Franken says his special interest is the middle class
Posted in From the Trail, News Clips on April 14th, 2008Al’s spending this week in conversation with Minnesota’s middle class  because Norm Coleman hasn’t been a voice for them in Washington. Monday he sat down at the homes of Minnesotans in Golden Valley and Coon Rapids.
Al says: “It’s getting harder and harder for middle-class families in this state to get ahead. Wages are flat or declining, and everything from food and gas to health care and college tuition is getting more expensive. Minnesotans need a Senator who’s got their back – but Norm Coleman isn’t even on their side.”
While the “On Your Side” tour has just begun, its message is already being heard.
The Pioneer Press had this to say:
Unlike Coleman, Franken said he would have voted against the measure that created Medicare Part D, which provided seniors prescription drug coverage, and the 2005 bankruptcy reform bill. Both, Franken said, were written by industry lobbyists.
The Democrat, who is vying for his party’s June endorsement, also said that he was “not thrilled” with this year’s economic stimulus package, which offered taxpayers’ refunds and is not sure how he would have voted on it were he in the Senate.
He said he would support rolling back tax cuts for high-income earners, creating more child care tax credits, establishing senior care tax credits and offer breaks for those who create short-term jobs and “21st century jobs.” He would also support creating a temporary moratorium on home
foreclosures.“I want to reverse course and stand up for middle class Americans,” he said.
Read the rest of the article here.
Tomorrow Al heads to Rochester for another community conversation, followed by a tour of homes renovated in Rochester by the Rochester Area Foundation/First Homes.
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