To the Editor –
In her July campaign flyer disguised to appear like an official “2014
Legislative Report” to the voters of District 35B, Peggy Scott shares common
Republican half-truths and lies.
Minnesota DFLers are proud of their 2013-2014 accomplishments, so what
is the real record Scott is shading?
Peggy Scott falsely accuses paying for Obamacare will ‘drain’ $207.96
Million from our schools the next three years.
In reality, DFLers balanced the budget and repaid the $2.8 Billion which
Scott and the Republicans “borrowed” from our schools when they were in
charge. DFLers provided funding for
all-day kindergarten and hot school lunches.
They increased funding for early childhood family education and froze
public college tuition for two years. We
can have Obamacare and smart school funding, too.
Peggy Scott finds it easy to criticize Obamacare, even while voting to
prevent it from succeeding. But health
care changes have been very successful in Minnesota. Over 180,000 Minnesotans are now covered by
health plans, as our uninsured rate is down to 4.9%. Over 50,000 seniors are saving hundreds for
prescription drugs. Over 35,000 young
adults can remain on their parents’ insurance. Over one million of us receive preventive
health coverage with no additional co-pays.
Peggy Scott’s Republicans opposed the first increase in the minimum
wage in a generation. Over 300,000 state
workers will receive a higher minimum wage of $9.50 in 2016. Low-paid health workers will benefit
greatly. Low-paid child care workers who
receive government funding seek higher rates and benefits through the
opportunity to unionize. Peggy Scott
opposes giving this particular group the right to even vote on unionization – a
right all workers should have. Under the
DFL leadership, over 100,000 jobs have been added, and unemployment is at a
seven-year low. Forbes Magazine rates
Minnesota the 3rd best state in which to make a living. The DFL ensured equal pay for equal work
would strengthen women’s economic security in the years ahead.
My candidate in 35B is Coon Rapids small-businessman Samuel Beard. Vote to keep the successful DFL stewardship
of Minnesota in place for the next two years.
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