Hoffman garners even more respect from voter

Published 1:14pm Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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After reading the articles in the Twin Cities newspapers and their online blogs, I have even more respect for our Senator Gretchen Hoffman than when I voted for her last November.

What I am reading is that she really did mean it when she promised to go to St. Paul and cut the out-of-control spending in our state government.

She has voted in several bills to cut waste and curb fraud in health care programs and government operations, to eliminate state welfare credit cards being used in gambling casinos, Hawaiian resorts and liquor stores.

And her work in committees to expose and cut unnecessary jobs and payroll expenses in some bloated governmental agencies and departments has got the government labor unions so angry with her that there are days when several Capitol police have to escort her and other conservative lawmakers around the halls of the legislature to provide her safety from the threats of the unions.

It’s clear that we have sent a courageous woman to St. Paul to clean up the mess, to help create conditions which will once again make Minnesota an attractive place for businesses to locate or expand, and to create the jobs we have lost because of the heavy burden of liberal government spending.

So, attagirl, Gretchen Hoffman.

Keep up the good work, and we will keep praying for you.

Jerome Mullins

Fergus Falls

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  1. Nancy Stokes April 6, 2011 at 5:38 pm <Link>

    I will second that commendation. I have been communicating with her about the proposed bill S.F. 462/H.F. 702: The Dog and Cat Breeder Regulation Bill for the past few days. She has actually taken the time to research and respond to this very important issue. Minnesota is one of the last few states without laws that have TEETH to actually provide protection for our companion animals. Remember the Kathy Bauck trial fiasco?

    The 2011 Dog and Cat Breeder Regulation Bill (S.F. 462/H.F. 702) will provide:

    • Licensing — Require commercial dog and cat breeders in Minnesota to be licensed.

    • Inspections and Enforcement — Give the Minnesota Board of Animal Health the authority to inspect commercial dog and cat breeding facilities and enforce existing State laws to ensure the health and safety of dogs and cats.

    • Penalties — Impose civil, administrative and criminal penalties for those who violate the law.

    Isn’t it amazing that as of right now, we do not have
    these basic avenues covered to protect these little guys?
    There is more protection on livestock. How can animal abuse be reported when inspection is not allowed? How can penalties be imposed when law enforcement and humane organizations are not allowed on a property to document violations? How do you manage authority over a facility that is not licensed and has no perimeters in or outside the law?

    Help pass this law. http://www.animalfolksmn.org/
    Go Gretchen, Go!

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