make a difference in assisting students finance their education and I definitely know that Salliemae as a whole makes a difference and has for over 30 years that is why they are one of the # 1 companies in the world. I would really enjoy continuing to make a difference in assisting students with their financial aid process. But this will not be possible if the current Government has their way, they want to strip us of our Constitutional right of free choice. The Government can not control everything we need to join together and let them know and understand they can not take over everything. It is time that Congress and Obama reflect on their responsibilities of the Federal Government that is enumerated in our Constitution Of the United States of America that they have all sworn an oath too. Give the schools and students their ability of freedom of choice in allowing them to go through the private sector. The private sector is more competitive and competition is what stimulates innovation and free enterprise. We do not need to add more good hard working Americans to the unemployment line. The unemployment rate is already at a ludicrous high rate. The economic welfare is in need of repair which requires all of to use our ingenuity. This does not mean for the Government to take total control of American lives. This is why the Constitution was written to prevent. So say no to a socialist society and please let us continue with free enterprise and freedom of choice. This means to allow Schools, Sutdents and Parents to continue to go through the private sector to help finance their educational needs. Please let Salliemae continue for another 30 years to provide the exceptional service we provide in assisting with the funding through the Family Federal Educational Loan Program. Salliemae truly believes in every student in receiving a good education and at a low cost. Salliemae strives to financial peace of mind to the already complicated financial aid process. Please protect our jobs and do not let every Salliemae employee across the United States become another statistic of the already ridiculous rate of unemployment!!!!!

  • Alice S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Joshua H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Bruce H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • John L. - St Paul, Minnesota

  • Jo Ann R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Trixye R. - Port St. Joe, Florida

    I believe the federal government was created to protect our borders and not to run our lives...though the government does many good things...the wrong out weights the right..Please don't try to take power over all our jobs and everything..Save Sallie Mae and the other jobs in private sector...we don't need new government groups to come and takeover.

  • Phyllis V. - Niagara Falls, New York

    There go's the goverment again trying to control are children. I have a wonderful friend who works for sally mae and has a husband that is not well, she needs her job and health insurance. I also have a daugther who is in college and needs Sally Mae. Sally Mae you have my support.

  • Robert L. - 7471 Shadow Bay Dr, Florida

  • Litsa T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Crystal C. - Bonifay, Florida

    Thank you for all you Do SallieMae. Don't take away these Jobs.

  • Elvira H. - Gordon, Georgia

  • Ruth R. - Tallahassee, Florida

    I worked for SallieMae for 10years and they are a very good company to work for. They look out for the students and parents that have loans with them. They look for ways to help their customers. I believe that to remove SallieMae from the system would be a great mistake to all students and the employees.

  • Marian R. - Panama City Beach , Florida

  • Bonnie S. - Orlando, Florida

    This would be change for change sake, not because it would be better.

  • Linda M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Our government is too big and out of control.

  • Leon S. - Orlando, Florida

  • April S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jannis G. - Cottondale, Florida

    Down Size Government Control, not free enterprise. Don't eliminate jobs in a struggling economy

  • Elizabeth B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • John M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Tanner W. - Ft Walton, Florida

    Save Florida Jobs!! Save the Gulf Coast of Florida.

  • Ken N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Samuel R. - Panama City, Florida

    I have been with SallieMae for over 8 years. After retiring from the USAF, I thought I would never find a job that was a rewarding. SallieMae has been a blessing to myself as well as my family. I have also felt great joy in assisting thousands of students to reach dreams that were launched by being able to attend school.

  • Lee Ann R. - Fountain, Florida

    Save my Husbands Job!!!

  • Barbara M. - Panama City, Florida

    I worked at Sallie Mae for many years. It was a company that cared about it's students, parents and it's employees. The Panama City, FL area has not been blessed with leaders that would bring in jobs that were in competition, salary wise, with the state and with other states. I commended Sallie Mae for that then and now. Don't take the last hope employees of Sallie Mae have for a better future in knowledge, income, skills and the ability to help other students and parents traverse the maze of financial aid. If you don't stick up for your rights now, this will be just one more thing the government will control.

  • Steven B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Michael K. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae has been a community stable for many years and has provided jobs for so many, including myself for awhile, i have several friends that i know who depend on their jobs, what a terrible lose it would be to close, instead of creating new jobs how about new ideals to keep the ones we have, just a ideal to this new administration.

  • Sara S. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Kyle S. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Murlene W. - Tallahassee, Florida

    save the student loan jobs in our community and give the workers a job and the students help.We helped put you where you are now help ous. Thank you Murlene

  • Murlene W. - Tallahassee, Florida

    save the student loan jobs in our community and give the workers a job and the students help.We helped put you where you are now help ous. Thank you Murlene

  • Trina P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bill S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joseph P. - Tallahassee , Florida

  • Gregory G. - Ponte Vedra , Florida

  • Linda G. - Ponte Vedra, Florida

  • Tanya B. - Panama City, Florida

    Please protect our jobs. The people needs jobs to survive. Please acknowledge my vote.

  • Sandra O. - Pana, Florida

  • Rebecca C. - Crawfordville, Florida

  • Emil C. - Crawfordville, Florida

  • Willthaniel F. - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  • Christian D. - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  • Frances W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jenny F. - Youngstown, Florida

    Please protect these jobs & your constituents to the best of your abilities. Please vote for righteousness.

  • Rachel E. - Saddle Brook, New Jersey

  • Sandra M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Andy F. - Old Town, Florida

    I have been an active voter in Florida since 1979. I will be watching very closely who votes for this bill and I will not vote for anyone who votes for it.

  • Gail C. - Oglethorpe, Georgia

  • Wilanne D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Laurie E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Laurie E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christopher D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Alyssa F. - Panama City, Florida

    As a student at Florida State University, it is integral to my life that we are given the oppportunity to choose between government and privatized loans if necessary. Sallie Mae provides this crucial service to students of the state of Florida, and it should stay open to help all those studying their desired fields.

  • Jessica T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jennifer J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nicole B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Tiffany H. - Panama City, Florida

    PROTECT OUR JOBS!

  • Brian T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Laura S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Marilyn F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michael T. - 3128 Lawton Court, Florida

  • Joanne W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Sandy G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Wendi R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stephen R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ashlee H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Karen B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joseph L. - Southport, Florida

  • Nora L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nora L. - Panama City, Florida

    I have been employed at Sallie Mae for over 5 years and not only is Sallie Mae an important employer in Bay County, but Sallie Mae is always the first in line when it comes to helping people out when there is a need either locally or nationally.

  • Charles C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Keep the jobs in Florida

  • Carol C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Don't trust the Govt.

  • Adwin B. - Tampa, Florida

    A very good friend of mine works for Sally Mae and is currently trying to put her son through college, therefore she needs her job. I am sending my support to this cause. Thank you very much!

  • Gina B. - Dunedin, Florida

  • Jazma E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Laurie E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Elaine N. - Ocala, Florida

    Fla needs to set the example. Laying off all these people doesnt seem to have helped the economy. In order for the economy to move up, people have to be able to spend alittle money. If we continue to lay people off, the ecomony will never get better.

  • Ed W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Peggy B. - 2734 Mosquito Tfd, Florida

  • Martha L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Laurie E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Laurie E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teresa H. - Panama City , Florida

    I have lived in bay county for 39yrs.I Have seen first hand the economic toll the loss of jobs in our town have had on the families. My son and cousin both work for Sallie Mae. Both of which have families to support. They desperately need their jobs. Our town can not afford to lose anymore large companies. I also would like to say that i am against the government managing EVERYTHING! Theses jobs are important and vital to our community. I see no reason to shut them down. I would like to know if they will assist all of the people employed by Sallie Mae in getting jobs paying them an income equal to want they earn now ,so that their children do not have to do with their basic needs being met !!!!

  • Yvette H. - Southport, Florida

  • Gary G. - Panama City, Florida

    THEY NEED TO CREATE NEW JOBS NOT TAKE THEM AWAY.

  • Faye G. - Southport, Florida

  • Joe F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Saeko F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Connie S. - Fountain, Florida

  • Richard S. - Fountain, Florida

  • Diana L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Betty L. - Southport, Florida

  • Donald S. - Southport, Florida

  • Don M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Natalia G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jamie C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Roger T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mary K H. - Youngstown, Florida

    I have several very good friends who work at Sallie Mae. Most of them from since it opened many years ago. One friend in particular has been with them for quite a # of years is a single mom. This would affect her greatly if it closed. The jobs which Sallie Mae represents is especially important to our community and the surrounding areas. We have also used Sallie Mae for my sons college loans of which he has just started his 3rd year.

  • Brian D. - Panama City, Florida

    People today need help not more problems. We don't need the government managing the college loans system. We should have fair competition in the job market and by the government trying to take over the way student loans are issued, it’s just one more step before they start telling everyone how many children you can have, what type of vehicle you can drive. Maybe they should focus on the war effects, the homeless out work issues, and the debt this country is in. That would be a lot more help. Leave the student loans to the people that have the experience. I thought our government was for the people not against the people. Maybe we need to think really hard next time we vote. Maybe it’s time to get the average Joe with a little common sense to run things.

  • Elizabeth S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christopher B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Ray M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Todd V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stephanie V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Susan A. - Youngstown, Florida

    I have been employed with Sallie Mae for 13 years. Sallie Mae is dedicated in assisting students to achieve their dreams of obtaining a college education. Lets keep competition in the student loan industry and give the student's the right to choose!

  • Preston B. - Panama City, Florida

    I have been employed with Salliemae for 3+ years and have relied on the company for stable employment and income. I support that Salliemae does what it does well and provides several jobs for the community and maintains the lifestyle of several hundred to thousand employees and customers alike. Our community would hurt without these jobs.

  • Steven N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tom H. - Tampa, Florida

    When something sounds like it is too good to be true, it probably is! The case for H.R. 3221 has been about "saving" money and with that saving, increase the PELL Grant. Sounds noble. Eliminating competition by throwing out all FFELP lenders in an effort to achieve this saving is nothing less than "shock and awe" in an already troubled labor market. Not only will there be loss of thousands of jobs but the argument to save money turns out to be specious at best. Here are the key factors: 1. Those who borrow the most will subsidize the increase in Pell Grants by paying an interest spread that is well above the money rate borrowed by the DE. 2. Loss of competition means that: a. The quality of the process may never improve and even possibly "retrogress." b. The quality of service will be diminished as there is no competition to set a benchmark for quality service. c. Student loan borrowers will likely not receive quality communications and support as the Department of Education will only contract for minimum of services to stay within a budget. The most important point has to be that, with the needless loss of thousands of jobs in a time of recession, it goes against the grain of any good economic plan for recovery. To what advantage is the elimination of FFELP (and Sallie Mae jobs at many locations in Florida) when the CBO (on September 10, 2009)projects a "DL only" model as costing multi billions of dollars more than originally estimated and on which the Congressional committee has hung its hat. Let's go with proposals that support a FFELP option but also is tweaked and will maintain, competition, service quality, savings and most importantly in Florida many, many jobs. People with jobs are also consumers who will in the long run help this country come out of a deep recession, and these same people are passionate about the service they provide to the higher education community today!

  • Jada P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Danielle P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Curtis M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Shirley C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Gregg R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kathleen G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brad B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Gina G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Geri G. - St Augustine, Florida

  • Michelle R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teresa H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Shelley A. - Bascom, Florida

  • Yvette H. - Southport, Florida

  • Loren S. - Lynn H Aven, Florida

  • Sherry H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Linda P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Our jobs are very important to us and I believe the private sector can do a better job than our government can. Please send a message to our legislators that we don't won't our government to do away with these jobs.

  • Virginia B. - Panama City, Florida

    I have friends who do/have worked for Sallie Mae. This agency provides a wonderful service and employs many people in my town. I am a big supporter of keeping government out of private industry as much as is possible.

  • Carol B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Peter P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tina C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cedric E. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • John M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    It is extremely important that we rally behind our friends and neighbors in this effort to protect their jobs, livelihood, quality of life and overall economic viability of our Community.

  • Beverley W. - Panama, Florida

  • Alan H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lauren J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jackie C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Protect our Florida families and communities. KEEP JOBS IN FLORIDA!!!!

  • Margaret W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Melanie C. - Hartford, Alabama

    My husband's aunt works at Sally Mae and there is no reason for her and her co-workers to lose their jobs. Not there may be good intentions behind the bill, but not everything needs to be taken o9ver by the government. People should be able to have many options for different lenders to keep the market fair.

  • Mary E. - Chipley, Florida

    WE need to keep local business in charge of student loans. This will help our economy going

  • Nancy R. - Youngstown, Florida

    Keep the government out !

  • Sharman M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Brittany H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joann L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Patricia R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please vote to keep Sallie Mae open. These people and this community needs these jobs.

  • Janis S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Faircloth J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tammy F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lucy E. - Bonifay, Florida

  • Margaret C. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Carolyn G. - Acworth, Georgia

  • Angie A. - Palm City, Florida

  • Katherine B. - Gainesville, Florida

    I am signing this for myself, my dear friend and employee of SallieMae Christina Owen, and the rest of the employees who's job is in jeopardy by this reform bill. I am totally against it being passed.

  • Jon L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Elena J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bethany B. - Brandon, Mississippi

    My son and daughter-in-law, Angie live in Panama city, FL. Angie has worked for Sallie Mae for 7 years and is a Systems Analyst. Losing her job would be devastating to their life there and they would probably have to move elsewhere. I myself have student loans and find it frightening that I may not have choice or control over these loans. I would love to move to Florida but the jobs just aren't there and the cost of living is way above the pay scales. My youngest son has had to move back to MS to work because of lack of jobs.

  • Katherine C. - Panama City, Florida

    You are going to be taking alot of jobs out of Bay County if this happens. Nobody is hiring therefore families will be without a job and children will be without needs. Sallie Mae helps funding for Students that are looking for a better path in life,is involved with alot of volunteer work and supports the needs in Bay County while exceeding in excellence for Career Students. Doesn't the Government have a enough to deal with? I can find a few things that need to be corrected before they move on and start taking jobs too! If you want my list, I'm sure you know how to find me! It's ready to be read in the order that's necessary for CHANGE!

  • Daniel S. - Panama City, Florida

    I think that it is ok for Uncle Sam to be in the student loan business, but I don't think he should be the sole grantor, for several reasons. Competition is always better than a monopoly.

  • Diana B. - Jacksonville, Florida

    Dear Members of our Congressional delegation, Please fight to protect good, family-supporting student loan industry jobs in our communities and options for students, while restructuring federal student loan programs and investing savings in need-based college financial aid. Thank you for your dedication.

  • Quincy L. - Raymond, Mississippi

  • Joseph S. - Panama City, Florida

    I have been employed at Sallie Mae only a few months, but am already coming to realize just how important this job is. Not just to me personally, but to our community and all our customers as well. I hate to imagine what would happen if the government took control. So much for my hopes of getting higher education. What happened to Obama's promise to create jobs? Sallie Mae was actually in the process of bringing outsourced jobs back to our country in order to provide better customer service and help our community. Thats how i got my job here. Now Obama wants those jobs for his own agenda. We the students and workforce of America can't let this happen.

  • Tabitha D. - Chesapeake, Virginia

  • Keith D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Susan T. - Punta Gorda, Florida

    Isn't it time we recognize the need to keep jobs here? And to ensure that there are available sources of student loans for our next generation of college students?

  • Sarah C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Art C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Sandy C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Roxanne R. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Elizabeth H. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Monica B. - Fort Worth, Texas

  • Anthony M. - Panama City, Florida

    To all members of the Senate and the House of Representatives - I ask that you please do what is in the best interests of all Americans and preserve the free market and allow private industry to continue to service student loans in this country. Private industry and only private industry is most equipped and skilled in servicing student loans and will do it at a lower cost to me and my fellow Americans. The Federal government has no business in taking over the entire student loan industry and thus Federalizing another private industry! The Federal government is ill equipped to take on such a task, it will vastly increase the scope of government control in Americans lives, and it will cost myself and all tax payers vastly more than if private industry were left alone to handle student loans! The votes on this matter in Congress will be counted and will be remembered by the American people (including myself) come election time! Thank you

  • Whitney B. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Linda H. - Palmetto, Florida

    Doesn't the Government have enough to do? How many Czars do we need anyway? If something is working, don't try to fix it. I have three grandchildren who are eligible for these loans, and I want them to have a choice!

  • Justine P. - Panama, Florida

    We need to gain more job opertunitys we have more people who graduate from coledge every year. we are gaining people not get less. And if we are getting more that means we need to get more jobs not less jobs!

  • Angie S. - 1502 Blue Grass Lane, Florida

  • Tom W. - Panama City, Florida

    change something and people loss jobs the time the way they are why

  • Angela P. - Columbus, Georgia

  • Joshua B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brenda B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Johnny B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Frankie B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    I have student loans through Sallie Mae. So I need this to stay open as a choice for me to use.

  • Charles L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Lowell A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra H. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Joan A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jennifer M. - Crestview, Florida

  • Sheila C. - Panama City, Florida

    Through almost nineteen years of employment at Sallie Mae, I can truly say that I have touched the lives of thousands on a very personal level. Being apart of a company who has helped propel so many young adults to reach educational goals through channels of financial excellence is something I am extremely proud of. I hope all who can will support this drive to keep the employees at our center in this awesome state of Florida, doing what we have proven we do best.. support those whose aim is a higher education and a brighter future.

  • George W. - Panama City, Florida

    Don't try to fix what's not broken! Stay out of private business's business! Less government is better government!

  • Keybrias C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Timothy B. - Winter Haven, Florida

  • Melissa B. - Panama Ctiy, Florida

    I hope and pray that President Obama is asking God about all of his decision prior to making to them final. melissa

  • Denise W. - Southport, Florida

  • Cindy W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Larry B. - Youngstown, Florida

    With fewer and fewer jobs, the market becomes VERY competitive. Let us continue to help people afford eductation to be viable in this competition. This one isn't a game competition. It's the very foundation of our beloved country and the human condition it affords.

  • Abe B. - Panama City, Florida

    Keep jobs in FL....

  • Loretta M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Sharon R. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Tuyet N. - Gainesville, Florida

  • Kim N. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Freda L. - Panama , Florida

  • Lee G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jim C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Erin S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jim C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jenny W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jenny W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jenny W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jenny W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cindy M. - Brandon, Mississippi

    Please fight to protect my daughter's job in Florida. She loves this job. Her husband was layed off when Circuit City went out of business. He has had a hard time finding steady employment leaving my daughter as the main source of income for her family. Please fight to keep Sallie Mae in Florida

  • Jenny W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kathy S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I know a husband and wife that both work at Sallie Mae, They have 2 kids and both need there job. Please kee Sallie Mae open.

  • Chris R. - Chipley, Florida

  • Myra P. - 318 Shadecrest Dr, Florida

  • Judith R. - Chipley, Florida

  • Crystal M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Janet W. - Madison, Mississippi

  • Erik P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Marcus W. - Panama City, Florida

    LA'RESISTANCE LIVES ON

  • Steven E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Karen E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Diane B. - Panama City, Florida

    I DON'T THINK THE GOV'T SHOULD TAKE OVER THE STUDENT LOAN INDUSTRY. IT IS GOING TO HURT OUR ECONOMY AND GIVE MORE RIGHTS TO THE GOV'T. AND COST OUR TAX DOLLARS MORE FOR YOU TO TAKE IT OVER.

  • Cynthia S. - Panama City, Florida

    Please keep Sallie Mae open, these families need their job and our economy needs as many workign people as possible!

  • Kayla S. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Christina O. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Katelyn T. - Gainesville , Florida

    as a college student these federal loan programs and grants are extremely important to keep around. Everyone talks about how education is extremely important but doesnt want to do any thing to help out those who cant afford it. I realize the economy is not in great shape to say the least and the thought of saving our money for something like healthcare is important. But think about this. Without all of those who go to school and become healthcare physicians whos going to provide that care that you wanted to save all your money for. As for sallie may and the lost jobs....how is taking jobs away going to help the economy. Lost jobs equals higher unemployment rates which if we look into history was a major component of the Great Depression.

  • James D. - Panama City, Florida

    save our jobs

  • Julie M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Muoi L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • John W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Becky O. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Antonella R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Antigoni T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kendra K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tim K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Eric A. - Panama City Bch, Florida

  • Christi T. - Panama City, Florida

  • April G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Frank And Joanne J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kristy B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rebecca K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Wanda O. - Chipley, Florida

  • Amber F. - Panama, Florida

  • Dane M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Charles M. - 4138 Harry Wells Rd, Florida

  • Kristopher R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brian G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jeremy P. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Kim P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sue C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Miranda M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chantel P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lori O. - Holiday, Florida

  • Stanley H. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Claude B. - Panama City, Florida

    Once again, the federal government is going to try and fix something that isn't broken. Let's see what kind of mess they make out of this.

  • Claude B. - Panama City, Florida

    Once again, the federal government is going to try and fix something that isn't broken. Let's see what kind of mess they make out of this.

  • Melissa F. - Orneville Twp., Maine

    me and my parnter would love to move back to florida but the jobs aren't there that is why we move to maine i also would like to say the school systems are terrible you need to make changes for the childern and have teachers there that care not there for a paycheck

  • Ronald G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jane G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kelly S. - Metairie, Louisiana

    I have a very good friend that works for Sally Mae and has 2 children to raise, she needs her job. I myself have 2 children both of are in college and may need Sally Mae at some point. I am sending my support. Thank you!!!!

  • Jennifer M. - Graceville, Florida

  • Barbara S. - Boynton Beach, Florida

    Fair competition is important. It is frightening to think there is something else the government wants to "manage". These jobs are important to this community and there is no reason to close down Salle Mae

  • Tonya W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Wanda R. - Panama City, Florida

    I have been employed with Salliemae for over 2 years and I have enjoyed helping students with their loans process.

  • Kathryn B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Stephen S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michelle C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dan M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Melodie C. - Panama City , Florida

  • Deana A. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Marjorie N. - Land O Lakes, Florida

  • Michelle B. - Gainesville, Florida

  • Lynnette H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Matthew S. - Parker, Florida

    The Federal Government must stop trying to seize control of private enterprises. Reform can be accomplished without turning them into government run programs. Government run programs do NOT add to the economy or generate income. They simply spend more tax dollars. Government can regulate without taking over control. Please advocate for some good common sense.

  • Jenna K. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Ewa W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Diana T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Heather W. - Chipley, Florida

    As a family directly effected by the recent economical downturn, I strongly support retaining jobs in our area. I am a former SallieMae employee and can attest to their commitment to excellence in providing student loans to the young people of our country. We need competition in order to continue to succeed as a community and a country!

  • Robert P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Terry K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Breanne H. - Panama City, Florida

    We can't afford to lose any more jobs!!!!

  • William H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Suzanne H. - Dothan, Alabama

  • Chad B. - Dallas, Texas

    I'm the parent of twin boys and my dream was to see them college educated. Thanks to Salliemae helping understand the loan process and what loans are available for parents to borrow for their kids to go to school, I was able to put both my boys through school. Salliemae helped me set up a payment plan that wouldn't break me and now I have two boys with with bachelors degrees. Thank you Salliemae. Keep these dreams available for everyone, save the FFELP loan program.

  • Paula B. - Panama City, Florida

  • James S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please don't take these jobs from the private sector.

  • Sally S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Now is not the time for the government to remove any jobs from the private sector. Let the experts handle the students and their loans.

  • Frank H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Charles A. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    as an ex employee i know how important these jobs are to students everywhere and how important this job is to hundreds of bay county residents

  • Leslie H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lori C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Lori C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sonja H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Patricia L. - Alford, Florida

  • Sean L. - Alford, Florida

  • Sheri L. - Alford, Florida

  • Emily H. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Ayleen S. - Miami, Florida

  • Shirley S. - Jacksonville, Florida

    I work in a financial aid office helping students get the money they need to go to college. If it weren't for the good folks at Salliemae my job would be terrible, but they give me all the help I need and I don't won't to lose that support.

  • Jennifer M. - Marianna, Florida

    As a former employee of Salliemae I can honestly say they do great things for the community of Lynn Haven, FL and they do great things for the student loan community.

  • Heather A. - Southport, Florida

  • James G. - Bonifay, Florida

    I was a recipient of a Sallie Mae Corp student loan through the Army Reserve. It was the reason I have a BS degree today. Take note of the government control of the US Post offce for example, stamps are outrageous yet the place still loses money and is totally inefficient. Keep the government out of as much of the private sector as possible!

  • Ed N. - Panama City, Florida

    We don't need another government program. The private sector is administering student loans just fine.

  • Amber J. - Virginia Beach, Virginia

  • Crystal S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Grace P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Deb H. - Panama City, Florida

  • J.M. A. - Panama City, Florida

    Just one more thing the government wants to control -- and they can't even control themselves!!

  • Debbie T. - Orlando, Florida

  • Brad P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Melanie P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kathy V. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Sarah Z. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ellen L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kristina W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Casey F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rebecca C. - Fountain, Florida

    this is good keep our jobs where we live!!!

  • Heather T. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Karla M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jp F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kristie D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Darell M. - Panama City, Florida

  • De Ann M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ariel M. - Panama City, Florida

    Thank you.

  • Delicia A. - Panama City , Florida

  • Nanisa A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Roger R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Lora R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Elizabeth C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Sallie Mae can be counted on to do a great job managing student loans. This is not a job that could be done more efficiently by the government. If it is working, don't try to change it.

  • Etna G. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Kathryn M. - Panama City, Florida

    Private companies benefit our community & do the service much better than any government agency. Please keep the government away from our loan industry jobs. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

  • Candice H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Please Keep florida jobs strong.

  • Kate B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    We need to do all we can to keep industry in Bay County!

  • Judge H. - Quincy, Florida

  • Amber H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chase M. - Tallahassee, Florida

    My mother has been employed at Sallie Mae for as long as I can remember. If she were to lose this job, my financial support for college would be in serious jeopardy. If these jobs are lost, much more than the lives of those employees are affected. The damage caused by the trickle-down would be devastating to many families across the panhandle.

  • Sherry B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Amanda O. - Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Michael L. - Panama City Beachq, Florida

  • Wanda W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Shay C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jeff D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Susan F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Shellie W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Save jobs in Bay county

  • Gregory P. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • James L. - Panama City, Florida

    Keep the jobs in the Private Sector!

  • Mary T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brad T. - Panama City , Florida

    Keep up the good work Sallie Mae!

  • Ken M. - Panama City, Florida

    We need these jobs to remain here in Bay County. Please support our community.

  • Brad T. - Panama City , Florida

    Keep up the good work Sallie Mae!

  • Arthur G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Amanda J. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Tina H. - Panama City, Florida

  • James J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Alisa K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Suzanne P. - Pelham, Georgia

    Sallie Mae has always done an efficient job in managing student loans than any government agency ever will. We need strong student loan authorities like Sallie Mae to provide and protect our students education in this great country.

  • Paul B. - Panama City, Florida

    Is it working? Yes. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

  • Sandra S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jody W. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • William H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tammy H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jonathan H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michelle R. - Panama City, Florida

    Please help keep Florida jobs strong!

  • Gabriel H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stacie P. - Panma City, Florida

  • Jane A. - Panama City, Florida

    Private companies are what made this country great and Sallie Mae does a good job. If there are problems, then let the laws in place guide them and the individuals in charge be held accountable under these laws -- otherwise, we should revise the laws. The government needs to stay out of it

  • Debi B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Chrissy C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Thomas P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Fred L. - Panama City #613, Florida

    We need to keep these private sector jobs which do a much more efficient job of managing student loans than any government agency. We ask for your strong support Thank you

  • David B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Go TEAM!

  • Jennifer W. - Tampa, Florida

  • Robert G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Carol N. - Youngstown, Florida

  • James M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Bettye M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Wendy W. - Kansas City, Kansas

    Give people a chance to work for a living, don't take their self respect and their job. People want to work then let them work!! Save Jobs, Save America!!

  • Terry C. - Bronx, New York

    I wouldn't have been able to graduate from NYU if it hadn't been for the wonderful people at Salliemae. They helped me get approved for the funding I needed, they made calls to my home to provide me with information I needed to get the loan approved then took the time to walk me through signing the application and went over my repayment options with me. You can't find that kind of A+ service in government or at least I never have.

  • Donna C. - Chipley, Florida

  • Robert H. - Panama City, Florida

    Why take something that works fine and provides quality jobs and destroy it?

  • Robert H. - De Land, Florida

  • Judith H. - De Land, Florida

    W don't need to help increase unemployment. If Sallie Mae is lost, it will be a great negative in Bay County.

  • Patti J. - Panama City, Florida

    Please keep this company here in Bay County, Florida. It would be irresponsible, at the point, to close a great company like this that successfully employs so many people. There are too many unemployed people, here, already.

  • Sandra M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Andreas G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Debbie S. - Palm Springs, Florida

    Save the jobs please...

  • Arthue S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rose H. - Southport, Florida

    We need these jobs in Bay County. At this time in history, this is not the time or the place to cut jobs. We need for you to support us now more than ever.

  • Linda S. - Cantonment, Florida

    With unemployment nearly 10 percent in our country how can the President justify the loss of more jobs? Our economy is in a sad shape! Help keep our jobs.

  • Richard M. - Panama City Beach , Florida

  • Allen S. - Panama City, Florida

    The Student Loan Industry (Sallie Mae) for many years has been a major contributor to our local economy. The present economic crisis is NOT the time to eliminate 600 plus much needed jobs in this area and add to the crisis by creating more unemployment and family burdens. Keep these needed jobs here! They have enough employees in Washington DC!!

  • Marcie D. - Panama City, Florida

    I have several friends in this business that will be drawing unemployment if this goes thru. Government...do you think they'll do anything to help a middle man? What's next with our government? We need a large employer in FLORIDA. The medium income in FL is bad enough let alone MORE layoffs. Leave FLORIDA students with a choice.

  • Joe D. - Crawfordville, Florida

    To shut down Sallie Mae in Lynn haven would be a injustice

  • Tonia H. - Miami, Florida

    I support the President's proposal to increase PELL grant standard. And to save as many jobs as possible.We don't need anymore standing in unemployment lines.The economy is bad enough and it's going to take a long time to get out of this mess were in.

  • Pauline S. - Panama City, Florida

    I’ve worked for Sallie Mae for over 15 years in Lynn Haven, Florida. Sallie Mae provides the financial stability for approximately 600 families in Bay County and gives them the opportunity to contribute to local charities and the local economy as a whole. By allowing a government controlled student loan industry to come to fruition, it could possibly eliminate the livelihood of these families and adversely affect Bay County. It would also eliminate any American’s choice in their student loan provider. Sallie Mae takes pride in handling each customer as an individual. Is a government controlled industry going to be able to provide this level of service? Do not take away any more jobs from Florida and do not take away every American’s right to choose.

  • Lizet R. - Plantation, Florida

  • Ronnie N. - Panama, Florida

  • Faye H. - Bonifay, Florida

  • Leona O. - Panama City, Florida

    There is already enough unemployment, why make it worse?

  • Misty K. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please protect jobs in Florida. Sallie Mae is a great employer here in Bay County, where jobs are hard to find. Tyndall Air Force Base will be drawing down the F-15 fighter sqaudron which will result in losing many families. This alone will significantly impact our local economy. Losing Sallie Mae will have an even bigger impact. We need your support.

  • Jessica S. - Panama City , Florida

  • Dallas S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jennifer S. - Panama City, Florida

    Help us keep jobs in Bay County, FL

  • Lori B. - Chipley, Florida

  • Cynthia G. - Jupiter, Florida

    Of course I support the President’s proposal to increase PELL. But, why should it be at the expense of choice and competition of origination and servicing in the student loan industry? I strongly urge Congress to support the Student Loan Industry Proposal which will accomplish BOTH an increase in the PELL grant and continued choice and competition in the industry. This will save many Florida jobs. Our state needs jobs!

  • Linda S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please vote to keep these jobs in Bay County. Our economy has already been hit badly with the housing market. This would effect a lot more people than just the 700 employees.

  • Vanna H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Carl J. - Panama City , Florida

  • Paula B. - Panama City, Florida

    KEEP SALLIE MAE JOBS HERE IN PANAMA CITY-PLEASE!!!

  • Sherry R. - Callaway, Florida

    please do not take any more florida jobs! we already do not have enought to go around! this is very concerning!

  • Dominga R. - Panama City, Florida

    Please Do NOT TAKE any more florida jobs please people need their jobs to support their families....

  • Charity P. - Melbourne, Florida

  • Chaz S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chasity S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Freddy B. - Souhtport, Florida

  • Jamie P. - Panama , Florida

    Bay county cannot afford something like this. This is crazy, I have never seen anything like this before in my lifetime!!!

  • Barbara D. - Panama City, Florida

    My daughter works at Sallie Mae in Lynn Haven, she is also pursuing her Master Degree while working there. She needs this job to pay for her college

  • Phyllis C. - Panama City, Florida

    Us in Panama City want to keep Sallie Mae in Panama City, our futures need to be preserved Sallie Mae has been a part of our past and we definetely want to keep her as part of our future !!

  • Karen B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Amanda N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Elizabeth C. - Panama City, Florida

    Please vote to keep the 700+ employees at Sallie Mae working in the Bay County, Florida area. Vote against the Federal student loan programs that eliminats any jobs in Florida. Keep our jobs in FLORIDA.

  • Kristina S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Angie M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Maura H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please don't take more jobs away from Panama City! This would be ANOTHER devastating blow to our local economy!

  • Robert O. - Panama City, Florida

  • Debra A. - Jupiter, Florida

  • Heidi L. - Lake Worth, Florida

  • Joe G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    The jobs at Sallie Mae are vital to our local economy and they need to be preserved.

  • Margie P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Krystal S. - Panaman City, Florida

  • Brandi P. - Panama City, Florida

    This would be a big mistake to our business industry.

  • David S. - Panama City, Florida

    Save those jobs!

  • William Q. - Port St Joe, Florida

  • Victoria A. - Panama City, Florida

    First and foremost, we do not need to lose any more jobs in Bay County. Our economy is suffering and no matter what numbers the government may be feeding us, we as a community are hurting. Not only will jobs be taken from our local economy if this happens, but millions of our tax dollars will be wasted. People will have to be trained and housed. Electronics and supplies will have to be purchased and all the expenses of running a big business will be incurred. Sally Mae already has the people trained with the expertise to handling this service efficiently. Sally Mae already has the equipment and means. Who is this going to benefit?

  • Larry D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tj F. - Youngstown, Florida

    My daugher-in-law has worked for Sallie Mae for years. It would be devastating to her and her family, as well as others who are employed at Sallie Mae for this center to close. Not only will it hurt the local economy but also students trying to get an education. Help save their jobs and the means for students to have an education.

  • Denise B. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Jason N. - Panama City, Florida

    Please don't get rid of any more Jobs. We need Student loan Private companies as well as Government.

  • Tom W. - North Palm Beach, Florida

    In this day in age with all the companies moving jobs overseas, we need to do what we can to keep the jobs that we have!

  • Billy D. - Panama, Florida

  • Jack H. - Wewahithcka, Florida

  • Charlene B. - Griffin, Georgia

  • David R. - Loxahatchee, Florida

  • Kenneth W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Leslie J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I do not expect, need or wish for government to run sevices that we can provide for ourselves. Vote No to federalizing the student loan industry. The Federal government has no right to take over this industry.

  • Elizabeth P. - Altha, Florida

    Our founding fathers had no intentions for our government to be what it is becoming today. The government has no place to say that they should be the only ones to provide student loans.

  • Tami R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rene V. - Columbus, Mississippi

  • Kathlene P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I have been employed at Sallie Mae for over 14 years. It has given me the opportunity to help all the students going on to further their education and make a better America.

  • James D. - Panama, Florida

  • Calvin B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brenda P. - Panama City, Florida

  • John P. - Marianna, Florida

  • Maria P. - Coral Springs, Florida

  • Davey A. - Ft Stewart, Georgia

    Save these jobs, save my hometown Community. I was born and raised in Lynn Haven, FL and it is a great community that depends on Salliemae.

  • Tom I. - Chalfont, Pennsylvania

    the goverment should not have control of everything.

  • Susan M. - Panama City, Florida

  • James M. - Callaway, Florida

  • Bryan M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Jo Anne A. - Panama City, Florida

    The government needs to stay out of the "loan" business if you are keeping up with the fiasco they are in now.

  • Deanna C. - Hudson, Florida

  • Charles M. - Panama City, Florida

  • James J. - Bonifay, Florida

    Please save our jobs in Lynn Haven

  • Dana S. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Mary H. - Panama City, Florida

    We need our jobs and students need the best customer service for financial aid possible offered by SallieMae.

  • Lori M. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Judith G. - Panama City, Florida

    What is happening to state and local decisions and choices. I am definitely for this petition?

  • Mary D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jan L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cindy W. - Punta Gorda, Florida

    Less government, more private industry!

  • Denise W. - Panama City, Florida

    As a former guidance counselor, the need for access to any money for students to go to college is a need that we cannot ignore.

  • Harriett H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cliff S. - Marianna, Florida

    I've had 2 student loans from Sallie Mae and they were great. They explained everything to me clearly, they helped me get educated and they helped me build my credit. SAVE SALLIEMAE!!

  • Angelia S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dee P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Carol L. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Karen H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • F. D. - Marianna, Florida

    My cousin works for Sallie Mae. He really loves his job and doesn't want it taken away from him. I know what he is going through because I have been through this same kind of thing during my career with the State of Florida. KEEP OUR JOBS IN FLORIDA!!!

  • Peter G. - Riverview, Florida

  • Peter G. - Riverview, Florida

  • Peter G. - Riverview, Florida

  • Peter G. - Riverview, Florida

  • Peter G. - Riverview, Florida

  • O D. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Shirley B. - Blountstown, Florida

  • Brenda H. - Callaway, Florida

    Both my daughter and son in law work there. Please do not take their jobs

  • Charlotte F. - Panama City, Florida

    KEEP FLORIDA JOBS!!!! STOP THE FEDERAL GOVT. FORM TAKING OVER EVERYTHING

  • Sherri S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ll B. - Callawat, Florida

    Do you want the future of student loans originated by the government and owned by the government? Do you want the future of American education serviced solely by the government? Please call your Congressmen and say NO to the restructure of the federal student loan programs. Don't be mislead!

  • Crystal M. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Brittney B. - Riverview, Florida

  • Phillip J. - Gretna, Louisiana

    Save my brother's job!! My Brother works for Salliemae and is always telling me these heart warming stories about helping people get the funding they need to go to college, it's wonderful what he does. I have a little boy that will be going to college in about 15 years and I plan on letting my Brother apply for all his college funding for me and I don't want the government telling me who I have to borrow from.

  • Daniel D. - Panama C Ity, Florida

  • Joe R. - Sanford, Florida

    You need to rein in this out of control government before it is too late. Stop all the government take over of everything.

  • D S. - Miami, Florida

  • Debby B. - Dania Beach, Florida

  • Steven H. - Panama City, Florida

    My sister works for Salliemae and if she lost her job and her health insurance it would be terrible. She is in a battle for her life and needs this job and her health insurance.

  • Katrina R. - Pageland, South Carolina

  • Ray J. - Donalsonville, Georgia

    Do away with unemployment by NOT doing away with Jobs!!!

  • Sonny F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Daniel T. - Ocala, Florida

  • Suzanne W. - Panama City, Florida

    Let's support our community and keep these jobs for our family, friends, and neighbors!

  • Lynn G. - Chipley, Florida

  • Robbie G. - Collierville, Tennessee

  • Charlayne G. - Tampa, Florida

  • Tommye C. - 3550 Bay Road, Alabama

  • Lynda W. - Fountain, Florida

  • Dawn H. - Mexico Beach, Florida

  • Brian S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Beatrice V. - Jacksonville, Florida

    If the system works as it does right now. The federal govemerment need to leave well enough alone and keep their hands off.

  • Sebrina R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joey B. - Atlanta, Georgia

    Save the jobs, keep free enterprise going.

  • Craig S. - Mary Esther , Florida

  • Kevin T. - Mary Esther , Florida

    As a student myself i depend on the people at sallie mae to help me with all my financial needs without them i wouldnt know who or what i would need to do and since they are local there easier to talk and reach when i have any questions about student loans

  • Jerry M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Pam R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Elisabeth S. - Pompano Beach, Florida

  • Tamara A. - Tampa, Florida

  • Willard W. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Johnny H. - Fountain, Florida

    I urge everyone to sign this petition to save the jobs of all these people, including my wife! She has worked for Sallie Mae for almost 9 years now and is very dedicated to her job. Do not allow congress to put over 700 people out of jobs!!!!

  • Josh K. - Fountain, Florida

    Please don't take these jobs away!!!! Joba are hard enough to find withouth people in our community losiing 700 more! Keep these jobs in Florida!! My mom works for Sallie Mae and if she loses her job, we may even have to relocate to another state. We have built our home and lives here in the Panama City area and we do not want to see my mom, or anyone, lose their jobs!!!!!!

  • Rickie K. - Fountain, Florida

    My mom has worked for Sallie Mae for almost 9 years now and I know that what she does is important to students trying to attend school. If she, and others, lose their job, it will not only hurt the economy, but it will also hurt the students they help every day! HELP SAVE THEIR JOBS!!!!!!

  • Martha B. - Chipley, Florida

  • Patrice W. - New Bern, North Carolina

  • Carmella G. - Coconut Creek, Florida

  • Justin D. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae provides crucial employment to our local economy, and without its support in Panama City, our county would further suffer irreperable job loss. Therefore, it would be best, and in accordance with prudence and personal wisdom to keep the Florida center open.

  • Charles S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jackie S. - Panama City, Florida

    Please vote against the legislation to have government take over the student loan industry.

  • Lance S. - Milton, Florida

    We need our money to stay in our communities.

  • Jason E. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Amie W. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Virginia S. - Tallahasssee, Florida

  • Gregory H. - Jacksonville Beach, Florida

  • Libby V. - Chattanooga, Florida

  • Lee H. - Pcb, Florida

    The government is already into more tasks that it can handle. So just work on reform.

  • Colleen D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Kendall E. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Sylvia C. - Weston, Florida

  • Brian M. - Westlake, Ohio

  • Bruce F. - Boca Raton, Florida

  • Carol K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Steve M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Barbara H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brenda G. - Madeira Beach, Florida

  • Evert L. - Maderia Beach, Florida

  • Sandy B. - Madeira Beach, Florida

  • Vickie J. - Panama City , Florida

    My daughter has been working at Sallie Mae for 7 years and really loves it. The jobs that pay you good money are hard to come by in Panama City especially now because of the recession. I hope that Sallie Mae never closes.

  • Robin H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dan S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    No to government control,

  • Wayne G. - Tampa, Florida

  • Pat M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dilene H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brenda S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Janis P. - Anchorage, Alaska

    The Gov.has too many irons in the fire,if it ain't broke don't fix it...let the overseeing of student lowns stay where it is!!

  • Michele W. - Vero Beach, Florida

  • Lynne S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Moving jobs from the private sector to the government is a step backward!

  • Patricia D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jack T. - Bonifay, Florida

    Let's keep private lenders in the student loan program now administered by Sally Mae. Jack T

  • Hazel T. - Bonifay, Florida

    We don't need Government intervention in affairs which can be better served by the private sector

  • Nicole H. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Lacie T. - Southport, Florida

  • Katie W. - Tallahassee, Florida

    Keep this important function out of the government bureaucracy.

  • Norman S. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Lee Ann R. - Fountain, Florida

  • Tim K. - Panama City, Florida

    I have worked at SallieMae for 8 years. I have helped families and schools put millions of students through higher education. We need to keep SallieMae in Florida to help not only the students but the many families in and around our community as well.

  • Ro Bert N. - Durham, North Carolina

    Please listen to the people.

  • Kelley S. - Milton, Florida

  • Jolie M. - Village Of Palmetto Bay, Florida

  • Edward S. - Leesburg, Florida

  • Jackie H. - Panama Ity Beach, Florida

    Why stress people out more with the economy.Keep the way it is.

  • Michael B. - 7340 Penny Rd., Florida

    Get the government out of private enterprise.

  • Michael D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bettye K. - Jacksonville, Florida

    SAVE THEIR JOBS! We need Sallie Mae!

  • Juan C. - Oviedo, Florida

    I am in favor of keeping as many jobs as possible in the private sector. Nothing good can come from having the government run these jobs. Less government please!

  • Wesley S. - Southport, Florida

  • Sarah S. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Melissa C. - Pamama City Beach, Florida

  • Theresa M. - Panama City, Florida

    Eliminating the jobs here are not going to speed our economy up, why put more people out of a job?

  • Janice D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dalton P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teal H. - Tampa, Florida

  • Teal H. - Kingston, Florida

  • Keisia J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teal H. - Kingston, Florida

  • Joyce H. - Panacea, Florida

  • Michele D. - Southport , Florida

    KEEP GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE STUDENT LOAN BUSINESS.... KEEP THE SALLIE MAE JOBS IN FLORIDA.... FIX WHATS BROKEN... DON'T BREAKDOWN SOMETHING THAT IS WORKING AND IS HELPING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS A YEAR GO TO SCHOOL.

  • Julie D. - Crawfordville, Florida

  • La Fon D. - Callaway, Florida

  • Gail C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra C. - Chipley, Florida

  • Ken W. - Tampa, Florida

  • Michelle E. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Bobby W. - Mexico Beach, Florida

  • Joanne K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Reba B. - Panama City, Florida

    Keep Sallie Mae Jobs.

  • Jill D. - Tampa, Florida

  • Jill D. - Tampa, Florida

  • William D. - Panama City, Florida

    We need to be heard! My wife works for SallieMae and enjoys her job helping people go to college as she did not have the chance per need for had full time job and children. She and 700 other Floridians will be out of work if we don't stand up and be counted!

  • Patricia W. - Panama City, Florida

    We don't need to lose anymore jobs.

  • Lamar M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Don't take away jobs from people and their families.

  • Laura M. - Lynn Haven , Florida

    Student Loans make way for ones to make better of themseleves as well as provides employment for many people...which puts food, clothing, housing and much more in homes of many families.

  • Laura M. - Lynn Haven , Florida

    Student Loans make way for ones to make better of themseleves as well as provides employment for many people...which puts food, clothing, housing and much more in homes of many families.

  • La Fon D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Frances M. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Henry D. - Panama City, Florida

  • La Fon D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Matt J. - Panama City, Florida

    For Frodo

  • Wanda W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Carol S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Marcia K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rich B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dylan C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kathy G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Shirley C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rebecca S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Patricia S. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Bette B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Holly L. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Shelley B. - Superior, Colorado

  • Romona T. - Panama City, Florida

  • David W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Deborah F. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Rick S. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Matthew C. - Lake Wales, Florida

    Do not allow DC to take over more private sector jobs.

  • Holly N. - Seminole, Florida

  • Michael M. - Clearwater, Florida

  • Mario G. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    I do not expect, need or wish for government to run sevices that we can provide for ourselves.

  • Robert Hedgecock H. - Jacksonville, Florida

    Vote No to federalizing the student loan industry. The Federal government has no right to take over this industry.

  • Scott T. - Tampa, Florida

  • Brittnie D. - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

  • Katrina T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Katrina T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Katrina T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jan T. - St. Joe Beach, Florida

  • Debbie L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Valerie S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Cathryn H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christopher S. - P Alm Beach Gardens, Florida

  • Tom W. - Trenton, Florida

  • Wanda H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nancy C. - Lynn Haven , Florida

    At this time of intense economic challenge, the U.S. government should avoid any type of job elimination at all costs. This would be detrimental to families and our economic structure as a whole.

  • James F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    I support Sallie Mae!!

  • Sandra H. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Kathleen B. - Chiefland, Florida

  • Phillip G. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Tim S. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Stephen B. - Orange Park, Florida

    No need to centralize money for school. It works just fine the way it is. Not everyone works for the government.

  • Henrola L. - Panama City, Florida

  • John C. - Winter Haven, Florida

    its time to get our country back from these incompetent lawmakers who are only out to line their pockets with lobbyist money!!! i see we burn them all.

  • Merri M. - Statham, Georgia

  • Chris M. - Panama City, Florida

  • David A. - Grand Ridge, Florida

  • Julie M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Being an employee of Sallie Mae, it is very rewarding to know that I can assist students, as well as their parents learn the Finanacial Aid process. In my current position, I am able to assist the Schools Financial Aid Office with obtaining the funding for their students educational needs. Having been with the company for 4 1/2 years, I'm proud to the fact that Sallie Mae assists our customers in learing to be responsible with debt management. This is just one of many ways we assist our customers. Please sign this petition and save our jobs! I love my job & helping the customers of Sallie Mae.

  • Shannon S. - Bradenton, Florida

  • Lisa C. - Panama City, Florida

    We need our jobs here in panama city... there isn't hardly enough as it is for the unemployed now. I also love the work I do, helping the students achieve their goals.

  • Brianna D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Samantha B. - Panama City Beach , Florida

    I think its great how u are informing people.

  • Brenda L. - Southport, Florida

  • Patricia C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cynthia D. - Panama City, Florida

    We are already running out of jobs here in Panama City, we need theases!

  • Vanessa B. - Lilburn, Georgia

  • Susanna J. - Panama City, Florida

    Please let those in Panama City keep their jobs.

  • Christinia H. - Panama Ctiy, Florida

    I have worked for SallieMae for 5yrs. I enjoy going to work and feel that what I do makes a difference. I have a since of accomplishment, making education accessible to everyone. I feel that we all have a right of choice. We can all work together to help reform the student loan industry without taking a student's right to choose away. There are not many people who can say that they enjoy going to work every day. Please help us keep our jobs, we make such a difference.

  • Sherry R. - Grandridge, Florida

    We need our jobs , what little there are , and we need to keep the jobs in the United states .

  • Scott G. - Panama City, Florida

    SAVE AND PROTECT FLORIDA JOBS!!!

  • Brent L. - Southport, Florida

  • Charlene R. - Southport, Florida

  • Danielle L. - Southport, Florida

  • Gloria C. - Panama City, Florida

    Do not move the loan processes from Panama City to a huge northern city. We need the jobs here.

  • Thomas B. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Belinda M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Laura B. - Fountain, Florida

  • Brianna K. - Fountain, Florida

  • Rhonda R. - Fountain, Florida

  • Jennifer K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Rhonda R. - Fountain, Florida

    It's a shame in today's world that we have enough to worry about. Now we have the added worry of the government privatizing our student loan choice. People should have a choice. How effective is the so called savings the government forsees yet the amount of money the government will have to pay for unemployment and other types of aid and welfare that will be paid if over 700 individuals are unemployed in one county? Not to mention the amount of whole families that will be without health insurance and have to rely on medicaid for their children. Leave our jobs alone! Let us work for our money instead of standing in line with the other unemployed individuals that have to rely on the government funding to live.

  • Melanie D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stacie S. - Southport, Florida

  • Kicia S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Linda A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Susan D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Matthew S. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Kyle E. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Charles L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Benjamin K. - Vernon, Florida

    I agree with this petition, higher advantages for the pell grants and keep the loans in private hands. Keep America American ran not government owned.

  • Ebony L. - Panama City, Florida

  • De Ann M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I am for choice and competition and feel strongly that government involvement typically makes things worse, not better.

  • Paula M. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save our jobs with SallieMae!!!! They are one of the best paying, stable jobs in town. By not saving these jobs with SallieMae in Panama City, FL, this would take away more than 800 people's jobs, livelihoods and possibly homes. SAVE OUR JOBS!

  • Willie G. - Pembroke Pines, Florida

  • Lisa A. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Virginia S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Van M. - Panama City, Florida

    The Feds should stay out of our business. Leave our jobs alone and we will keep them.

  • Jo Ann M. - Panama City, Florida

    We don't need any more government control interfering with the private marketplace.

  • Linda W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Helen W. - Tallahassee, Florida

    The panhandle of Florida is the fastest growing part of the state. Surely, we need productive, experienced people to stay right here in Florida.

  • Tina D. - Panama City, Florida

    As a previous employee at Sallie Mae, I know first hand the hard work and dedication that goes into the student loan process from Origination to Servicing. It is not a job that can be nor is taken lightly by those providing it. This system and process is not without its flaws, but neither is ANY other system and process. It is obvious by the number of loans made and the number of people continuing their education depsite the current economic status of our country that this is a system that continues to benefit those utilizing it. If it weren't for the amazing individuals walking through those doors at Sallie Mae on a daily basis that would not be possible. We, as a country, should strive to IMPROVE what's working. I beleive that a complete overhaul would only be necessary if the process had detrimental flaws. That is obviously NOT the case with Sallie Mae and the current student loan industry.

  • Kimber B. - Panama City, Florida

    Protect our jobs!!!

  • Michael S. - Clarksdale , Mississippi

  • Kristina S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Josh B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I am not supporting the idea that closing these corporation will solve any economic debt! In fact, maybe we should begin at the top and layoff some government officials.

  • Mickey S. - Hollywood, Florida

  • Sonja B. - Panama City, Florida

    I was an employee at Sallie Mae for years before I became a stay at home mom after the birth of our first child. I am concerned and highly upset at the poor choices our government in making! Does everyone understand the ripple effect this decision will cause... over 700 people in Panama City alone without jobs! Who cares you may ask... I do!!!!!! Please do everything you can to stop this from passing! Our government has too much time on their hands and greed in their veins. Our country needs to open the bible and start there then decisions will be made correctly on the foundation THIS COUNTRY was built on. American made by the grace of GOD!

  • Patricia N. - Panama City, Florida

  • George D. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Jaclyn B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Bradley G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mary Ann W. - Chipley, Florida

    I hope that Sallie Mae will be able to stay in business in the Panama City, Fl. area, as my daughter works there for the past few years. She has just bought a house and will loose her home and with three children this would ruin their lives. You will be taking away the livlihood of so many people in the Panama City area, which is very sad.

  • Elizabeth Anne G. - Panama City, Florida

    We need our jobs here in Florida, esp. in Panama City. There are really no other jobs out there in this small town. If SLMA in PC closed their doors, and put that many people out of a job, I can tell you this much Unemployment would take a hit because you would have a ton of people filing for that and basically living off that for a while until they could find a diff job, that prob would not even compare to the jobs we have now here with SLMA. As far as pay, benefits, insurance, and not only that but team work. Please reconsider shutting us out.

  • Angie B. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Olindia B. B. - Navarre, Florida

    Students need reform of student loans. Florida needs the jobs we have now plus more. Washington DC needs to realize that there is life outside of their beltway! Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.

  • Steve N. - Panama City, Florida

    I am a borrower of private student loans, subsidized loans and recipient of a couple pell grants. The system worked great for me. It worked great for many of my friends and co-workers. I'm skeptical of the US govt's motives for taking over this industry. The proposed savings are artificially inflated and omit many factors that will likely have a negative affect on the bottom line. If the US govt thinks they can run a student loan program any more efficiently, they are in for a rude awakening. If change is truly needed, allow the private sector to make those changes.

  • Kim L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charles C. - Cooper City, Florida

    I have been out of work for most of this year this SUCKS

  • Tiffany W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brian B. - Callaway, Florida

  • Heather B. - Callaway, Florida

  • Mary D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brad P. - Panama City, Florida

  • John Curtis C. - Panama City, Florida

  • John C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dee C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ray D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mary Jarett W. - North Palm Beach, Florida

    Although I support the president’s proposal to increase PELL, I do not think it should be at the expense of choice and competition in origination and servicing in the student loan industry. I respectfully urge Congress to consider the Student Loan Community enhanced proposal which will accomplish both increase to PELL and choice in the industry AND effectively save jobs in Florida.

  • Tracy S. - Destin, Florida

  • Douglas M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Zachary S. - Merritt Island, Florida

  • Adrienne B. - Alameda, California

  • Patricia C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tanya B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chrystal H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Brian S. - Bartow, Florida

  • Alton H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rick S. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Barbara K. - Panama City, Florida

    I have worked for Sallie Mae for over 13 years. I am very proud to work for this company, and very appreciative of the benefits that are provided. We provide an important service to the many people that are attending college, and we do it very well. This country is based on capitalism, not socialism. Don't let this administration take our jobs away. Enough is enough. Let's all stand up and take back our country!! The government works for us. Everyone please let our congress and senate know how we feel. Remind them that election time is fast approaching, and we won't forget their voting record!

  • Kristina K. - Lynn Have, Florida

    Americans stand up and let your voices be heard!

  • Suzanne C. - Tampa, Florida

  • Greg C. - Tampa, Florida

    Save Florida Jobs!

  • Thomas A. - Lake Mary, Florida

    Jobs at Sallie Mae in Bay County Floria are invaluable!!! Over the past 15 years, they have allowed Northwest Florida to realize incredible growth...overall, they have been a huge help to the entire state!!

  • Kristin D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Joyce H. - Chipley, Florida

  • Chris H. - Nashville, Tennessee

    The President's plan to bring all student loans under government control makes zero sense. He has said his goal for America is to create jobs and gutting the student loan industry can put 30,000 people out of work. Sounds counterproductive to me.

  • Angela B. - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

  • Randy S. - Panama, Florida

    I worked for SallieMae for 15 years and was laid off in October 2008. While I have lost my job, I still have many friends who work at SallieMae who depend on their jobs to support their families in an area where the only other type work offered is seasonal hospitality jobs. SallieMae is the only way to get a Student Loan as far as I'm concerned. I don't trust DOE. They've proven they can't run the program correctly, accurately and successfully and even now have to outsource to companies like SallieMae to get the job done correctly.

  • Stephanie J. - Crestview, Florida

  • Priscilla R. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Ashley D. - Greenwood, Florida

    Help the econonmy keep these jobs!

  • Dewayne W. - Greenwood, Florida

    Keep these jobs!!

  • Christopher W. - Greenwood, Florida

    Save these jobs!!

  • Frankie W. - Greenwood, Florida

    Keep these jobs!!

  • Brenda H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Carson W. - Greenwood, Florida

    The econonmy is bad enough already if you shut down these jobs things are goin to get alot worse, unemployment will go up, people will loose there homes.

  • Briana H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Judy R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michael C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rachel W. - Greenwood, Florida

    You think unemployment is bad now?? You do this and there is going to be over 700 people that will lose there jobs just in florida not including all of the other student loan industries you are wanting to take over and shut down. CHANGE is good but not when you are screwing up the economy even worse.

  • Darlene C. - Panama City, Florida

    The system does need reform, we do need to keep people employed here in Panama City

  • Jacqueline M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Dawn M. - Edgewater, Florida

  • Kathryn M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Scott G. - Panama City, Florida

    I oppose any legislature that takes the ability of companies to provide student loans totally out of the private sector. As this would be a loss of many needed jobs and competetive loan programs.

  • Linda K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Colin S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mary R. - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Curtis P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    We have many things in country that the Federal Goverment needs to work on (Post Office, National Debt, Federal Hwys) being the primary contact for student loans is not something I want my tax dollars doing.

  • Angela H. - Panama City, Florida

    We want less government! Keep our jobs in Florida!

  • Dave S. - Panama City, Florida

    Don't let the Government take over any more private industry!

  • Nancy E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Patsy W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jeff F. - Pensacola , Florida

  • Rebecca W. - Panama City, Florida

    This makes me sick to think of the impact this will have on our community where we already have a 9.3%-11% unemployment rate!!!

  • Robert A. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Please project these jobs which are very important to the economy of Bay Co., Florida.

  • Felicia T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra F. - St. Petersburg, Florida

    Please protect these jobs.

  • Robert F. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Brad B. - Pensacola, Florida

    There are enough people out of work, is this the change the new administration was talking about?

  • Brandon G. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Alanna L. - Panama City, Florida

  • George L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    What is wrong with our government? It seems to be taking away free enterprise job by job. Can't they see the problems aren't free enterprise. It is in the government. Sallie Mae employees are professionals at what they do. Why would anyone want government to handle student loans, when they can't handle their own budget. LEAVE SALLIE MAE ALONE AND KEEP THE JOBS IN FLORIDA.

  • Sherry B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Getting rid of businesses, gets rid of jobs.

  • Shelley M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Nathan W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kerrick B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Emily F. - Blountstown, Florida

  • Darrell M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Eddie W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Keep it open

  • Sam R. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Most all interests should "start" at the local level. Whats good for our local community, mostly supports our national interests. Not starting from the government nationally and work down. Our choice. Supporting local interests by keeping government, governed.

  • Susan W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tammy E. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Sondra M. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Larry G. - Jacksonville , Florida

  • Timothy B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Misty L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mary R. - Phenix City, Alabama

  • Dory S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jamie N. - Chipley, Florida

  • Robert B. - Callaway, Florida

  • Cory B. - Panama City, Florida

    Save Florida Jobs!! Keep competition in the marketplace. Competition keeps prices low and offers choices to consumers.

  • James M. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Astley R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Polly R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Gregory C. - Panama City, Florida

  • John D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • William R. - Sorrento, Florida

    This situation with Sallie Mae is a small example of what is happening in our country. To better understand how congress works and why our poloticians do all the insane things they do I highly recommend going to www.ourcaucus.con and listen to the articles there.

  • David K. - Mexico Beach, Florida

    When has the U.S. Goverenment ever done anything at a lower cost than the private sector ?

  • David L. - 9224 Cherokee Youngstown , Florida

  • Timothy D. - Hartford, Alabama

  • Catherine M. - Mexico Beach, Florida

  • Randy M. - Panama City, Florida

    Please keep SLM in Bay County...we need them!

  • Ron B. - Panama City, Florida

    Please don't punish the hard working and dedicated Sallie Mae folks who provide quality customer service to millions of students by allowing our President and his education czar to destroy MORE American jobs.

  • Frank F. - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    Keep hope alive! Save Jobs!! FREEDOM!!! Give me Liberty or give me Death!! Taking away jobs is stupid.

  • Denise N. - Atlanta, Georgia

    I want to pick who I borrow my college money from, I want the freedom to choose. Please don't pass this education bill and take away all these jobs.

  • Tommy S. - Wewahitchka, Florida

    i am getting tired of the government trying to control every aspect of our lives. The majority of Americans are responsible people and can do a better job running organizations or institutaions.That has been proven for 200 hundred years.If they will give or country back to us and our congressional represenatives would repesent us instead of the special interest groups we can get America going again.

  • James J. - Donalsonville, Georgia

    Please Save these Jobs, Please don't take away these people's dreams and hopes for a future. The only way this country is going to survive is free enterprise and less Gov'T control.

  • Harold G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charlotte J. - Ocala, Florida

    We need our jobs and we need our financial aid for education.

  • Barney R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joyce R. - Panama City, Florida

    I am a loyal SallieMae employee and will be for many years if we can come together in this country and do what is right and correct for all.

  • David R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I do not want more students directly indebted to the government. Sallie Mae provides a non-political buffer to isolate debtors from political pressure. Agree to reform within the existing structure.

  • Glen B. - Panama City, Florida

    700 lost jobs in Panama City, 37,000 lost jobs industry wide, loss of choice in student loan funding, no real savings over the alternative proposal, the historical record of government run agencies. The vote should be obvious.

  • Derek H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Linda S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Cynthia M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Government should stay out of financial programs. They should not try to fix someone else's issues when they can't even fix their own.

  • Shelley H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brian R. - Panama City, Florida

    Save Florida Jobs!

  • Chris A. - Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Philip K. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Robert T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Like Mark G. said "I don't think the U.S. Government should manage any kind of financial program until it can manage itself properly"

  • Janice R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Hope J. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Lenice D. - Silverthorne, Colorado

  • David H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    The current hemorrhage of legislation from our "representatives" in the aptly named "District of Columbia" must be evaluated for intent. I for one have come to the conclusion that it is not about a binge of new entitlements, but about a "select" few gaining total control over the lives of Americans. This is precisely what the Constitution was written to prevent!

  • Robbie J. - Panama City, Florida

    Stand up America and Protect our Freedom and protect our jobs by letting your elected officials know they won't be getting reelected if they don't protect our jobs.

  • Elizabeth S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Julie L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Deb R. - Baden, Pennsylvania

  • Robin M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Jimmy O. - Callaway, Florida

    I strongly support this petition.

  • Colleen M. - Southport, Florida

  • David M. - Southport, Florida

  • Candace T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Tammy R. - Sahuarita, Arizona

  • Tammy M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Leonard W. - Panama City, Florida

  • James C. - Panama City, Florida

    STOP THIS ACTION. !!!!!!!

  • Dawn T. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Job market is bad enough without the government taking the ones we have.

  • Sharon D. - Palatka, Florida

  • Victoria P. - Panama City , Florida

    I'm all for keeping big goverment's hands off the jobs and well being of our United States Citizens. I will email this to everyone I know.

  • Norma W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Bobby S. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save the jobs

  • Kelli F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ashley M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stephen N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Vonda W. - Moncks Corner, South Carolina

  • Missy G. - Panama Ciy, Florida

  • Vonnie J. - Southport, Florida

  • Randy R. - Lafayette, Louisiana

    Geaux Tigers

  • Amanda H. - Oviedo, Florida

  • Nikki K. - Orlando, Florida

  • Gerald H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michelle W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Shane M. - Southport, Florida

  • Harry P. T. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Barbara B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Mark G. - Panama City, Florida

    I don't think the U.S. Government should manage any kind of financial program until it can manage itself properly. Private industry provides competition and jobs for the American people.

  • An N T. - Port St. Joe, Florida

  • Charlene M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Cathy S. - Southport, Florida

    lets keep the government from owning & running everything

  • Patrick R. - Plaucheville, Louisiana

  • Jennifer T. - Panama City, Florida

    The economy is already at a downfall and we cannot afford to lose more jobs in the Panama City area. Why go through all the trouble of forcing the workers to move to D.C. when they are just as capable as doing it anywhere else without the possibility of losing their jobs? Why give more responsibility to the government, when they already have enough responsibilities and power? The company is still doing its job and that is another important factor. There is no need for this proposal from the government. It needs to be realized how many workers would lose their jobs, and the affect it would have on places that are already dealing with a difficult economy.

  • Donna L. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Wanda T. - Panama City, Florida

    Unemployment is way to high not just in Bay County but across the United States. Instead of taking over Sallie Mae, the government should change it's policy by making sure loans are paid in full instead of just sending out 1099's to those who fail to pay. If I fail to make a couple of house payments, I lose my house. I do not get a 1099 for the balance owed. In my experience when working in accounts payable, it's the "rich" who are slow or don't want to pay their bills. How can the economy recover if hundreds at a time keep losing their jobs?

  • Darlene M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Eleanor B. - Panama City, Florida

    The state the real estate industry is in it's vital that these 700 jobs not be eliminated in Bay County.

  • Sheila K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Tricia C. - Youngstown, Florida

  • John R. - Panama City, Florida

    We worked very hard and made a number of consessions to bring Sallie Mae to our area. I moved my entire office at BellSouth to provide temporary space for thier first location.

  • Catherine D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chad G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Becky H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Laying off 700 people in this area would be devastating.

  • Kelly S. - Panama City, Florida

  • William S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Alethea M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Douglas P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tamela F. - Cantonment, Florida

  • Michelle C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Joshua W. - St. Augustein, Florida

  • Frances P. - Cottondale, Florida

  • Kal S. - Panama City, Florida

    Government take over of the private sector is out of control. I urge our members of Congress to find a way to keep these jobs in Panama City.

  • Susana P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Keri N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Inga H. - Panama City , Florida

  • Lauren V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stephen K. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Catherine T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kim G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Terri L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lynn F. - Panama City, Florida

    The gov't has already show us how it can run things; social security, medicare, medicaid, the postal service, the banking system, the automakers, cash for clunkers, Freddi Mac and Fannie Mae to name a few. Please, please leave private industry to run the student loan system so that it can be run efficiently and hundreds of people will remain employed in our community.

  • Joshua S. - Clay Center, Kansas

  • Larry D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Ronald S. - Panama City, Florida

    Make a difference!! Stop the madness!! Save jobs!!! It your voice, use it!!!

  • Karen H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please vote to do the right thing for your constituents and this community.

  • Todd W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charles G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Matthew M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Alexis L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Gail B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christie M. - Pcb, Florida

  • Shannon W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dan M. - Orlando, Florida

  • Sandra G. - Southport, Florida

    As a former employee of SallieMae, I can tell you how wonderful it felt daily as we helped those of all ages find a loan to go to college and further their education and self worth. I was part of a lay-off at SallieMae and was very sad not to be able to continue the work I did there. Please help keep these friends employed.

  • Joel P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    The government has no business taking over the administration of loans, especially since the private sector has proven to be effective. I am totally opposed to any government intervention in private business.

  • Ben W. - Chipley, Florida

  • Matisha B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Elizabeth L. - Cottondale , Florida

  • Tracy S. - Panama City , Florida

    A lot of families would be hurt by closing of Sallie Mae, this area needs jobs not several hundred of people without one.

  • Carolyn S. - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

    As a resident on the outskirts of Bay County, we are impacted as well. If Bay County's economy goes down so does our's. The coast line is an integral part of the economy in the state of Florida. Stop the government take over! We are losing control of our freedom in too many ways. Regulations need to be in place and monitored but not taken over!

  • Randy P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Lesley M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ken J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Tim M. - Youngstown, Florida

    Keep citizens jobs, get rid of some of the government jobs, that were created by government officials to benefit themselves.

  • Tamara B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I live and work in this community. Sallie Mae is big contributor to our area for jobs and our economy that we just cannot afford to lose.

  • Kay M. - Youngstown, Florida

    The last thing we need is to put more people out of work in this town and with the holidays coming up. They need to find a way to keep them all employed for the sake of their families and our town. Maybe our government will take a cut in pay, so families can actually survive. Besides ridiculous spending in government, they get paid way too much money for the little work that they do and most doesn't benefit the people, only themselves and their chosen few wealthy friends.

  • Jason R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Melissa J. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Suzy N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tiffany H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charles B. - 122 Grand Lagoon Shores Drive, Florida

  • Samantha M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Janelle H. - Bayou George, Florida

  • Theresa Y. - Bayou George, Florida

  • Jason W. - Southport, Florida

  • Ben W. - Ft Walton Beach, Florida

  • Marion W. - Southport, Florida

  • Ashley C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • James P. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Pamela P. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Brenda N. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    quit taking or allowing others to take our jobs away from our county, state and our country for the "betterment".....it's not better!

  • Krista C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cynthia B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Unemployment is high enough. People are losing everything they have worked all their lives for. It is time to stand together and say "NO MORE TO CHANGE!"

  • Paul D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Pam D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Les N. - Panama City, Florida

    My neighbor works for Sallie Mae. Amy and her husband Ted are some of the finest people I know. They have raised a great family and both their children are great students and will make a difference in this world. I always want to you to save money.I paid my student entire loan back. Change the name put in a new leader but keep the jobs in Bay county.

  • Kizzie R. - Panama City , Florida

  • B. Keith M. - Panama City, Florida

    Save our jobs and our community!

  • Sandra S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Shannon R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jennifer C. - Panama City , Florida

    I have worked for this company at one point due to being laid off from another company, i know how hard it would be to lose a job and find a new one, especially this amount of people all at the same time. i say keep Sallie Mae!!

  • Kerry C. - Southport, Florida

  • Michael M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jenneffer A. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Jessica S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cheryl R. - Graceville, Florida

  • Leonard Justin H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cheryl R. - Graceville, Florida

  • Richard P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    It is NOT necessary to nationalize the student loan programs.

  • Sam R. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Support the community,keep Sallie Mae employed in Bay county. Less government control.

  • Phil E. - Panama City, Florida

    As with many programs initiated by the government for the government, the front end analysis of this project is flawed and will cause the plan to ultimately fail and cost more than projected. The intentions may be deemed by them as good, but the centralization will eventually lead to out of control costs, and ultimately levy the burden on the few remaining people in this country that actually work for a living. The credibility of the government running anything effectively and efficiently is what hurts them the most, as the government cannot even manage a budget at this time. It is not a challenge to manage something when you have unlimited capital. It is competition that keeps prices low, not control. For example, we can still get a taco for .89 because people are willing to work harder and provide value for their customers to keep them coming back. Restaurants never need bailouts or TARP funds, because they know that failure means the end. They are therefore motivated to continue to scratch and claw for their profits- what little they can squeak out. Mastery of economics should be mandatory for all politicians, as they seem to lack the basic understanding of supply and demand. It is only more complex because they have chosen to make it that way.

  • Steve B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Their are too many jobs we need in this community at risk! We can't afford to lose these jobs!

  • Janette W. - Southport, Florida

  • Wilma T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Tony B. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae is an important part of our community. They are very generous contributors to the United Way and to the American Heart Assoc. to name a couple.

  • Sheena B. - Panama City, Florida

    This would eliminate many jobs in our city leaving our country in an even worse economic downfall.

  • Amber G. - Panama City, Florida

    I went through Sallie Mae to get my student loan. It was very easy and they were very helpful with any questions I had. Let them continue to do the great job they are doing. There is no reason for the unemployment rate to increase just so the government can control one more thing. They can't control what they have, why give them more.

  • Michelle M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kim A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Donna F. - Port St Joe, Florida

  • Sue G. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Sharon B. - Panama City, Florida

  • John J. - Panama City, Florida

    Keep the jobs here in Bay County !

  • Stephen B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Addison B. - Panama City, Florida

    I have family that would be affected by layoffs. Keep them employed for the benefit of their families, their community, and the Country.

  • Steven R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Sherry A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tim P. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Seana B. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Donald H. - Panama, Florida

  • Pat H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Henry T. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    We shoudn't have to urge our congreesional delegation to fight for us, it's their job, just do what is right for the good of Florida.

  • Jerry W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    The government needs to let Sallie Mae continue to handle student loans.

  • Jeff N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chris B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Patricia H. - Panama City, Florida

    An impact such as losing 700 jobs would greatly affect this military community. Many spouses work for Sallie Mae. I would hate to see more of our Military people on food stamps, and that is a fact. Sallie Mae has been doing a wonderful job in this community and for the student loan population, they are definitely an asset to this community. So I urge that Sallie Mae be left in Panama City, Florida community to continue to help this area and not greatly impact the unemployment.

  • Eric W. - Panama City, Florida

    Governmental consolidation is not the way to go about streamlining programs just for the sake of reform. These are decisions being made by those in a position that either do not know or do not care about its devastating impact on a state's economy. Please do not swipe jobs out from under feet of the Florida people.

  • Brenda A. - 2506 Velma Avenue, Florida

  • Tim F. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Natasha W. - Panama City, Florida

    We need to keep as many jobs in this area as possible. I fully support the effort of the Sallie Mae employees that maybe harmed by this change.

  • Jerry B. - Fort Myers, Florida

  • Gloria F. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Laura F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Devon N. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Jeana T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Li Chin H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rita S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sasha B. - Vernon, Florida

  • Darlene H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Johnnie W. - Panamay Cit, Florida

  • Melissa G. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Beverely M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Win V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Wendie P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Lori V. - Panama City, Florida

    leave lynn haven alone to do the great job they are doing for our nation's next generation.

  • Beth M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    We need free enterprise in this country. Everything does not need to be controlled by the government. In fact, most of what they regulate and control now, is in shambles.

  • Richard R. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Amanda W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Claire L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I have family that would be affected by layoffs. We need to keep them all employed for the benefit of their families and their community.

  • Dawn P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Sherry W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    The government needs to let Sallie Mae continue to handle student loans. They have always done a superior job and the government needs to leave it alone and let these people continue to do their jobs! Isn't the unemployment rate high enough? And just how much more should the government take away from the citizens they are supposed to protect!

  • Michael L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • James K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dennis K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rebecca S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Eric W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chelsea B. - Chipley , Florida

  • Michael J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Natasha C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Lindsey B. - O'fallon, Missouri

  • Diane S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Anna M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rick P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Paula P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Billie P. - Cottondale, Florida

  • Megan R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Kim G. - Cottondale, Florida

  • Susie B. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae does and excellent job at servicing the student loans. This will impact a huge number of jobs and families. I do not belive the proposal for the Goverment to take this over is a good idea. At this time in the economic state the we are in, we do not need to spend money where it is not need, or impact lives when it is not necessary.

  • Annell P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Natasha M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brigette Y. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Rhonda M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    please continue student loans with Sallie Mae

  • Beverly G. - Southport, Florida

    Keep jobs in Florida!

  • Karin W. - Lynn Haven , Florida

    We need Sallie Mae in Bay County for many economic reasons.

  • Thelma H. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Doris H. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Charles H. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Tracy B. - Panama City, Florida

    Free enterprise, competition in the marketplace, and the abhorrence of monopoly even by the government, is a primary principle of our democracy. Repairing the economic welfare of our country requires ingenuiity of all of us, but not at the expense of our most basic freedoms. Ask the industry to help overhall the system and let those who know student loans be your guide.

  • Bruce G. - Panama City, Florida

    Alternatives to government programs will always be needed. Too put all your eggs in one basket, in particular a goverment basket, would be a great injustice to our future.

  • David F. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae provides a vital service to this area.

  • John L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cindy V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joseph L. - Southport, Florida

  • Sarah J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Zane J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jill J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Mahon C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Zane J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Darrell G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Linda E. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Pam H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Scott F. - Pace, Florida

  • Linda T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Timothy B. - Panama, Florida

  • Larry M. - Lynn Haven , Florida

    We need these jobs to remain for our economy

  • Sue C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Roger S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Phyllis B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Philip S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chad N. - Panama City, Florida

    Creating more Govt. jobs isn't helping us...its costing us taxpayers more!!!

  • Casey S. - Panama City , Florida

  • William K. - Pensacola, Florida

    We can't afford to lose anymore jobs. We need less goverment not more.

  • Debra J. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Barry B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Shirley S. - Marianna, Florida

    My son works for Salliemae and this is the first time I've ever heard him get excited about a job. He has found a job he loves and made great friends. People should always vote to protect their rights, never give away your right to decide who you do business with. I was born and raised in the panhandle of Florida and this is heaven on earth for me, let's keep Florida Strong. SAVE JOBS IN FLORIDA!!!

  • Ann M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Sallie Mae has done a great job with student loans and will continue to do a fantastic job if given the opportunity. The social and economic impact on individuals and the community if Sallie Mae no longer handles student loans would be devastating.

  • Jo Ann M. - Cocoa, Florida

  • Suzanne H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kevin E. - Panama City, Florida

    Many students and adults will be pursuing education to help better prepare for the job market and better career options. Cutting jobs from the student loan industry will not help to ensure that those students receive the assistance they will need.

  • Richard S. - Vernon, Florida

  • Robert M. - Alford, Florida

  • Clay H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Pj H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Josephine C. - Weirton, West Virginia

  • Nancy H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Theresa C. - Dothan, Alabama

  • Brandi J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Lori H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Patsy H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please protect the jobs of Sallie Mae employees - too many people are losing their jobs in this State already. Thank you.

  • Anne M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Michael M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Janet K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Kennard W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Timothy K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Nancy S. - Lyn Haven, Florida

  • Clay M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Governmet control of educational opportunities, God Forbid!

  • Richard K. - Panama City , Florida

    Schools and students, when given a choice, overwhelmingly choose the private sector for their loan originations and servicing needs. Competition stimulates innovation and improvement in service. Don't let the feds take over the student loan industry. Time and time again schools that decide to use the fed's Direct Lending program return to the private sector within a couple of years.

  • Susan A. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Less Government

  • Robert H. - Fallbrook, California

    I'm not in Florida but was born and reared there, and my daughter works there. I want her to keep her job. -Bob Houston

  • Dean B. - Panama City , Florida

  • Roman X. - Panama City, Florida

    For all who read and all whom may be concerned, The closing of a servicing center such as Sallie Mae will be a detriment to the whole student loan industry. Furthermore, the loss of Floridian jobs would impact the Floridian economy in a very negative way. Moreover, the loss of these jobs would be a great discredit to the members of our legislature and would bring into question their ability to defend their loyal voters and cherished citizens. Do not let jobs be lost for more Americans. Do not let nonsensical statutes and apathetic stances continue to weaken our great America. Finally, if all of the aforementioned are unavoidable, legislators do not let it happen in the great state of Florida.

  • Tom N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Terri L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michele B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Philip S. - Panama City, Florida

  • James D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Leigh T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Roger B. - Quincy, Florida

  • Roy R. - Bunkie, Louisiana

    Please vote to keep Sallie Mae in the student loan competition. For this administration to demand that goverment take this country over and dictate to all that private enterprise be eleminate is ludicrous.

  • Elizabeth W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Ralph L. - Temple Terrace, Florida

    The Gov has proven it can't run the private sector of this great country. Hands off Obama

  • Carl G. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Enough with the Government take-overs. It's high time the Congress reflected on the responsibilities of the federal government as enumerated under the Constitution of the United States of America, and to which you have all sworn an oath. Further Government take-overs will continue to lead our country towards the socialist state that President Obama and his cronies are targeting. It is up to Congress to stop this insanity, now!

  • John S. - Panama City, Florida

    My mom has worked at Sallie Mae 18 years, and its been our only family income for my family. We need these jobs in Florida.

  • Jackie F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jack B. - Panama City, Florida

    more freedom , less goverment

  • Mike S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I disagree with the current legislation that would restructure federal student loan programs, thus compromising local job opportunities and placing further strain on a struggling economy within Bay County.

  • Marcia N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lisa G. - Panama City, Florida

    Our economy can not afford to lose any more jobs. The ripple effect would be so drastic for our town.

  • Fay P. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Dana B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Maureen W. - Southport, Florida

  • Christopher H. - Wewahitchka, Florida

    The government needs to keep their noses in Washington.

  • Michael L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lisa N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Gary M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Raphael R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Paul R. - Pcb, Florida

  • Karen R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jennfier B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Heather W. - Panama City, Florida

  • P.A. V. - Panama City, Florida

    as a previous employee at SallieMae,these people need theirs jobs and we need them in our community.

  • Myra M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    My daughter'n'law and friends work at Sallie Mae We need the student Loan Industry in Panama City to help our children have an opportunity to be able to go to college..for the ones who need the financial aid especially in our econmy now..

  • William R. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Michele B. - Panama City, Florida

    The last thing we need is more government control over our communities and jobs. Please vote aganist this change and allow the free market to work. Please keep us a country from government control.

  • Melissa O. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mendi F. - Cottondale, Florida

  • Rachel G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lisa W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joy W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Let's protect the jobs in Florida. Two of my daughters and my first cousin have already lost jobs due to the economy. I have friends that work at Sallie Mae. We need all the support we can get by signing this petition to hopefully save jobs.

  • Gracie M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Valerie W. - Fountain, Florida

  • Easton R. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Alice T. - Lynn Haven,, Florida

  • Sheri B. - Fountain, Florida

  • Anthony T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Candace C. - Bonifay, Florida

  • Beth M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mary Beth C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Michele F. - Fountain, Florida

  • Dana G. - Marianna, Florida

  • M. J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Gina R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Peggy O. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charlene C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jennifer R. - Youngstown , Florida

  • Maryam S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jerry M. - Panama City, Florida

    This move could devastate Lynn Haven and Bay county as well. The government is more than big enough without competing with every private business. BAD MOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Samantha G. - Panama City, Florida

    I have been with Sallie Mae almost 7 years and would like to be here much longer. After all, as Mark Twain said, "the government is not best which secures mere life and property-there is a more valuable thing--manhood.

  • Lynn P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Bobby G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jocelyn C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Richard W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Gabriel L. - Lakeland, Florida

  • David L. - Panama City , Florida

  • Renee R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sarah M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Sallie Mae is a vital part of our community!!

  • Joshua D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jason D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lynda C. - Chipley, Florida

  • Lottie W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Herbert W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Andrew B. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Michael W. - Panama City, Florida

    Get that thing out of the white house.

  • Roy P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nanette S. - Southport, Florida

  • Denise H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jason B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Roxanne R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Nikkole G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jason S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brett S. - Callaway, Florida

  • Julie E. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • April T. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Jerry H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Blair S. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Gerald Q. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tiffany Q. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michael S. - Cantonment, Florida

  • Erica T. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Stacy P. - Cottondale, Florida

    Please do not eliminate any more Florida Jobs. Floridians need to recover and get back on their feet, they can not do this if they are without a job.

  • Nora K. - Panama City, Florida

    I worked with student loans many years ago. I am now on the other side, my children are attending college and I am very thankful to have a facility that I am able to contact re: the our student loans. It is esential to have good comunication in all jobs and very important when you need assistance with the many areas of a student loan. May people would never know the deferments, forbearance and other types of assistance are available if it were not for the loan servicing centers.

  • Fifi M. - Belleair Beach, Florida

  • Patrick R. - 609 Glory Rd, Florida

  • Laura P. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Ann M. - Chipley, Florida

  • Lesa B. - Chipley, Florida

    Less government, not more!

  • Bill B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Shandra S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michele T. - Amsterdam, Florida

  • Phyllis K. - Pensacola, Florida

  • Mary W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chris W. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Donna J. - Fountain, Florida

    The government should continue student loans with Sallie Mae, they do a great job for all concerned

  • Danny D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Christie P. - Crestview, Florida

    I already lost my job in June of 2008 (I worked in the student loan industry for 14 years). Please do not let this happen to anyone else!

  • John B. - Chipley, Florida

  • Monica B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Mary Kay N. - Miami, Florida

    While I currently reside in Miami, Florida I was born and raised in Bay County, Florida...that is my home and where my friends and family live; many of who have worked for Sallie Mae for many years. Is a shame the Federal Government bailed out SallieMae and now they are planning to eliminate needed jobs in Florida. Please do something!

  • Tracey C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Christen B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jess S. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    I have friends & family members that work at Sallie Mae. I think maybe there is different way you guys, that make these difficult decisions, could restructure the federal student loan program.

  • Janelle R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Catherine C. - Fountain, Florida

    We need to stop losing year round jobs such as Sallie Mae. If they haven't been doing an excellent job they would not still be in business, but they are still in business as a private enterprise not as a government business. Panama City cannot afford to lose another 700 jobs.

  • Jennifer G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    We need these jobs - especially during these hard economic times.

  • Gregory C. - Panama City, Florida

    Reform yes, another government run program...NO!There is no possible way that the government can compete with the private sector. Leave private enterprise alone and let the market compete.

  • Tabitha M. - Crawfordville, Florida

  • Stephanie S. - Panama City, Florida

    Please don't do anything to eliminate any more jobs in Florida.

  • Beth C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Melissa W. - De Funiak Springs, Florida

  • Tanya R. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Patricia W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please review the proposal submitted as an alternative to the removal of the FFELP program. Sallie Mae has been an industry leader in this town (and several others across America) for years because they care about the community and provide solid jobs to those who are trying to make a decent living. Providing students with information on how to borrow responsibly and the tools they need to secure the right amount of funding for their unique situation is Sallie Mae's utmost concern. Offering a choice to those families should be yours. Thank you.

  • Richard C. - Southport, Florida

    Sallie Mae has been instrumental in supporting higher education and providing good paying jobs for Florida citizens! The Federal Student Loan program can be restructured without costing people their livlihood!

  • Sharon B. - Parker, Florida

    I have watched as this Administration has acquired banks, fired & threatened CEO's & secured bondholders, and taken over private companies in a few short months, and this will be yet another step in the march to a takeover of all private industries by the Federal Govt. Our very freedom, along with our jobs, is at stake here, so I ask you, please do NOT swallow up Sallie Mae & put the student loan industry under Federal control, keep it within the private sector!

  • Ken K. - Boca Raton, Florida

    We must save Flordia Jobs

  • Janice W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Carla P. - Pcb, Florida

    PLEASE SAVE FLORIDA JOBS!

  • Miranda B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Andy R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Barbara R. - Altha, Florida

    Sallie Mae needs to stay exactly as is. It is one of our largest area employers.

  • Janice M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Darrell J. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • William B. - Panama City, Florida

  • April L. - Vernon, Florida

  • Greg J. - Panama City, Florida

    Whatever we can do to keep jobs in Bay County, we need to do. To loose >300 jobs at Sally Mae would be devestating in our area. Please do what you can to keep the jobs here.

  • Jimmy V. - Panama City, Florida

    This would be devastating to our local economy!

  • Patsy P. - Altha, Florida

  • Isaac P. - Portland, Oregon

  • Deborah W. - Panama City, Florida

    Unfortunately Bay County is not the most industrialized area an currently having great difficulty with the job market. Any measure that would continue to take away our current job markets would be more devistating to this county. Please find another solution other than removing Salli Mae.

  • Mary Ruth H. - Quincy, Florida

  • Juanita S. - Panama City, Florida

    STOP THIS INSANITY. DON'T YOU GET IT? THE FUTURE OF THE FREEDOM OF OUR CHILDREN IS AT STAKE IN THIS MARCH TO TAKEOVER NOT ONLY OUR JOBS, BUT OUR VERY LIVES.

  • Mary Ellen H. - Panama City, Florida

    Allen Boyd has lost 600 jobs for us with the loss of the fighter jets at Tyndall. Please help us keep Sallie Mae open as we can't take another hit to our economy.

  • Virginia K. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Undermining Sallie Mae in Bay County would deprive this county of one of its biggest employers. That is a major concern here since the rest of our employment relies primarily on Military and Tourism, both tenuous and dependant industries relying on factors outside their control for survival. Either one of them could be snatched from us in an instant. The families of the Sallie Mae employees are an integral part of this community. More than just the students would suffer if they were forced to leave. Every Bay County resident would be impacted. Do not let this happen!

  • Carol S. - 7625 Glen Cove Lane, Florida

    I ask you do not take away jobs such as at Sallie Mae just to bring this back to the government. They have been doing a superb job all these years so leave it alone.

  • Neal M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Brian M. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save Florida Jobs

  • Kenneth L. - Marianna, Florida

    The Federal Government is growing too large too fast.

  • Mary Gene S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Robert H. - Panama City, Florida

    I do not support any expansion of government.

  • William B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jon P. - Panama City , Florida

  • Carl K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • James Q. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charles B. - Chipley, Florida

  • Tara B. - Chipley, Florida

  • Pamela N. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jessica H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Steve I. - Panama City, Florida

    The power belongs closer to the people, NOT the Federal Government. Free Markets Rule!! Socialism is Cruel!

  • Rachel B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Taking away jobs one city at a time will only make the economy and peoples lives harder and worse. Plese protect out jobs, otherwise, we your employers, may not re-elect you and therefore take away YOUR job.

  • Dawn B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rick F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Paul S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stanley H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    we need to keep jobs localy here in florida. the loss of jobs hurts more people then big business realizes.

  • Marsha W. - Panama City, Florida

    We need these jobs in Florida.

  • Tommh L B. - Panama City, Florida

    The government never does a great job. Leave the processing where it is in the private sector.

  • Jean T. - Panama City, Florida

    Save our jobs, PLEASE

  • Brandi M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Dennis T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Colene D. - Lugoff, South Carolina

    Please keep the Sallie Loan for students open due to the help it has done for my children and other. We need the jobs and the students need to remain in college Thanks

  • Austin P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Jerry S. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Kathleen P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    They are doing a good Job. Don't fix what isn't broken.

  • Jerry E. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Wendi M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dawn P. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Thomas N. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Milt M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Alexi G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Tami D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Faye H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Rudy F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    We've got enough government already... What ever happend to, "Ask not what your Government can do for you, ask what can YOU do for your government." - R.J. Ferguson

  • Bradley M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Michael F. - Bradenton, Florida

  • David M. - Mexico Beach, Florida

    vote them all out 2010!!!!

  • William Z. - Panama City, Florida

    We have far too much government intrusion ....

  • Ron H. - Panama City, Florida

    Legislators, listen to the will of the people (for once).

  • Gwyndolyn B. - Panama City, Florida

    This one hits too close to home, as both my sister and her husband work for Salliemae. There's no other jobs out there so they, and their young children, would be greatly affected by this.

  • George H. - Panama City, Florida

    THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT NEED TO TAKE ON ANY MORE PROJECTS AND LET THE FREE MARKET DO IT'S JOB .

  • S B. - Panama City, Florida

  • S B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cynthia R. - Chipley, Florida

  • Don L. - Bonifay, Florida

  • Connie E. - Panama City, Florida

  • John M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    THERE IS NOTHING THE GOVERNMENT CAN OPERATE EFFICIENTLY. PLEASE LEAVE THIS ALONE.

  • Kelley C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    We NEED our local jobs.

  • Timothy K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Phyllis F. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Protect the working people of Florida.

  • Pat D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Belinda S. - Bayou George, Florida

    Please protect our local jobs!!!

  • Thomas H. - Panama City, Florida

    We need less government, Not more take over.

  • Linda K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Leonard S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Keep Salle Mae jobs in Florida.

  • Rochelle B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jonathon B. - Panama City, Florida

    I am signing this petition right now.

  • Grady S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Let's leave the program where it has best worked for many years, in the private sector.

  • Terri O. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Ashley B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Linda W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Denville N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nancy Y. - Panama, Florida

    Having previously been an employee of Sallie Mae (Lynn Haven, FL), I know how valuable and appreciated Sallie Mae is to the Panama City area community. Sallie Mae does an excellent job in educating students about the student loan process. It also encourages and supports its employees where continuing their education is the subject. Please keep this organization and its hard-working employees in Lynn Haven FL for the greater good of the community and particularly the young people who are positioned to go on to college to be tomorrow's leaders of this great nation.

  • Donnie P. - Panama, Florida

    Please help keep Sallie Mae open. My daughter works there she is a faithful hard working employee works hard to help others and the company. If you close Sallie mae you would be hurting alot of people here in Panama City, Florida, they would loss their homes and cars. PLEASE HELP SAVE THEIR JOBS.

  • Tommy P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jean P. - Panama, Florida

    Please help keep Sallie Mae employees job open. My daughter works there for about 8 years now, she has been a very reliable employee works hard to help others and helps the company.If you close Sallie mae you would be putting alot of people in foreclosure on homes and cars,tell me how that will affect the ecomony?

  • Jerry L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jean L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Christine L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Help these people take care of their families!

  • Tim P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Debra P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bill S. - Marianna, Florida

    Your not just costing 700+ people their jobs, your costing 700+ families a ton of turmoil and your killing an entire community. Please save these jobs and thousands of others across this GREAT LAND!!

  • Nichole I. - Tyndall Afb, Florida

  • Vonda L. - Lithia, Florida

  • Richard L. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Mary C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kevin B. - Marianna, Florida

    Please keep freedom of choice alive. I want to be able to pick who I borrow money from, I don't won't the gov't telling me I have to borrow from them or nobody.

  • Brenda N. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    I strongly oppose this governments plan to take over this country. This country was founded on the principle of "Freedom for all". Not submission to the government nuts. They had better get all the can before 2010. Because then the door closes. Ron Huckeby should have been or president not a mad man, who must have something on everyone in Congress and the Senate. Rid our government of people like those who are in CONTROL now.

  • M L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Heather M. - Vernon, Florida

  • Clifford W. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Neill S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sarah S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Roy And Angie M. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Robert M. - Callaway, Florida

    Why you you even think of signing this at this time. Not only does it not make sense but to lose that many jobs at this time is senseless.

  • Andrea F. - Wentzville, Missouri

  • Angela F. - Wentzville, Missouri

  • John F. - Wentzville, Missouri

  • Kimberly H. - Almont, Michigan

  • Kimberly S. - Panama City, Florida

    sallie mae being closed would devastate our economy here in bay county. There arent enough jobs now and I cant imagine 700 plus more people competing for jobs in this area.

  • Charles N. - Panama City, Florida

    The goverment tried to handle student loans before and failed.

  • Prapasri L. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Ron L. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Donald E. - Port St. Lucie , Florida

  • Pat M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Donna M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Peter C. - Marlboro, New York

    Don't take away this very important factor in the process of educating our kids...please.

  • Martha H. - Panama City, Florida

    Please support our families here! We need jobs!

  • Donna H. - Panama City, Florida

    Bay County can not afford to lose any more jobs, be it 1 or 700, be it Sallie Mae, Tyndall, or the Paper Mill. We as a county/city can not afford the trickle down affect that will happen with the lose of more jobs, payroll or taxes. Nor do I want anymore govt control of my choices. The govt. has failed at every business they have tried to run---why do people think they can run a student loan business?

  • Anne S. - Panama City, Florida

    IS IT NECESSARY TO TAKE THESE JOBS AWAY.....CAN ANYONE GIVE A BONIFIED ANSWERED.....

  • Glen L. - Panama City, Florida

    This is just another Federal Government take over and where has the Feds ever done anything right.

  • Slone E. - Panama City, Florida

  • Renee B. - Clarksville, Florida

    Please save these jobs at Sallie Mae.

  • Roseann A. - Winter Springs, Florida

  • Kathryn P. - Dothan, Alabama

  • Irene S. - Panama City, Florida

    Leave our local jobs alone.

  • Kara G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Stephanie W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Julie B. - Altamonte Springs, Florida

    Please protect Florida jobs!

  • Pamela W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jerry W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Mary S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Luebirda P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kellie M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kinnari P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stacy S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Brad E. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Jonathan P. - Chipley, Florida

  • Orin B. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Albert C. - Wausau, Florida

  • Patrice C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Llewellyn P. - Panama City, Florida

  • E B. - Lynn H Aven, Florida

  • Nancy R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Karen R. - Spokane, Washington

  • Cynthia Ramer R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Sue T. - Panama City, Florida

    I vote to save Floridajobs

  • Denise D. - Chipley, Florida

  • Michael E. - Panama City, Florida

    I beleive the Government has gone way over board getting to involved in public industry. We need to save companies such as Sallie Mae to maintain the lively hoods of many families which will suffer due to unemployment don't you think the unemployment is rate is too high. Just look Florida's unemployment bank is broke their having to borrow money now from the government to be able to keep sending out checks to those already getting unemployment.

  • Kim A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lynn W. - Panama City, Florida

    The government is trying to take over everything. We still want a choice.Don't let them make this a socialist country.

  • James A. - Keller, Texas

  • Brandon A. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Laura C. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Timothy K. - Panama City, Florida

    keep our jobs

  • Greg D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Roger M. - Panama City, Florida

    I agree. We do not need Federal Government taking over every aspect of our society, including student loans. Sallie Mae needs to stay in Bay County.

  • Laura S. - Panama City, Florida

    Restructuring shouldn't mean firing / laying off personnel. That won't help any of us in the long run.

  • Thomas V. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christie J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chris J. - Panama City , Florida

  • Traci F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charles G. - Wewahitchka, Florida

    Save our jobs from being run by the Government so that we may have a say in what goes on in America. If not, the Government is going to run everything for you without you having any control over it. Stand up and speak for America, not what's going on in the White House.

  • Sherry B. - Panama City, Florida

    Remember when the government broke up the "Ma Bell" Monopoly and said we needed competition to keep costs affordable? Why then should our Politicians think limiting schools to participating only in Direct Lending is a good idea? Don't they realize it would put thousands of people all over the country out of Jobs? Do they know how much money changing to Direct Lending would cost small universities and community colleges? DO THE MATH!

  • Michelle H. - Chipley, Florida

  • Gregory B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tiffany F. - Tampa Bay, Florida

  • Patricia S. - Panama , Florida

  • Tammy M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kurt K. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • May G. - Panama City, Florida

  • Johanna W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Margie S. - Panama City, Florida

    SallieMae employees care about the customer.

  • Nancy S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Laura D. - Tampa, Florida

    I want to urge Congress to consider the optional community proposal put forth regarding education lending that achieve all of the presidents recommended proposal and savings AND more importantly, keep jobs in the state of Florida. We need to save jobs in the state, especially in this depressed economy.

  • Maria F. - Davie, Florida

    Competition is what are nation is built upon. We need to maintain competition and choice in student loans and protect Florida jobs.

  • Lisa S. - Southport, Florida

  • Jennifer R. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Erin Y. - Panama City, Florida

  • Amber C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Donna R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tony R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Amanda D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Miranda C. - Chipley, Florida

    SAVE our Jobs! Your not only helping people keep their jobs but helping students receive the student loans they need. SallieMae is one of the most reputable student loan companies there is.

  • Chad B. - Panama City, Florida

    Save Florida jobs.

  • Craig J. - Panama, Florida

    Please try to save jobs in Florida. Unemployment levels in Florida are already too high, with people having to leave the state to find work, it is time to save jobs in Florida.

  • Vicki L. - Wewahitchka, Florida

    Our local community already suffers from unemployment and seasonal jobs. Please do all you can to keep Sallie Mae operating as well as benefiting all of the students who desparately need these educational loans to better all of our future.

  • Lidia R. - Orlando, Florida

    Please don't cut more jobs...

  • April F. - Panama, Florida

  • Paula M. - Pcb, Florida

  • Brian W. - Panama City , Florida

  • Jeffrey R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Donnie S. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae is doing a tremendous job of helping students secure loans for college. Sallie Mae is doing what they are doing because Washington could not handle student loans correctly. Please don't make the same mistake twice by letting these jobs go back to the govnernment. Keep these jobs in Florida!

  • Crystal A. - Panama City, Florida

    I love my job the first one I have had in about a 1.5 years and was had to come by. The new is shocking but real and I love thej fact that no only our company but many higher ups are realizing the problem and doing things to help enforce change. I pray for all to help this cause and take the second out to sign or esign.

  • Gregory W. - Panama City, Florida

    In this time of high unemployment and continued job losses, especially in more financially disadvantaged areas, our Congressional delegates should be looking for as many ways as possible to preserve what we already have in place. Use the existing talent and experience and build upon it, don't try to reinvent the wheel.

  • John R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Angela D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jason W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Janis S. - Panama City, Florida

    Save their jobs and don't take away their choices.

  • Ray Y. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    I hereby sign the petition.

  • Ronnie N. - Panama City , Florida

  • Michael T. - Chipley, Florida

    All one need ask themselves is "What has the federal government gotten right so far?" The short answer is nothing. All the federal government is going to do is make things worse for students seeking loans and cost jobs.

  • Diane H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Charlotte R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Max S. - Chipley, Florida

  • Edward S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Protect Florida Jobs

  • Jeanne M. - Winter Garden, Florida

  • Sherry W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Billy C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    My Wife retired from Sallie Mae and I support their role in the community. Lawmakers, please do the right thing for the employees of Sallie Mae.

  • Linda K. - Ocoee, Florida

    This institution is vital for individuals like myself who make to much money to get a government grant. But we don't make enough to pay for lifes cost and attend college. We must take out student loans in order to be able to go to college! Sallie Mae has been an extremely important part of my college life without them I would have been unable to attend. I am now taking 1 of the last 2 classes I need to get my AA so that I can continue working toward my BS degree. I fervently submit this request to leave them alone and let the people do their jobs!!!!! We have enough government involvement in everything that is going on now we do not need any further restructuring of the american system. Instead of giving all that bailout money to the big corporate companies to waste give each head of household in America a million or 1/2 million you would probably save money and fix alot more problems! Then we could pay off all of our debts to those you bailed out and that would have solved everyones problem!!! But of course we know that is not going to happen! The people at Sallie Mae need their jobs just like you do....so find something else to do!

  • Ron M. - Chipley, Florida

    Do your part, save our jobs, don't let government take over.

  • Robert N. - Tallahassee, Florida

    KEEP THESE JOBS KEEP THESE JOBS KEEP THESE JOBS KEEP THESE JOBS KEEP THESE JOBS DO NOT OUTSOURCE MORE JOBS

  • John R. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Leslie C. - Jacksonville, Florida

  • Kim W. - Ocoee, Florida

    Do NOT close down Sallie Mae!!!

  • Harold N. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ronald R. - Panama, Florida

  • John H. - Chagrin Falls, Ohio

    SallieMae is a significant employer in Bay County and has provided tremendous economic boost to the region. Maintaining competitive student lending benefits the local economy with jobs and the national economy with talent.

  • Leonard T. - Pabama City, Florida

    These people will pay back the money. It is not a give away progran.

  • Jennifer B. - Panama City, Florida

    These jobs are so very important to not only the economy of Bay County, Panama City, and Florida in general, but also to each and every individual family affected. So many people have suffered from job losses already, please help this not happen to even more Americans. Thank you for your consideration in this extremely important matter.

  • John C. - Souyhport, Florida

  • Philip B. - Palm City, Florida

  • Jannie K. - Panama City, Florida

  • Therese R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Arthur W. - Allen, Texas

    Save the jobs. Bay county will be devastated if this large an employer leaves.

  • Jeremy D. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    my friend has to kids to supports. please don't take her job away. she will be homeless. Their is another way, their is another way. One world

  • Robert P. - Panama City, Florida

    SALLIE MAE HAS A HISTORY OF REINVENTING ITSELF TO BE THE LOWEST COST PROVIDER. THEY WILL ALWAYS OUT PERFORM GOVERNMENT RUN PROGRAMS

  • Traci R. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Thomas C. - Panama City , Florida

    Do not pass any more job destroying legislation.

  • Frances B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joan S. - Knoxville, Tennessee

    I have a sister that works in Lynn Haven Florida.

  • Clara W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jeannie D. - Chipley, Florida

  • Edward M. - Clearwater, Florida

    Sallie Mae (and the support provided by the Lynn Haven location) has been a trusted, higher-education partner for millions of students throughout the country for generations. Not only would any changes to the current system result in the loss of jobs for hundreds of Florida households, but it would ill-serve the entire higher education system of this country. Protect these jobs!!!

  • Willie G. - Chipley, Florida

  • Larry L. - St Petersburg, Florida

    please don't change the student loan programs in the United States. Our children need them .

  • Patricia S. - St.Petersburg, Florida

    our young america children need to be able to get student loans for there educations. they have helped my grandchildren.

  • Maria N. - Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

  • Stanford C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Steven E. - Chipley, Florida

  • Erin D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Christopher O. - Cottondale, Florida

  • Donna S. - Chipley, Florida

    In a tourism State, like our beautiful Florida, we fall in the bleakness of being the first to feel the recession (no other state wants to spend or travel here when they are hurting there) and OF COURSE, until everyone else feels the ability to spend and relax we remain in turmoil being the last state to replenish and to then recover. As the news consistently tells us the people, economy and times seem to be fighting so hard to recover. The working people of Florida need to stand together, build a barrior against the leaks in our economy. Stand strong Sallie Mae Crew, stand strong Florida Jobs! It aint over till' ...well until we let it! (I won't be caught singing DC's tunes will you?)

  • Michael B. - Youngstown, Florida

    enough jobs have been lost. people need to work and want to work!!!!!

  • John T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Beverly S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joseph D. - Plains, Pennsylvania

  • Kathleen G. - Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania

  • Kathy G. - Wewahitchka, Florida

  • Michael M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • William H. - Gulfport, Mississippi

    As a major employer in a city of approximately 37,000 people, Sallie Mae employs a significant number of people from the area. By doing so, it not also directly funnels monies into city's revenue stream via its payroll to their employees, but it also contributes to the tax base of the city, county, and state. The loss of that revenue through the deletion of jobs would be a tremendous and unnecessary blow to the economy.

  • Richard S. - Port St Lucie, Florida

  • Melissa W. - Lake Mary, Florida

    I have worked for Sallie Mae for 15 years - the last 6 in the state of Florida. I feel that my efforts have helped many students achieve their dream of being able to attend college. Sallie Mae is a true leader in helping families save, plan, and pay for college.

  • Margaret R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Robert N. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Sandra B. - Madeira Beach, Florida

  • Laurie H. - Southport, Florida

  • Theresa H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Earnest S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Paul C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    I think our elected officials have forgotten how and who put them where they are. Maybe it's time we let them know who is really in charge here. There isn't all that much time until the next election. After all we are the ones that when we stand together make the difference in who sits their lazy butts in Washington. How about it Florida, America, it's time to let them know how you feel about all this.

  • Jody H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stacy C. - Destin, Florida

  • Mericar M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ken M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cathy H. - Panama City, Florida

    If you take away student loans, alot of people will not only lose their jobs but the ones that are trying to better them selves may not be able to without the student loan programs.

  • Tanya L. - Panama City , Florida

    dont take our right to choose what we want, dont take peoples jobs they have to support their families some how and losing their jobs wont help the economy

  • Leila L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stephanie S. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Viola C. - Panama City Beach , Florida

    As a former Sallie Mae employee, the company is not only an asset to this community, but to adult continuing education. Federal loans are based on income. So in turn if you are fortunate enough to have a well paying job, you may be declined those federal loans based on that. Please support this petition, not only to save our jobs, but to allow adult continuing education.

  • Randy L. - Marianna, Florida

  • Chris C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nolen M. - Panama City, Florida

    do not take this job away from bay county .if you vote for this in house or senate or pres signs then may be your way to not be elected to office next term

  • Brittany N. - Panama City, Florida

    KEEP THESE JOBS!!!!

  • Sabrina L. - Kenner, Louisiana

  • Freida C. - Youngstown, Florida

    Please, please fight to protect our student loan industry jobs

  • L B. - Callaway, Florida

  • Shirley R. - West Palm Beach, Florida

    i am urged to participate in this petition because i feel it is very important that we protect & support our children & the jobs of those who are involved in those programs-my son just started community college in paducah kentucky & i want to feel confident knowing financial aid will still be available to him & others

  • Laura P. - Tallahassee, Florida

    WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO NOT HAVE THESE JOBS!!

  • Teiah C. - Lynn Haven , Florida

    save the jobs of florida !!!!

  • Breann W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Richard W. - Panama City, Florida

    The Government can't run itself very well. What makes it think it can run a good efective business. it (oboma)

  • Robin M. - Fountain, Florida

  • Lisa C. - Southport, Florida

  • Nancy S. - Tallahassee, Florida

    Please save their jobs!

  • Charles W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Mike P. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Kim L. - Marianna, Florida

  • Chris M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Corrine S. - Callaway, Florida

  • Olivia K. - Panama City, Florida

    Please help our community by not taking away one of our biggest local employers.

  • Ana T. - Panama City, Florida

    IM SIGNING THIS PETITION NOT JUST ONLY FOR FLORIDIANS, BUT SPECIALLY FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO WORKS FOR SALLIE MAE AND IS BORROWER, AS WELL. PLEASE SAVE THEIR JOBS.

  • Leticia M. - Tampa, Florida

  • Marcia E. - Panama City, Florida

    Please read Salliemae's proposal for the new lending procedures. It would enhance Obama's plans for easier student loans and less reproach on tax payers. SallieMae is a great company and wants to work for the best interest of the students without hurting tax payers.

  • Matthew D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Due to a recent health problem, (weak heart) I have had to quit my job and go back to school at age 41. I need my student loan to help take care of my family and put food on the table. I have applied with Sallie Mae. Don't take away my freedom to choose the lender that I want to deal with.

  • Stacey B. - Panama City Florida, Florida

  • Elizabeth D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    SAVE THEIR JOBS!! We like to have a choice of lenders. This country is founded on freedoms, and one big one is the freedom to choose. The government should not be getting involved any more than they already are. Our Federal Government is getting too big right now. It seems to be getting way out of control now that they are trying to take over the market in everything but what they need to. The whole housing plan is not working like it should be and now they want to take over all students loans too. Leave the private lenders to tend to loans and leave we the people a choice!

  • Buck B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jennifer B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sherry W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Sallie Mae's proposal to the President's plan will allow students and parent borrowers freedom of choice to decide who they want to obtain education funding through and also keep it competitive. Sallie Mae has a wealth of tools available to assist students with their lending needs. Bay County will also suffer great economic impact if the Lynn Haven facility is closed.

  • Connie B. - Panama City, Florida

    Please really think long and hard before you pass the Bill for Direct lending. Floridians need their jobs. I need my job to be able to house and feed my family.

  • Michael A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Edimarie R. - Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

  • Minerva G. - Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

  • Robert R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teresa R. - Panama City, Florida

    With my Husband retired, and receiving only Social Security, we need my paycheck to survive; it is a life-line to us. There are over 600 employees counting myself, here in Florida alone, who need their jobs. Most all of them have children, grandchildren, elderly parents, and spouses who depend on the income we make at Sallie Mae. Please help us.....Panama City needs all the jobs we can keep! Our Military base is in trouble if the F-22's are not sent here, and now Sallie Mae. Panama City can not afford to loose any more jobs. Please help us keep our jobs.....

  • Pam L. - Panma City Beach, Florida

  • Casey B. - Tallahassee, Florida

    keep jobs in florida!!

  • William T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kimberly N. - Panama City, Florida

    My mother has been an employee of Sallie Mae for over 15 years, I could not imagine her without this job. Her working there not only helped provide for our family but ensured the me and my two brothers were able to persue our dreams and go to college by also providing us with the student loans we needed.

  • William L. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Debra L. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Gail C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Robert H. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Sharon W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    It seems the goverment is not trying to promote jobs for florida but take more away. We need to keep the student loan industry to keep florida jobs alive...

  • Tammy C. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Brian H. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Gwen S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sean P. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    We must stop this out of control congress and current administration before they ruin this great country of ours.

  • Carl W. - Memphis, Tennessee

    I don't think the Federal Government is being fair to either the students who apply for loans or the employees of Sallie Mae.

  • Joyce B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Brandon M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kenneth H. - Panama City, Florida

  • William B. - Panama City, Florida

    The loss of Sallie-May jobs will not onle affect the hundreds of employees, the impact on the remainder of businesses will be immeasureable. Thyere is a better way to approach the Student loan issue.

  • Wanna R. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Charles W. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Justin M. - Ft Pierce, Florida

    why they keep turning more and more over to the government eludes me. isn't it stated in our founding documents that when the government becomes larger than the "people" that we're no longer a republic but tyranny?

  • Mitchell G. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Theresa H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Kelsey B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jamie M. - Panama City Beach , Florida

  • Suzette S. - Tampa, Florida

    The student loan industry has already suffered enough, hundreds have already lots their jobs...let's not add to the number.

  • William F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    They need there jobs

  • Michael J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stacie J. - Panama City, Florida

  • Teena E. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Save these JOBS!! Our local economy cannot afford an additional 700 lost jobs-we are a tourist town, which means we are seasonal for jobs. Why give these jobs to someone else-when you already have these employees that are qualified to do the job!?! Why put these families through this hardship?

  • Allen E. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Christina D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please try and save the jobs in Florida. There are to many people working there to let go.

  • Debbie K. - Ponce De Leon, Florida

  • Mike R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Joseph B. - Gainesville, Florida

    On behalf of my brother-in-law and sister-in-law who work for Sallie Mae in Panama City, FL.

  • Kristine B. - Gainesville, Florida

    On behalf of my brother and sister-in-law who work for Sallie Mae in Panama City, FL

  • Amy U. - Chuluota, Florida

  • Will G. - Niceville, Florida

  • June M. - Panama City, Florida

  • John D. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Amy M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Richard P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jessica G. - Panama City, Florida

    Please help to save jobs in this area. There are not many to choose from and we all need the support. The economy is not where it needs to be yet, but we are getting there!!! Please help to save jobs to boost the economy and not make it worse.

  • Fran B. - Shreveport, Louisiana

  • Dinorah O. - Panama City, Florida

  • John D. - Shreveport, Louisiana

  • Herman D. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae has provided a valuable service to our students and been a valuable member of our community for many years. Bay County and these employees need these jobs. This is a good example of a service that should remain in the private sector.

  • Cindy S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Mary B. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Barbara O. - Bonifay, Florida

  • Angela B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Danny H. - Southport, Florida

  • Kathy H. - Southport, Florida

    Please assist with this campaign to save Florida jobs. Everyone should have a choice concering acquiring student loans to finance their education. If we limit the lender choices, we limit the opportunities. Also, if we limit the lenders choices, we also eliminate many more jobs. How does this assist our economic recovery?

  • Richard B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Zuhay E. - Panama City, Florida

    I used to work for Sallie Mae and I have friends who work there now. I think it is a shame that a place that provides an income for so many families may lose the ability to do so. These are real people with real lives and real children and real responsibilities and it is sad that in this economy you are trying to "make it better" by taking away the livelihood of so many Floridians. How does this make anything better for the families you are going to make destitute. Most people live paycheck to paycheck nowadays. Those who don't, I applaud you. Those who do live that way understand that the abrupt loss of the main or only income into your home is debilitating. I know, I've been there. Your whole world is altered. Your bills go unpaid, your families needs, unmet. Good upstanding, law biding, tax paying citizens find themselves COMPLETELY unable to pay their bills. This is where the viciousness of this proposal becomes evident. A former employee who had good credit suddenly finds themselves unable to pay their previously manageable bills. Debt grows because, as someone looking for a job in Bay County, unless you already have a job, finding one is near impossible. People who once made all their payments on time, child support included, now find themselves categorized as "deadbeats" because they don't have a job so they can't pay their child support. Then, comes loss of your utilities because you can't pay those bills either. Your power is cut, your water turned off. Soon, you'll be evicted. The economic impact is deep and once you are caught in it's wake, it is almost impossible to dig up out of it. Think about what you are doing to an already suffering population. Let these people keep their jobs. I know if it was my job, I would fight to the last to keep it. Especially when it means the difference between being able to buy my child's back to school uniform and supplies myself with my paycheck, or having to get her things from the Panama City Mission. Think about it. Why create a problem in the lives of people who don't have those problems now. Why put more people on unemployment and welfare and further drain the economy. What we need is more jobs not less. Put yourself in the position of these people. Picture your life if your job was just suddenly gone and you found yourself unable to find a comparable on or even a minimum wage one. If you don't want it to happen to you, why would you do it to other Americans?

  • Debra M. - Southport, Florida

    Please do something now to stop this madness. America is not now nor should it ever be a socialist country. Please fight to keep a free exchange of jobs in the private sector not controlled by the government.

  • Jimmy M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Tamara M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Loretta R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Edward F. - Panama City, Florida

    It seems as if everything that the government has taken over has failed. No thanks.

  • Willim P. - Panama City, Florida

    Please save the jobs of Floridians!!! The last thing that we need at this current time is for the goverment to take control of something that the private sector can do much more efficiently! We, the people, already own several businesses, car manufacturers, etc. Why reinvent the wheel...we have people doing a great job...let them do and save our jobs!!!

  • Sandra G. - Panama City, Florida

    Enough political games. Do the right thing for this country!

  • Stacey K. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Chuck M. - Panama City , Florida

  • Tia C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Shandra P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ramon Z. - Orlando, Florida

  • Jeff B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sandra B. - Panama City, Florida

    I enjoy working at Sallie Mae, it has been a great experience for me, and pray that my job last longer for each and every one of the employees.

  • Tolan C. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Traci M. - Southport, Florida

  • Bill H. - Panama City, Florida

    The Student Loan industry is not the problem, and allowing the Federal Government to re-structure it not be better for students, but will only cause us to lose jobs! Please reconsider and do what is right ... not what is quick and easy!

  • Joe M. - Marianna, Florida

  • Beth M. - Marianna, Florida

  • Claire D. - Southbury, Connecticut

    The elimination fo the FFELp program is nothing MORE than bigger government more control, and less opportunity for private employers. The Obama administration alone with Ms. Pelosi, Mr Ried and others need to drink more coffee and less lemonaade. You will bring us all into the 2nd Great Depression. WAKE UP!

  • Claire D. - Southbury, Connecticut

    The elimination fo the FFELp program is nothing MORE than bigger government more control, and less opportunity for private employers. The Obama administration alone with Ms. Pelosi, Mr Ried and others need to drink more coffee and less lemonaade. You will bring us all into the 2nd Great Depression. WAKE UP!

  • Milo K. - Youngstown, Florida

  • Douglas Y. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Tracy N. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Ronnie N. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Rene B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Trey C. - Atlanta, Georgia

  • Dj M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ruth M. - Panama City, Florida

    Keep the jobs!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Diana M. - Brooksville, Florida

  • Angela C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Susan A. - Youngstown, Florida

    Please save these jobs and allow students the right to choose!

  • Morgan D. - Panama City, Florida

  • Nicole J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Americans have to work somehow or another.

  • Dan S. - Southport, Florida

  • Joseph M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jeffrey B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Leroy R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Barbara J. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please let's all pass it forward and help each other out. I honestly dont know what I would have done without my job. My husband recently suffered a stroke and if not for the health insurance from my job, I honestly do not believe he would be here right now. We can be strong enough to pass the word on and spread this throughout the whole country for all our neighbors, friends, and loved ones. Let's get back to the strongest country, the good ole USA!!!

  • Mike D. - Panama City , Florida

  • Geraldine D. - Panama City , Florida

  • Michael S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Linda B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Pamela E. - Panama City, Florida

    The government needs to understand the current student loan programs do not need restructuring. If anything they need more support. This may be a "need" by the governament but at what expense to the local and state economy.

  • Marissa M. - Redington Beach, Florida

  • Kiet L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Charlie H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Janeen L. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Deborah C. - Panama City Bch, Florida

    As a 15 year previous employee of Sallie Mae, please save the student loan industry in Panama City, Florida. The job market in this area cannot support an additional 700 employees seeking jobs. Students need financial help in order to obtain their education. Sallie Mae offers that financial support.

  • Valerie G. - Youngstown, Florida

    I love how all I hear is that the government is trying to help the working class. Please tell me how increasing taxes and moving jobs, when there are few left, is helping us out. I hope all the politicians remember they won't always be in office and get VIP treatment and one day them and their families will have to live with the decisions that are being made, with jobs,taxes, and healthcare.

  • Jeremy H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Hyok M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Chuck M. - Panama City, Florida

  • James N. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Connie R. - Water Sound Beach, Florida

  • Vanessa R. - Panama City, Florida

    SAVE FLORIDA JOBS!

  • Donis R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Shannon R. - Kissimmee, Florida

  • Chris J. - Panama City Beach, Florida

    Save their jobs. The private sector can run this more efficiently than the government.

  • Janie G. - Panama City, Florida

    I have worked for Sallie Mae for 11 years and I KNOW I have touched lives and made a difference. I hope to be able to continue doing so.

  • Mary G. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Deck H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dianna H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Barbara H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Laura O. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Adam R. - Fountain, Florida

  • Tricia F. - Panama City , Florida

  • Robert W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jessica B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Carolyn D. - Southport, Florida

  • Heidi M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Juan M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    This is an opportunity for the school community to help shape a final legislative solution that prioritizes the needs of students, parents, taxpayers and schools. It is critical that Sallie Mae's voice is heard as the budget process is discussed in Congress.

  • Randy O. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Bill C. - Clermont, Florida

    we need less government and less intervention from DC

  • Shana W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bill G. - Panama City, Florida

    Save the Families

  • Daniel M. - Panama City, Florida

  • Ila M. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Reese W. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cindy K. - Panama City , Florida

    The unemployment rate is already sky high without Sallie Mae it would be far worse.

  • Margaret B. - Panama City, Florida

    I used to work for Sallie Mae and got laid off with the cut back. The rest of the employees there need their jobs. Like I did. I am grandmother raising grandchildren. You need to leave student loans with a third party. You govern the interest rates. Sallie Mae needs the business and we in Panama City need the jobs.

  • Beverly T. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae provides jobs for many families trying to make ends meet in a tight economy, living in a city where opportunities are scarce. Please don't put the fate of so many Florida families in the hands of the government.

  • Dena A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jeff A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Myrtis B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Janice B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Lindsay G. - Panama City, Florida

    Please work with Sallie Mae to find away to keep the competition going in the private sector for student loans.

  • Ellamae B. - Southport, Florida

  • Tasneem L. - Pananma, Florida

  • Linda K. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Mari H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Tony T. - Youngstown, , Florida

  • Pam C. - Bainbridge, Georgia

    As a individual that has student loans I do not want the government taking over my loans. Please stop this. I have already received letters stating my loans were being transferring my loan to government . Another instance of the government taking my choices away. The government needs to stop spending and let us borrow from companies and banks not the government who has no money,

  • Lloyd B. - Panama City, Florida

    We need to save all the jobs we can!!!!

  • Robert L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Peggy L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Greg T. - Panama City, Florida

    Protect our jobs!!

  • Melissa C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Rebekah T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Amanda B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Sheila P. - Lynn Haven, Florida

    Please try to save our jobs here in Florida. We need to keep people employed and there are certainly a lot of students here locally that need student loans.

  • Elizabeth B. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Mary O. - Panama City, Florida

  • Melissa S. - St. Pete, Florida

  • Anthony P. - Bonifay, Florida

  • James W. - Tallahassee, Florida

  • Anthony(Tony) S. - Panama City, Florida

    Save their jobs! The Economy may be in a bind, but if you take their jobs the people will be more bound than the economy.

  • Derek G. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Michelle B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Pat F. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Kristy S. - Panama City, Florida

  • John M. - Panama City, Florida

    Its hard enough to find jobs in Bay county lets not make it harder.

  • Nell B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Cherish R. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Martin M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Jamie C. - Chipley, Florida

  • Charles "Kip" A. - Mexico Beach, Florida

  • Barbara M. - Panama City, Florida

    Keep these jobs in Bay County.

  • Wendy A. - Mexico Beach , Florida

  • George M. - Panama City, Florida

    Sallie Mae is vital to our community.

  • William A. - Panama City, Florida

  • Lisa T. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Brenda B. - Panama City, Florida

  • Henry R. - Fountain, Florida

  • Kati P. - Panama City , Florida

  • Mary L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Bob P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Marshall L. - Panama City, Florida

  • Daniel S. - Panama City, Florida

  • Eddie P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Audrey T. - Panama City, Florida

  • Dustin P. - Panama City, Florida

  • Patti C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jesse O. - Lynn Haven , Florida

  • Jennifer M. - Panama City Beach , Florida

  • Jeremy W. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Brandon H. - Panama City, Florida

  • Anthony S. - Panama City , Florida

  • Amy R. - Panama City, Florida

  • Katie F. - Panama City, Florida

  • Jacqueline M. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Dorothy N. - Dellwood, Florida

  • Melanie N. - Lynn Haven, Florida

  • Angela H. - Panama City Beach, Florida

  • Danyelle C. - Panama City, Florida

  • Stacy S. - Youngstown, Florida