Joined by Rep. Walz in Mankato, Franken Offers Plan to Bolster Middle-Class Economy
Posted in Press Releases on September 2nd, 2008
DFL-Endorsed Candidate Proposes Common-Sense Solutions To Cut Middle-Class Taxes, Help Balance Work And Family, Improve Retirement Security
Promises To Work With Walz In Washington On Behalf Of Southern Minnesota Families
SAINT PAUL [09/02/08] – DFL-endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken today visited Mankato to join Rep. Tim Walz at a roundtable designed to highlight the economic squeeze facing middle-class families in Southern Minnesota and offer his plan to restore middle-class prosperity.
Al Franken:
“Southern Minnesota couldn’t ask for a stronger champion for working men and women – or a greater guy as their Congressman. Together, we’ll work to cut taxes on the middle class and rebuild an economy broken by George Bush and Norm Coleman so that Southern Minnesota’s middle-class families can once again believe in the great American promise: that by working hard, these families can achieve not just security, but success.”
Tim Walz:
“I know that as the next U.S. Senator from Minnesota, Al Franken will put middle-class families first and work to forge bipartisan, common-sense solutions that work for all Minnesotans.
This summer, I introduced the Walz Middle-Class Tax Fairness Act to cut the taxpayer-paid giveaways to Big Oil and put money into the hands of middle-class families. I look forward to working with Al in Washington, as we push common-sense legislation that will help hard working Minnesotans make ends meet.”
Franken offered the following proposals:
- Kitchen Table Tax Relief: a set of tax credits designed to ease the burden on families caring for children or elderly loved ones
- 21st Century Family Leave: a new family leave policy to address 21st-century family structures
- The 401(U): a revolutionary new type of retirement account to help every Minnesotan develop long-term financial security
More details on these proposals is available at www.alfranken.com/easethesqueeze.
