Politics & Government
Erik Paulsen Readies IRS Scandal Questions for House Ways and Means Hearing
The congressman, who represents Minnesota's Third District, asked constituents what he should ask when victims testify before the committee Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) put out the call on Facebook and via Twitter for help preparing for a Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday morning:
I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: Tomorrow the Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing with organizations targeted by the IRS for their personal beliefs. You can watch LIVE at http://ow.ly/lFlnE. What questions do you want me to ask during tomorrow's hearing?
Organizing for America
Obama campaign volunteers with Organizing for America (OFA) tried to make an impact at a Paulsen event in May, Minnesota Public Radio reported:
On a chilly May evening, a handful of President Barack Obama's campaign volunteers ... would spend the next few hours calling Obama supporters in the 3rd Congressional District, and asking them to show up at a gun violence prevention rally at Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen's office later in the week.
Read the full article at minnesota.publicradio.org.
Jack and Teddy
Paulsen posted on social media about a Minnetrista family he met with in Washington, D.C. seeking a change in Russia's adoption ban:
Great family - Important mission: I had the chance to welcome 8-year old Jack and his adoptive parents John & Renee to the U.S. Capitol recently. Such a brave family working to end the U.S.-Russia adoption stand-off. Watch this weekend's KARE 11 News coverage of this important issue
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen represents Minnesota's Third Congressional District, which includes all or parts of Maple Grove, Edina, Eden Prairie, Plymouth, and Minnetonka and other Lake Minnetonka cities, among others. This is a weekly roundup of news from the Third Congressional District.
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