Capitol View: July 30, 2009 Archive
Daily Digest
Posted at 6:59 AM on July 30, 2009
by Tim Pugmire
Filed under: Daily Digest
The Minnesota Senate is trimming its own budget.
A state Senate committee will hold public hearings on risk taking by community banks and credit unions.
Common Cause Minnesota says the state should do a better job tracking economic stimulus money.
City leaders meet to discuss financial challenges.
DC
The Minnesota delegation is fighting for Medicare equity in health care reform bill.
Congressman James Oberstar says a transportation spending bill will prevent devastating slowdowns or cuts in each state's federal highway funds.
Congressman John Kline vows to fight a student loan bill.
Congressman Collin Peterson says he's agreed to a set of principles for regulating derivatives.
2010
Minnesota Republicans claim Congressman Collin Peterson is out of touch in a new radio ad.
State Sen. Tarryl Clark, DFL-St. Cloud, officially announced her bid for Congress in the 6th district.
State Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, says repairing the economy is job one for Minnesota's next governor.
Republican Bill Haas wants to grow jobs as governor.
2012
Gov. Tim Pawlenty will raise his national profile today with a speech to the Republican National Committee.
CNN says he'll rip President Obama.
CBS says the speech will cover three major topics.
Pawlenty tells the AP that he's focused on the GOP, not 2012.
Pawlenty rips Obama in speech to GOP insiders
Posted at 4:15 PM on July 30, 2009
by Tim Pugmire
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty says Republicans should be proud of who they are, but they also need to welcome conservative Democrats and independents into the party to win future elections.
Pawlenty delivered a speech to the Republican National Committee today in San Diego. And at times he sounded like a candidate who was running against President Barack Obama. Pawlenty has been mentioned as a potential GOP candidate in 2012. During the speech, Pawlenty said it was time for Republicans to stand up to Obama.
"As Republicans we've already had our fall," Pawlenty said. "We need to get over the political post traumatic stress syndrome of being so apologizing and discouraged about our future. We need to move forward with strength and confidence that our party has the right ideas and the right values moving forward. So let's get about the business of moving forward."
Pawlenty said he thinks Obama is turning the nation's political climate back toward Republicans. He offered specifically harsh criticism of the administration's approach to health care reform, spending and foreign affairs. Pawlenty told the crowd of party insiders that Obama knows exactly what he's doing, but what he's doing is wrong.
"He is in the process of unleashing a flood of federal spending and the greatest expansion of the federal government in the modern history of this country" Pawlenty said. "It is time that we stand up for our principles and it is time that we stand up as a Republican party for the American people and for the taxpayers across this great land."
The Minnesota DFL responded to the speech with a statement from its chairman, Brian Melendez. He said Pawlenty has no room to criticize.
"Gov. Pawlenty has done little in his administration other than side with big business, look out for big insurance, and leave Minnesotans in the dust as he makes his way toward Washington," Melendez wrote.
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