Tag: 3rd Congressional District

Tim has seen Erik Paulsen become more and more extreme in his voting, and isn’t buying it any more.

Minnesota’s Third District prides itself in common sense thinking and moderation in politics. Tim values this trait, something that Dean applauds in our previous Representatives like Jim Ramstad and Bill Frenzel. But Dean — like Tim — is appalled by our current Congressman’s extreme voting record.

Are you a former Erik Paulsen supporter?  Let the campaign know here.

Sarah voted for Erik Paulsen before, but is appalled by his record on gun violence.

Gun violence is reaching terrifying levels in America, and Congressman Paulsen and other NRA-sponsored politicians are making it nearly impossible to enact common sense gun violence prevention measures that both protect Second Amendment Rights and promote the safety of our children and our communities — and Sarah’s had enough!

Are you a former Erik Paulsen supporter?  Let the campaign know here.

Phillips for Congress Releases Video Series Featuring Former Erik Paulsen Voters

After voting for Erik Paulsen in 2016, SURVEY USA shows 17% are making the switch in 2018

Excelsior, MN – With four weeks to go before Election Day, Dean Phillips’s campaign for Congress today released a video series featuring former Erik Paulsen voters sharing their personal stories as to why they are supporting Dean Phillips this year.

With over 65,000 individual contributors and more than 1,500 volunteers, Phillips’s campaign is powered with the help of Democrats, independents and Republicans coming together to spark conversations and elect Dean Phillips this November.

It’s a movement that’s gaining steam: a recent KSTP SurveyUSA Poll showed that 17% of people who voted for Erik Paulsen in 2016 plan to vote for Dean Phillips in 2018. Continue reading “Phillips for Congress Releases Video Series Featuring Former Erik Paulsen Voters”

Dallas is tired of the lip service from politicians like Congressman Paulsen and wants genuine conversation that leads to action.

Dallas is as Third District as you can get, having lived here his entire life. So he has been able to see the stark difference between Erik Paulsen’s quotes, and Erik Paulsen’s votes. He’s excited to help elect Dean to bring frank, responsive representation back to the Third District.

Are you a former Erik Paulsen supporter?  Let the campaign know here.

99% of companies hoarding tax breaks instead of increasing wages

Republicans left middle-class families behind with a tax scam aimed at making the rich richer.

Credit: Greg Nash

Mountains of evidence continue to expose the the Republican tax scam as terrible deal for working-class families but a boon for rich corporations.

Case in point: Some 99 percent of companies said the tax scam was not prompting them to increase minimum wages for employees, according to Aon, a human resources consulting firm.

Aon’s survey of 1,000 companies was reported by the Wall Street Journal, and is consistent with other surveys of how companies are using the massive giveaway orchestrated by Trump and Republicans in Congress.

New Phillips for Congress Ad Highlights Paulsen’s Partisan Voting Record and Inaccessibility

“Wall” is a metaphor for Paulsen’s record of serving party leaders over constituents

Excelsior, MN – Dean Phillips released a new TV ad today, highlighting Congressman Erik Paulsen’s highly partisan voting record and refusal to listen to the people he was elected to represent. In the ad, entitled “Wall,” Phillips is seen sitting in front of a larger than life concrete mural of Paulsen, a striking metaphor for the Congressman’s inaccessibility and partisanship.

Erik Paulsen has sought to paint himself as a bipartisan moderate who will break from party leadership when his district demands it, but the facts show otherwise. “Wall” notes the Congressman’s votes against common sense gun reforms, which recently earned an “A” rating from the NRA (up from an A- in 2016), and the fact that he has voted with the Trump Agenda 98% of the time in Congress, despite President Trump receiving just 41% of the vote in this district two years ago.

“As countless voters are now recognizing, Erik Paulsen’s quotes do not match his votes,” said Zach Rodvold, campaign manager for Phillips for Congress. “Congressman Paulsen talks about standing up to President Trump yet he votes with him 98% of the time. He says he’s seeking ‘solutions’ to our gun violence epidemic yet he’s consistently voted against common sense gun violence prevention measures, earning him the NRA’s highest grade. And while he claims to be an independent voice, Erik Paulsen is the fifth largest recipient of special interest money out of 435 members of Congress. At a minimum, Minnesotans deserve honesty, and they’re not getting that from Erik Paulsen.”

Phillips is committed to being an independent voice for Minnesota, and refuses all campaign contributions from special interests, PACs, federal lobbyists, and members of Congress. Instead, he is running a people-powered race with more than 120 public events and over 65,000 individual contributors to date.

Big Pharma has hand in election

Erik Paulsen has repeatedly maintained, “I do what’s right for my constituents regardless of who donates to me.”

And, receive donations, he does: Paulsen ranks sixth of 435 U.S. representatives for the amount of money he receives from PACs: over $2 million. Is it really possible that Paulsen is unaffected by this money?

As a nurse practitioner who prescribes drugs, Minnesota law prohibits me from taking more than $50 annually from any pharmaceutical or other such company. Why? Because research consistently shows that I would likely be influenced by any gift provided me. A 2017 study found that professionals who received gifts from pharmaceutical companies not only prescribe more drugs, but more costly ones, compared to those who did not receive gifts. A big difference in my case: Any company who might gift me with a meal, an education credit, a book a pen or other, is not able to track if I am actually prescribing the drug they are promoting. Continue reading “Big Pharma has hand in election”