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2009 Op-eds

  • National Energy Tax Would Cripple Budgets of Minnesotans

    While prices at the pump are comparatively reasonable so far this year, Minnesotans and all Americans should be bracing themselves for an even more crippling cost increase – this time in the form of national energy tax that threatens the budgets of families and small businesses.

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  • A United Front

    On a recent fact-finding trip to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, and Israel, Congressman Kline had the opportunity to work with colleagues – both Democrat and Republican – from the House and Senate – to advance a united front for critical U.S. foreign policy objectives.

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  • Congress Must Do Better to Put America Back on Path to Prosperity

    As Congress discusses the federal budget, numerous constituents have shared with their stories with Congressman Kline. They are growing increasingly concerned as they continue to downsize their family budgets while Washington engages in a spending spree unprecedented in our nation's history.

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  • The Secret Ballot Must Be Protected

    Congressmen John Kline and Tom Price co-author an op-ed on why the secret ballot must be preserved at the workplace.

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  • Minnesota National Guard Once Again Accepts the Call of History

    This week, more than 1,000 members of the Minnesota National Guard are departing for pre-deployment training in Fort Lewis, Wash., as the Guard's 34th Infantry Division prepares to take command of 16,000 coalition forces in eight of Iraq's 18 provinces.

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  • Preserving the Secret Ballot

    At issue is the erroneously named "Employee Free Choice Act" (EFCA), legislation that would eliminate employees' right to a secret ballot election – which first was instituted in the United States to protect recently freed slaves during Reconstruction.

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  • Let's Work Together to Get America's Economy Moving

    As his first act of the 111th Congress, Congressman Kline will ask House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader John Boehner to put an end to the wasteful earmarking process. Minnesotans demand increased transparency and deserve the assurance that federal spending decisions are based on merit.

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