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Article: SEEKING 'STRAIGHT TALK' FROM GOV. PAWLENTY

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March 12, 2008
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Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn. (4th CD), issued the following news release:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) today said that Minnesotans deserve straight talk from Governor Pawlenty about his misleading position on Congressional earmarks. The Governor has stated his refusal to support Congress's authority to direct federal funding priorities, while at the same time seeking $165,000,000 in Congressional earmarks.

"Either Governor Pawlenty is seeking $165,000,000 in Congressional earmarks from my office, or he's not," said McCollum. "It's no secret that Governor Pawlenty is seeking a national platform as head of the National Governors Association, a co-chair for Senator McCain's ...

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