Considine casts vote against Sunday liquor sales
St. Paul, Minn. – After voting against a bill repealing Minnesota’s ban on Sunday liquor sales, Rep. Jack Considine, DFL-Mankato, released the following statement:
“The ban on Sunday liquor sales is an issue that has been raised consistently during session for years in St. Paul. While I recognize that repealing our state’s ban would provide consumers with one more day a week to purchase liquor, the negative effect it would have on smaller liquor stores is substantial.
This is being pushed by big box stores to eliminate small, locally-owned liquor stores.
Numerous owners have expressed similar concerns to me: being open Sunday would not bring the business needed to justify it. I voted ‘no’ to avoid forcing small businesses – the fabric of our local economy - into this impossible position. If we do not provide this protection, they will disappear like local department stores and pharmacies; that is not good for Mankato and it is not good for our state.”
Rep. Jack Considine can be reached by phone at 651-296-3248 or by email at rep.jack.considine@house.mn.
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