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Expanding on Holly Cairns piece on the Senate’s rejection of Republican efforts to changing proposed NLRB procedures, it is appropriate to note the efforts in the House. John Kline (R-MN-02) as Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee was presented with a companion resolution that matched the Senate’s — HJ Res 103. Chairman Kline was Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : Businessman Questions Kline’s Claims – Ambush Elections Wreck Havoc Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) is campaigning hard in the 2012 New Media Challenge by taking to Twitter to encourage people to Like him. (Background : The New Media Challenge uses taxpayer-paid House.gov website and other taxpayer-paid services to “push the House GOP to be more innovative in its online communications. A spirited competition goes a long Follow this link to read more of: MN-03 : Paulsen Tweets Complaints, Then Pushes Bill That Compounds the Complaints Brett Neely at MPR has an interesting story about a tax cut that John Kline (R-MN-02) is pushing … Republicans prefer to use are “growth” and “opportunity” — particularly for small business. Which is why House Republicans, including 2nd District Rep. John Kline, have unveiled a one-year tax cut for companies that employ fewer than Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : What Will Kline’s Tax Cut for the Super Bowl Champs Cost ? QUERY : As CEO with 18 employees and operating costs of $1,273,567.46, a management consultant, who you endorse for his past accomplishments and vision for the future, observes that your have excessive personnel and your spending has caused you to increase your borrowing, how do you address employment compensation ? Specifically: do you grant salary Follow this link to read more of: MN-03 : Prelude to Wage Freeze, Paulsen Staff Salaries Soar Have you ever wonder what is Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) Number One priority ? That’s simple … “Getting Minnesotans back to work continues to be my number one priority,” said Rep. Paulsen. “Ultimately, Washington needs to be focused on long term solutions to reform the tax code and the way Washington spends taxpayer’s money.” Have you Follow this link to read more of: MN-03 : Erik Paulsen Number Two Priority ? Mass Mailings ? The Republican-managed Do-Nothing House took a break during debating HR 2117 – PROTECTING ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN HIGHER EDUCATION ACT, to allow Representative Steve LaTourette (R-OH-14) to interrupt : 3:42:30 P.M. (By unanimous consent, Mr. LaTourette was allowed to speak out of order.) Mr. LaTOURETTE. I thank my colleagues for their attention. Madam Chair, sadly, in Follow this link to read more of: After A Moment of Silence For Chardon Shooting, House Praises Cabot Guns The MN-GOP issued a press release noting the rise of oil prices and the potential of the Keystone XL pipeline project. Some portions : – In recent weeks, Iran has cut oil exports to British and French companies and threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, – The Keystone XL Pipeline would create 20,000 construction Follow this link to read more of: MN-GOP Press Release Puts Paulsen Vote in Question According to CBS, Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) is endorsing Mitt Romney. No big surprise as Mitt Romney’s friends at Free and Strong America, PAC gave $2500 to Erik Paulsen’s re-election campaign on October 15, 2010 … surely, with that endorsement, there will be another check coming for the 2012 campaign. It is generally accepted that the Follow this link to read more of: MN-03 : PACman Paulsen Endorses Romney … Let the money KEEP flowing MPR requested input from listeners and hosted an online DFL Candidate’s Forum for candidates that will challenge Erik Paulsen this November. The clear winner is the Third District as both Brian Barnes and Sharon Sund made a strong impression … voters will have a distinct choice to make in November, but the DFL will have Follow this link to read more of: Debate Analysis: In Barnes -v- Sund, the Winner is MN-03 Erik Paulsen proudly issued a Press Release when he introduced legislation to address a critical concern of the Republican-controlled House … the “strip club loophole“. This loophole currently allows individuals to access welfare benefits at ATMs in strip clubs, liquor stores, and casinos. This provision insists that all States take steps to end this abusive Follow this link to read more of: MN-03: Paulsen’s Strip Club Bill part of “Congress Dupes the American People” series “The most powerful force on earth is the spontaneous cooperation of a free people.” — Woodrow Wilson 2011 saw an unprecedented engagement of people confronting their established government. The Arab Spring saw the demise of governments in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya … while Yemen and Syria are facing tipping points … and protests in Greece, Follow this link to read more of: Question for Erik Paulsen : Who Got a Tax Cut and More Aid ? The television screens are in constant replay of Speaker John Boehner calling for the Democrats to return to Washington and address the payroll tax issue … well, that was commercial television … instead if you tuned into CSPAN this morning, you saw the Opening Gavel of a new legislative day precisely at 10:00:46, a morning Follow this link to read more of: Walz Talks Up STOCK Act – GOP Turns Off House Lights House Republicans argue that H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 must contain a provision that would require the President to issue a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline (unless he determines that the pipeline would not serve the national interest.) The Republican public reasoning that this construction of Follow this link to read more of: Keystone Should Be Tied to STOCK Act Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) does not get enough praise for his public comments about medical research and prevention … For example, on November 29th, Mr. Paulsen spoke urging the Republican-managed Do-Nothing House move forward on H.R. 1897, the Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act : With over 5 million Americans suffering from this degenerative disease of the brain, Alzheimer’s Follow this link to read more of: MN-03: Paulsen Votes Against Program He Promotes The vote was largely along partylines … 14 Republicans defections and 10 Democrats. Roll Call 923 … HR 3630 … the Republican Job Creation bill. The defections did not change anything as the Party Managers had pre-determined that the Republican Majority would declare victory. The Minnesota delegation had Tim Walz (D-MN-01) joining with John Kline Follow this link to read more of: My Favorite Congressman |
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