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Friday, January 25, 2013

Congressman Paulsen Talks Gun Control, John Kerry and 'Fiscal Sanity'

Thursday's "Congress on Your Corner" event gave constituents a chance to speak with the Third District congressman about a wide range of issues.

Congressman Erik Paulsen hosted a “Congress on Your Corner” event at the Cub Foods in Chanhassan yesterday, where he spoke with about a dozen constituents from throughout the Third District about a broad range of federal issues. Kevin Crystal from Chanhassan came to speak with Paulsen about proposed gun control legislation, and to voice his opposition to any restriction of Second Amendments rights. “I told him I’m against gun control and encouraged him to vote against it, because it’s not effective,” Crystal said. Proposed gun control being advocated by President Barack Obama was a common thread among the conversations Paulsen had Thursday, and the third-term Republican congressman said he was unconvinced that further restricting gun laws …

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Congressman Paulsen on Promises to Troops and Jump-starting Jobs

Congressman Paulsen represents the Lake Minnetonka area and is up for re-election this November.

by U.S. Congressman Erik Paulsen Keeping Our Promises to Minnesota National Guard Troops  The promises we make to the young men and women who have volunteered to put on our nation’s uniform should always be kept. Many of Minnesota’s servicemen and women have been deployed two or three times overseas and away from their families. Between these deployments they have always been granted “earned leave” to spend time with their loved ones.  Last fall however, the Pentagon significantly reduced the amount of earned leave time for these troops and in the process even took away the time that was already promised to 2,000 members of our Minnesota National Guard, including the Red Bulls.  These men and women were promised and have earned these …

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