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Emmer Fails to Deliver…Again

Tom Emmer tries to buy more time with vague proposal to cut taxes for corporations and add more than $600 million to budget deficit

St. Paul (September 6, 2010) - This afternoon, after stalling for months, Tom Emmer held a press conference discuss his "jobs agenda." But the GOP candidate for governor provided no details, said he'd release more information later, and then refused to provide a timeline.

"Once again, it's all smoke and mirrors with Tom Emmer and Minnesotans still don't have a tangible plan from this out of touch candidate," said DFL spokesperson Kristin Sosanie. "All Tom Emmer did today was propose more tax cuts for corporations and add another $626 million to the state budget deficit."

"This so-called ‘jobs agenda' had no specifics on how much would be saved by his cuts, no indication of how Emmer would address the looming budget deficit and no explanation of how Tom Emmer would actually create jobs in Minnesota," Sosanie said. "This press conference was just another effort by Tom Emmer to buy himself time because he has no real plan to move Minnesota forward. So, the wait continues."

Emmer held the press conference with Permac Industries, a Burnsville based company who was aided by the Recovery Act funding that Emmer has vehemently opposed.

 

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