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State Representative Ryan Winkler
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-7026
For more information contact: Michael Howard 651-296-8873
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Voter ID Breaks Promise to Minnesotans to Put Jobs and the Budget First
State Rep. Winkler (DFL – Golden Valley) released the following statement in response to the GOP’s proposed voter ID constitutional amendment that occurred despite no resolution to the state’s budget deficit.
“During session GOP leadership said they would focus on the budget then did the exact opposite and the result was failure. It appears history is already repeating itself.
The GOP continues to fixate on divisive constitutional amendments while offering no serious compromise to get a balanced budget for Minnesotans. And just like the anti-marriage amendment, they want to change our state’s constitution just to restrict basic rights of Minnesotans. This helps not one Minnesota family. Worse, it is a counterproductive distraction to resolving our budget deficit when time is of the essence.
Before session began Speaker Zellers said ‘If it doesn't have anything to do with business and jobs, it shouldn't be our first priority.’ This failure makes it clear, once again, that Tea Party politics have steered the GOP away from their promise to Minnesotans that jobs and the economy would come first."
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News Items
- Statement on Budget Forecast - (Posted: 2012-12-05 00:00:00)
- Statement on Final I-35 W Bridge Settlement - (Posted: 2012-11-13 00:00:00)
- Rep. Winkler: Tea Party Activists Can’t Be Trusted to Reform Our Elections - (Posted: 2012-11-01 00:00:00)
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