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State Representative Joe Mullery
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4262
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PUBLIC SAFETY BILL SHOWS GOP’S TRUE PRIORITIES
(ST. PAUL) – The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a Conference Committee Report today that would partially fund the state’s public safety programs and the state judiciary. These include the Department of Corrections, state courts and the Department of Public Safety. State Representative Joe Mullery (58A – Minneapolis), DFL Lead on the Public Safety committee, released the following statement:
“Public safety is the most important function of government. It should be a bipartisan issue. The cuts in this bill leave our neighborhoods and communities less safe. Rather than fully fund the safety of all Minnesotans, Republicans chose to help the richest two percent of Minnesotans avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
“The cuts to drug and gang strike task forces mean not enough cops will be battling violent criminals. The GOP also cuts funding for state prisons, reducing rehabilitation services for prisoners and making them more dangerous when they are released into our neighborhoods.
“The bill cuts the Department of Public Safety which helps convict criminals. It makes drastic cuts in aids to raped women, severely beaten children, spouses and other victims of violent crime. The bill raids funds dedicated to public safety and transfers that money to non-safety portions of the state budget.
“This bill does not prioritize public safety. The cuts contained in the bill endanger our neighbors and communities across the state."
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