Tim Mahoney, Minnesota District 67A

There is No Need to Worry, Right?

Tim Pawlenty has just decided that he can do alone with a few broad strokes of his pen and behind closed doors, what they legislature has been working on since January. The Legislature and the Senate have been holding open door meetings for you so that you can have your input into the budget. And we have appreciated your input.

Unfortunately, we were faced with the reality in Minnesota of what will happen with draconian cuts in essential services and investments. Tim Pawlenty is apparently more interested in moving into Barack Obama’s current quarters at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, or at the least into Blair House, in 2013. So, rather than face our reality, he is doing what he sees is going to lead him more towards Washington. He is following the lead of the New National Party of No, with the big buck fund-raising power of the conservative wing of the Republican Party.

The videos I have been putting up over the last few days are the best way that I know how to illustrate what is happening at the close of the legislature.

Please call the numbers and tell Tim Pawlenty that he needs to be more responsible to Minnesota’s future than he does his own.

Real World Issues

Minnesotans testify that the Governor’s proposed cuts would hurt the health of our hospitals, health care worker and the lives of millions of Minnesotans who depend on quality care.

Slash And Burn

Governor Pawlenty is going to slash and burn the future of Minnesota with his plan to use line item veto to balance the budget. Call the governor and tell them that his hard line on revenue (so that he can raise righ-wing campaign funds for his 2012 presidential campaign,) are taking Minnesota backwards.

ST. PAUL – Rep. Tim Mahoney (DFL – St. Paul), who chairs the Biosciences and Emerging Technologies Committee in the Minnesota House of Representatives, responded to the green jobs proposal Governor Tim Pawlenty unveiled Monday morning. Mahoney called the initiative “encouraging” but said the proposal lacked a necessary focus on rebuilding the foundation of Minnesota’s economy – our workforce.

“I didn’t know JobZ was chameleon – apparently if it isn’t working, it just changes color,” said Rep. Mahoney. “Relying on broken programs won’t work any longer. Instead, we have to broadly explore the best ways to strengthen the long-term economic competitiveness of Minnesota. Education investment, research and design, and job re-training are critical in our efforts to capitalize on emerging green job technologies and secure our economic future in Minnesota. A narrow solution that simply relies on tax cuts isn’t enough to sustain a prosperous state economy for the long-term.”