FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: April 29, 2009
Bachmann, Paulsen Representing Limbaugh-Led ‘Party of No’ Over Minnesota
U.S. Reps. Bachmann, Paulsen Once Again Turn Their Backs on Minnesota’s Middle-Class Families With Vote Against President’s Budget Blueprint for Long-Term Economic Recovery
After 100 Days of the Obama Presidency and With No Help from Reps. Bachmann, Paulsen:
ü Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act now working to Ensure Women Will Receive Equal Pay for Equal Work
ü American Recovery and Reinvestment Act now working to save or create 3.5 million jobs and provide 95 percent of Americans with tax relief
ü Budget Blueprint for Transformative Investments in Health Care, Education and Clean Energy Now Paving the Way for Long-term Economic Growth
Washington D.C. – On the day President Barack Obama marked his 100th day in office, Americans United for Change asked U.S. Representatives Erik Paulsen and Michele Bachmann who they think they are representing with their repeated votes against the President’s efforts to turn on the corner on the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. Paulsen, Bachmann once again turned their backs on Minnesota’s struggling middle-class families with their votes today against President’s budget – a blueprint for long-term economic growth transformational investments in healthcare, education, and clean energy.
Tom McMahon, Acting Executive Director, Americans United for Change: “Erik Paulsen and Michele Bachmann are representing the Rush Limbaugh-led ‘Party of No’ over the people of Minnesota. President Obama has signed into law several major initiatives to help turn the corner on the worst economic crisis in generations since taking office 100 days ago, and Reps. Bachmann and Paulsen turned their backs on middle-class Minnesota families at every opportunity. Bachmann just said NO to healthcare for 4 million children in need, including 31,400 in Minnesota. They just said NO to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which is today working to ensure women will receive equal pay for equal work. They said NO to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which is ahead of schedule and under budget towards creating or saving or create 3.5 million jobs and giving 95 percent of Americans tax relief. And today they just said NO again to the President’s budget that is a blueprint for long-term economic prosperity through transformational investments in health care reform, education and clean energy. These investments are absolutely vital to our economic recovery. Without fixing our broken health care system, reducing our dependence on foreign oil, and investing in tomorrow’s educated workforce – America’s struggling middle-class families will never be able to get ahead. And that’s what the President’s budget is all about.”
“Reps. Bachmann and Paulsen are marching to Rush Limbaugh’s tune of hoping the President “fails” and are clinging desperately to the failed economic policies of the past that got us into this mess to begin with: more tax breaks for big oil and multi-millionaires that never manage to ‘trickle-down’ to anyone else and more woefully shortchanged investments in things that will actually grow the economy, like healthcare, education and clean energy, added McMahon. “We tried it their way and look what happened”
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Comment: Ashwin Madia's campaign missed a huge opportunity by avoiding calling Erik Paulsen out to defend or condemn Michele Bachmann's numerous gaffes. Whoever runs in the 3rd District this time, should run a campaign against Michele Bachmann if they want to win. |
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