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State Representative Paul Thissen
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-5375
For more information contact: Carrie Lucking 651-296-4169
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THROWING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNDER A DE-FUNDED BUS Statement from House Minority Leader Paul Thissen on today’s floor action
Today on the floor you’re going to hear a lot of talk about tough decisions from the other side of the aisle. I’m here to remind you that there is a vast difference between tough talk and actually making difficult decisions.
Throwing local governments under the bus you just de-funded is not a tough choice, it’s passing the buck.
We’ve been making the same mistake for 8 years - refusing to make hard decisions at the state-level about our budget, raising property taxes, cutting thousands of jobs that support middle class families and slashing important services. And today, after trying to justify their actions by pointing to a ‘crisis’ that their own budgeting created, the Republicans are going to make the same mistake yet again.
Minnesota is just beginning to see the light at the end of the economic recovery tunnel. Today’s proposals by the Republican majority threaten to pull the plug on that light - by continuing the squeeze on middle class families."
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State Representative Paul Thissen is the DFL House Minority Leader. He represents Richfield and part of Minneapolis in the Minnesota State House of Representatives.
News Items
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