The press conference started with Steve O’Neil. He said it was sad that the cuts could not be vetoed by the elected officials. He said that the DFL did it’s part to try to veto the cuts but the republican party stayed in lock step with the Governor. The cuts will last beyond this year they will carry into 2010 and possible to 2012 O’Neil said.
Cuts are going to have a huge burden on the low income and the seniors O’Neil made the statement that the cuts were laid on the least politically powered people. He said that the Governor views these people as the least beneficial for him political future.
The cuts will happen to health, senior programs, and drug rehab and recovery centers. It will lead to less county services he said.
O’Neil said he did not want to be to politically bias today but yet to many chances to bash the Governor and the republican party. He even included going after the Governor for not responding to emails, letters, phone calls. He said the Governor does not want to hear from the people.
He was the first to make the comment about the Governor checking out on Minnesota as he looks to be a Presidential candidate in the next election. All the speakers make this comment after that point.
The next speaker was Roger Reinert he was there to represent the state DFLers. Well many of his comments echoed those of O’Neil’s there were a few more that I thought were interesting.
He said the there was big differences between the Governors plan and that of the DFL. The Governors plan will lead to a much higher job lose then that of the DFL. Well the DFL plan would have lead to abut 1oo job cuts the Governors leads to five times that. There plan also increased the property tax on the rich in Minnesota but only by about 100 dollars he said. With the cuts the Governor is making they will pay much more then that.
He also sad that it was sad the Governor is laying out a bad plan. He said that now all a Governor has to do is send the legislators home and deal with the budget his own way if he does not like what one side is saying. He also said that he hated the Governor made an announcement to not run for re-election during this battle. It allowed for him to basically leave Minnesota behind and look to moving his political career ahead.
There were more speakers but I will cover those in the another post soon.
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Okay I have no idea why this post did not post like it should have but here it is.
scottyeazle has left a new comment on your post "Rally against Governors cuts.":
I think it is important to be non partisan with this blog. In that way you are doing a great job. Keep up the good work.
Scott: Thank you I think it is fine for me to give my thoughts on the issues. When I do an interview or go to a press conference I always go at it from an objective view. I never try to play politics in an interview or at a press conference.
I did give my thoughts on the conference but that is a different post. I also agreed with some what was said. I agree with you 100% on the health care program.
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