Tag: Sen. Hoffman

Sen. Hoffman on the Potential Deportation of Longtime Hmong and Lao Residents

SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA — Sen. John Hoffman (DFL-Champlin) released the statement below in response to the recent announcement the Trump administration is in talks with the government of Laos to allow for the deportation of Lao and Hmong residents back to Southeast Asia. Minnesota has the largest urban concentration of Hmong people in the country. About 88,000 people of Hmong ancestry and about 14,000 Laotian Americans live here.

The individuals facing deportation under this policy are legal permanent residents of the United States. They are Americans who sought refuge here with their families as a result of American geopolitics in Southeast Asia; they are members of our refugee groups from Laos – the Lao and Hmong, just to name two of the largest.

Hoffman Statement: Continue reading “Sen. John Hoffman: Our Lao and Hmong Neighbors”

A Greeting and Update from Senator Hoffman

Senate DFL urges caution when investing one-time money

Minnesota Management and Budget presented their February forecast this week, which estimates a $1.513 billion budgetary balance, all of which is one-time spending. This balance is $181 million more than the November 2019 forecast. Minnesota’s economic outlook is stable, but a slowdown remains in the forecast. The small budgetary improvement continues into the next biennium and the structural balance is improved, but budget challenges remain.

Most of this supplemental budgetary balance is not available for ongoing spending. While a positive budgetary balance is always good news, the small increase does not change the fact that future budget challenges remain, and we will not let poor budgeting decisions jeopardize Minnesota’s economic future. Continue reading “Sen. John Hoffman Update: March 1, 2020”

A greeting from Senator Hoffman, and welcome to the Session!

Session Priorities

Bonding

      This year is a bonding year, and focusing on infrastructure for our community is a top priority. Bonding bills create well-paying jobs throughout the state and boost both the local and state economies. Some of the bonding projects I will be fighting for include: two projects for the North Hennepin Community College campus, improvements to Champlin’s Mississippi Point Park to make it more ADA accessible, the Rum River Dam project to serve as a barrier to invasive carp and protect the river’s watershed, $47 million in Trunk Highway bonds to construct additional lanes on U.S. Hwy. 10, $27 million in bonding to add a third lane to both directions on Hwy. 10, from Hanson Blvd. to Round Lake Blvd and finally the pedestrian overpass in Coon Rapids. Continue reading “Sen. Hoffman (SD36) Update: February 14, 2020”

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

As we welcome the new year and new legislative session, I want to wish you and yours prosperity. I also want to thank you for granted me the privilege to serve our district and state. Our State Legislature is the only one in the nation not controlled by a single party. We must continue to work on keeping focuses and  positive on what is best for Minnesota. It is the support of the nurse, teacher, small business owner, senior, mechanic, carpenter, farmer, childcare provider, bus driver, mom, dad, new citizen and more, working everyday to make our communities run on time, whom I am eternally grateful for.

You sent a clear message about what you wanted in 2019: Continue reading “Sen. John Hoffman Update: December 29, 2019”