What do you want from Congress?

In 1973, when Gallup first asked Americans the question, 42 percent of Americans said they had "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in Congress.

Today, that number is at an all-time low, just 7 percent, according to the latest poll.

Americans’ faith in the legislative branch might be dwindling, but ahead of next week's midterm elections, America Tonight wants to send Congress a message – your message.

If you could ask Congress to take on one thing – one policy, one issue, one bill, one idea, one principle – what would it be? And why?

Here's how to share your message:

• Starting with the phrase "#DearCongress, I want…," write your message on a piece of paper or poster board, and take a photo of yourself holding it. It can be a paragraph. It can be a word. It can be a Dadaist poem. It just has to be legible

• Email it to DearCongress2014@gmail.com or tweet it to @AmericaTonight with the hashtag #DearCongress. We'll share your images and responses in our coverage ahead of the midterm elections.

To kick off the project, we asked some of the people we profiled in recent America Tonight stories to contribute. Here's what they shared.

When we first met Som Subedi in Portland over the summer, his goal was simple: make sure no Bhutanese refugee commits suicide on his watch. Subedi, now a naturalized U.S. citizen and one of more than 70,000 Bhutanese refugees to come to the United States since 2008, helps refugees adjust to American life. The suicide epidemic facing Bhutanese refugees who come to the U.S. is real. As we reported, Bhutanese refugees commit suicide in the U.S. at almost double the rate of the general population. In Portland, Subedi has helped create a community of more than 2,000 refugees new to the area, teaching them how to adapt to American culture as they establish themselves as self-sufficient and connected.

His message to Congress? Invest in the lives of refugees and immigrants.

In July, Adam May spent some time with Damon Jacobs, a therapist in New York. Jacobs, who is gay, spent the first two decades of his sexual life in constant fear of contracting HIV. But since he started taking Truvada more than two years ago, Jacobs said it completely changed his sex life. As we reported in the summer, Truvada is a pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, drug, a new class of substances that blocks the ability of HIV to reproduce. Truvada has been so effective that, if taken every day as directed, the drug can reduce the risk of HIV infection by 99 percent. Yet, PrEP has faced opposition from some AIDS activists, saying that if people can't remain adherent to taking the drug, their risk of an HIV infection can actually increase.

Jacobs, who remains in good health and a strong believer in Truvada, has a simple message for Congress: End the HIV epidemic through universal access to testing, treatment and PrEP.

Earlier this month, Michael Okwu saw firsthand what life inside a Mazda minivan is like for Paula Corb and her two daughters. Corb, along with her daughters Alice and Emily, are among more than 200,000 “unsheltered” homeless people in America, sleeping in places not intended for people to sleep, such as bus stations, parks or cars. For the Corbs, making a pit stop for gas is equivalent of paying rent. The Corbs’ life, however, has gained some semblance of stability thanks to the “Safe Parking” initiative in Santa Barbara, California, which allows homeless people to stay in their cars overnight.

With tens of thousands of Americans living in their vehicles, Paula and Alice hope Congress will push for more safer, legal places for all homeless people to sleep, as well as the funding necessary to make it happen.

“Don’t forget about us!” they said.

What do you want from Congress? Send your submissions to DearCongress2014@gmail.com or tweet using the #DearCongress hashtag.

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