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State Representative Joe Mullery
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4262
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CUTS TO PUBLIC SAFETY DEMONSTRATE MISPLACED GOP PRIORITIES
(ST. PAUL) – Minnesota House Republicans today released their Public Safety and Crime budget bill. State Representative Joe Mullery (DFL – Minneapolis), DFL lead on the committee, responded to the public safety programs cut in the bill.
“The Republicans have once again demonstrated their misplaced priorities," said Mullery. “This bill cuts public safety. Funding for chemical dependency treatment, sex offender treatment, educational programming, probation supervision and additional services that prepare offenders to be good members of society and reduce recidivism are a wise investment. Without treatment and adequate supervision, people are more likely to reoffend.”
The bill also reduces funding for battered women services, victims of child sex abuse, at-risk youth, sexual assault survivors, crime victims, and law enforcement efforts to stop gangs and drugs. “Under this bill, a rape victim may no longer receive an advocate to help withstand the traumatic pressures of the legal system. These cuts break our promise of comprehensive public safety to our communities.”
The bill transfers $8.5 million from the Fire Safety Account to the General Fund. “Fire safety training should be supported by every politician,” said Mullery. The bill also transfers funds from the emergency responder radio system. “Our first responders are essential to keeping Minnesotans safe,” explained Mullery. “We should not reduce the funds available to purchase the equipment that first responders use to protect us.”
The short-term offender program mandates that local governments house offenders without any state reimbursement. “This is a huge unfunded mandate on our local counties,” said Mullery. “This is another example of a hidden tax on Minnesota citizens.”
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