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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 Last week, the Republican-managed House successfully passed HR 9 The Small Business Tax Cut … the cost $45.95Billion … for one year … with a projected 39,000 jobs created … with no offsets – so the National Debt will rise. The Republicans plan to find offsets later. This week, the Republican-managed House is focused on Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : After Passing Unpaid Business Tax Cut, Will Kline Increase Student Interest Rates Pay For It ? On Thursday, Raymond Cravaack (R-MN-08) spoke passionately on the House floor in support of H.R. 9, the Small Business Tax Cuts Act … specifically mentioning the complexity of the tax code and the tax burden on small business. Here are the highlights : American small businesses now spend between 1.7 billion and 1.8 billion hours Follow this link to read more of: MN-08 : Cravaack Purported Commonsense Bill Questioned By GOP Congressman 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 Good thing, the House is in session today or I might not have known that today is …. National Golf Day ! Yep, just last week, people were questioning whether women should be welcomed as members at the Augusta National Golf Club … but that was so last week. This week, the House has already Follow this link to read more of: Do Nothing House Top Issues – Polar Bear Trophies and Golf This is my maiden post on Minnesota Roundtable, so I hope it is a good one; here goes! On Tuesday, November 15th, Chip Cravaack held an approximately one hour telephone Town Hall. This was not the first of these events in which I have been included as one of Cravaack’s constituents. In every one of Follow this link to read more of: Chip Cravaack Lies to His Constituents on the Taxpayer’s Nickel in Telephone Town Halls Have you heard potential Commander-in-Chief Michele Bachmann complain that “After Iraq, we’ll have more troops left in Honduras than we have Iraq” and wonder WHY do we have troops in Honduras … and what are we protecting ? Maybe tee-shirts ? Yep, for $30, you can show your support for Herman Cain by purchasing a Follow this link to read more of: GOP Candidates Take the Shirt Right Off the Back of American Workers August 1, 2007 is a day the Minnesotans will always remember for the 13 people who lost their lives when the 35W Bridge collapsed. Politicians were affected … at a time of tragedy, anyone who saw the television footage of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s panic reaction did not get the calm assurance that they wanted … Follow this link to read more of: Cantor Follows Kline’s Lead on Disaster Rebuilding ADAGE : Liars Figure and Figures Lie. Did you know ? – A study has found that the annual cost of federal regulations in the United States increased to more than $1.75 trillion in 2008. – The regulatory cost per employee for small businesses was $10,585, compared to $7,454 for medium firms and $7,755 for Follow this link to read more of: Remember Flight 3407 When You Hear $1.75 Trillion Regulation Tax John Kline (R-MN-02) as chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, is interested in studying ways to roll back the so-called “employer mandate,’’ which will require businesses with more than 50 employees to provide health care to their employees or pay a penalty. Mr. Kline’s has already taken action … voting to eliminate Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : Kline Needs to Study Small Business Healthcare Figures This week, John Kline (R-MN-02) issued a press release touting the JOB KILLING concerns cited in a report issued by Republican Leadership : “This report makes a clear and convincing argument that the onerous mandates, tax hikes, and massive new spending at the heart of ObamaCare will hurt the economy and destroy jobs,” said Kline, Follow this link to read more of: MN-02 : Kline’s JOB KILLING Rhetoric Fails Truth Test Randy Demmer, a Minnesota Republican State Senator who is campaigning to represent the First District in Congress, met with the owner and some employees of Lindsay Window and Door last week. When given an opportunity to ask a question, an employee, Cleo Atkins of Mankato was the only one to accept the offer, asking Demmer Follow this link to read more of: MN-01 : Which Minnesota County has the Highest Health Insurance Premium ? QUERY : IF Democracy depends for its survival on an informed electorate, who and how should we become informed ? For some business, it seems that idiom “Put your money where your mouth is” is being subtly and overtly on display. The MN Forward “Elect Tom Emmer” tee shirt keeps adding new logos … 3M, Follow this link to read more of: Business Says Watch FOX News or Don’t Vote I miss Jim Ramstad. His profile was that of a statesman … putting what is right ahead of what the party leaders dictate … thinking of Minnesota, not of special interests. Too bad that he retired from Congress … he is missed. If Congressman Ramstad was the MN-GOP’s candidate for Governor, he would have my Follow this link to read more of: MN-03 : Meffert Finds an Ally in George Voinovich |
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