Taxpayers League targets Republicans backing bonding bill
The Taxpayers League of Minnesota issued a legislative alert to its members regarding the $1 billion bonding bill moving through the Legislature. The group is asking members to contact the members who voted for the bill:
Governor Pawlenty called the House and Senate bonding bills, "unaffordable, irresponsible and filled with local projects." He has indicated he may veto the entire capital investment bill rather than just line-item vetoes.
With the state facing a $1.2 billion budget shortfall, the right thing to do is balance the budget before ringing up more pork barrel projects on the state credit card.
All 15 of these fiscally irresponsible lawmakers need to hear from you today about their vote for the liberals' bloated bonding bill.
Ask these 15 legislators to please uphold any and all of Gov. Pawlenty's vetoes!
The e-mail is targeting House members Larry Howes, Morrie Lanning, Bud Nornes, Paul Anderson, Greg Davids and Jim Abeler and Senate members Bill Ingebrigtsen, Paul Koering, Joe Gimse, Steven Dille, Dennis Frederickson, David Senjem, Gen Olson, Pat Pariseau and Michael Jungbauer.
The Taxpayers League alert follows last week's MNGOP decision to rip the Senate for passing the bill.
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