Category: Dean Phillips

Reps. Phillips and Gonzalez sign Braver Angels letter committing to bipartisan support for a fair and nonviolent election

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) came together in a show of bipartisanship today to sign the Braver Angels “What we will do to hold America together” public letter, promoting bipartisanship in the lead-up and following this year’s Presidential election.

“…In this season of intense and legitimate partisanship, we the undersigned commit ourselves also to a higher partisanship – for the maintenance of our Union; for the importance of our shared civic life; and for those feelings of goodwill that Lincoln called the better angels of our nature,” reads the letter. “We the undersigned will work separately for what each of us believes is right, but we will also work together to protect the land we all love – to lift up American citizenship and the American promise in a time of peril and to find in ourselves the understanding that our differences don’t simply divide us, but can strengthen and complete us.”

The Braver Angels “Holding America Together” campaign calls upon Americans to embrace a higher partisanship and disavow all election related violence. The public letter, which has over 5,000 signatories to date — including elected officials and media figures across the political spectrum — resolves that should a consensus not be reached on who is the legitimately elected president following the election, the signers will work in a bipartisan manner for solutions grounded in the Constitution and guided by democratic and non-violent traditions. The campaign has also recruited thousands of Americans, and hundreds of institutions — including colleges, churches, and civic groups — to commit to holding post-election gatherings designed to help Americans hold their families, friendships, and communities together in the wake of the election, or during an ongoing election crisis.

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Rep. Phillips honors the life of longtime sports legend Sid Hartman

MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA — Today, Rep. Dean Phillips released a speech he is submitting to the official Congressional Record honoring the life of longtime Star Tribune columnist and Minnesota legend Sid Hartman, who passed away on Sunday, Oct. 18, at the age of 100.

The full text of the speech is below:

Madam Speaker, it is with profound sadness and great affection that I rise today to celebrate the extraordinary life of Sid Hartman, a Minnesota sports pioneer and giant in journalism who passed away this week at the age of 100.

A child of Jewish immigrant parents who grew up in North Minneapolis in the 1920’s, Sid sold newspapers on downtown street corners – unwittingly beginning what would become a 75-year career in the news business. His first column in the Star Tribune was published on September 11, 1945 – just days after the end of WWII – and by the time he published his last column for the Minneapolis Star Tribune on October 18, 2020, his total number of bylines reached 21,235.

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Dean Phillips Gives Minnesotans a Reason to Send Him Back to Congress in Final Debate

MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA —  In a one-hour debate on WCOO radio today, Dean Phillips rose above divisive fear tactics and gave Minnesotans a reason to send him back to Washington. For the second time in one week, Dean’s opponent declined to share his vision for our future, misrepresented the truth and doubled down on his support for Donald Trump. 

With unrelenting optimism in the face of dishonest attacks, Dean thoughtfully answered policy questions and shared details about the bipartisan success from his historic first term in Congress. Minnesotans are voting in record numbers, and they deserve the truth: 

  • Dean Phillips is a bipartisan leader and has voted four times more often with Pete Stauber than with Nancy Pelosi. 
    In Congress, Dean has voted 393 times with his fellow Problem Solvers Caucus member Pete Stauber (R-MN) and 79 times with Speaker Pelosi. As a proud member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, Dean is inspiring a new era of collaboration in Washington. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce honored Dean with their 2020 Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship, he is the 27th most bipartisan out of 437 House members, and one out of every three bills Dean cosponsored was introduced by a Republican. 
  • Dean wants to see a new generation of leaders in Congress.
    No Democrat stepped forward to run against Nancy Pelosi for Speaker in the 116th Congress, but Dean remains committed to supporting a new generation of leaders in the House. As a crucial first step, Dean secured a “Break the Gridlock” rules change to ensure that no Speaker of the House can unilaterally block bills that have earned broad bipartisan support.  
  • Dean Phillips leads with optimism and gets results for Minnesota.
    President Trump signed Dean’s bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act into law, saving millions of small businesses and American jobs. Now, Dean is leading the Problem Solvers Caucus in introducing a bipartisan “March to Common Ground” framework to break the impasse on COVID-19 relief negotiations.
  • Dean Phillips works for the people and is a leading voice for transparency, accountability, and integrity.
    Dean is on a mission to end the corrupting influence of special interest money in our politics and on Capitol Hill. He refuses all campaign contributions from PACs, special interests, federal lobbyists, and other members of Congress, proudly serves on the House Ethics Committee, and authored the TRUTH Act, which would have required the federal government to disclose where COVID-19 relief money is going.
  • Dean Phillips builds strong coalitions, and Everyone’s Invited!
    The Star Tribune, labor unions, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association have all endorsed Dean. The Minnesota Farm Bureau calls Dean a “Friend of the Farm,” and the Campaign to Fix the Debt named Dean a “2020 Fiscal Hero.” 

In First Debate, Dean Phillips Rises Above Partisan Attacks, Gives Minnesotans a Reason to Send Him Back to Congress

MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA – Dean Phillips’s bipartisan leadership was on display during a Third Congressional District debate on Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) today. As Donald Trump and the Republicans running alongside him double down on fear, misrepresent the truth, and seek to divide America, Phillips extends invitations and optimism – and delivers bipartisan results for all Minnesotans. 

Phillips’s opponent declined to share his vision for our future and used his time to sling outdated, partisan attacks during today’s debate. Minnesotans know the facts:

  • Dean Phillips is a bipartisan leader.
    As a proud member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, Dean is inspiring a new era of collaboration in Congress. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce honored Dean with their 2020 Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship, he is the 27th most bipartisan out of all 437 House members, and one out of every three bills Dean cosponsored was introduced by a Republican.
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