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  • Stillwater Gazette: Time to End Trouble for Bridge Over St. Croix Waters
    Feb 16, 2012  - Eighty years ago, the Lift Bridge over the St. Croix River opened connecting Stillwater, Minn., and Houlton, Wis. Eighty years later, that Lift Bridge is a safety risk, poorly serving the people of both cities and it must be replaced. The Lift Bridge has a safety rating of an astounding 32.8 on a sc... More
  • Roll Call: New Minn.-Wis. Bridge Sees Bipartisan Support
    Feb 13, 2012  - In the coming weeks, the House will consider S. 1134, the St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act. This legislation, which passed the Senate by voice vote and does not spend one cent of new federal money, is absolutely necessary to address a major transportation need and safety concern af... More
  • The Hill: Mandate forcing people to opt out, disregard the law
    Feb 8, 2012  - The more we learn about ObamaCare, the more threatening we find it. We really did have to pass the law to “find out what is in it.” We are now learning that at least an estimated 23 million Americans will remain uninsured in this “universal” coverage law. We also are witnessing healthcare costs risi... More
  • Forest Lake Press- Thanksgiving Reminds Us to Never Give Up
    Nov 23, 2011  - Three hundred and ninety years ago, the Wampanoag Indians came together with their new neighbors, the Pilgrims, for a simple celebratory feast. After all, these friends had much to celebrate that November. During the horrible first winter in the “New World” (as America was then called), half of the ... More
  • U.S. News and World Report- This Thanksgiving, Think of Adopting a Foster Child
    Nov 19, 2011  - A few days from now, thousands across America will unofficially start the holiday season by celebrating Thanksgiving. On this national day of gratitude, many will offer thanks for the love of family. It is, after all, the love and support of a family that offers us a foundation on which the majority... More
  • Stillwater Gazette: Our Veterans: Ambassadors, Guardians, Heroes
    Nov 11, 2011  - Wally Grotz, one of my constituents from the great Sixth District of Minnesota, will never forget Nov. 26, 1944. On that fateful day during World War II, Wally, a flight engineer in the same squadron as movie star Jimmy Stewart, was shot down over Germany. Upon realizing that their B-24J bomber was... More
  • The Hill: Obamacare Stands in the Way of Jobs
    Oct 18, 2011  - For healthcare reform to work, it must give consumers control over their costs and over their coverage. Unfortunately, Obamacare does just the opposite. It takes away patient choice and drives up the cost of healthcare. A new report from Kaiser says a typical employer-based health insurance premium ... More
  • St. Cloud Times: Your turn: Celebrate country's history, freedom
    Jul 2, 2011  - On June 11, 1776, Congress assigned five Founding Fathers the monumental task of helping to draft the document that would sever America’s ties with England. For some time, the idea of freedom from England had been growing in its appeal to the American colonists, but now it was time to put into words... More
  • Pioneer Press: Resist, don't rush, a health-insurance exchange
    Apr 29, 2011  - There's always reason to be concerned when bureaucrats call for the government to act quickly and create a massive new program. In Wednesday's Pioneer Press, Gov. Mark Dayton's commerce commissioner claimed "it is urgent" for lawmakers "to act now" to build a state health insurance exchange. In real... More
  • Star Tribune: Obama and Oil
    Apr 26, 2011  - Americans are feeling the pain of spiking gas prices, and the unrest spreading through the Middle East seems to point to even higher costs at the pump. Last month President Obama made a hopeful declaration: "We want to help you with the technology and support to develop these oil reserves safely, an... More