Well, apparently they saw that they could not derail Coleen.
In the meantime, Coleen is staying focused on cleaning up Kline lies:
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Joe Elcock
Phone: 952-686-7735
March 30, 2006
Kline: A Case of Amnesia?
As a quote in this morning's Star-Tribune story on Sharon Marko's exit from the DFL endorsement race for Congress, Republican John Kline attempted to position himself as above the campaign fray. Stating that he's "been focusing on making college more affordable for the low- and middle-income students" than thinking about campaign dynamics in the Second District, Kline's claim failed to align with his voting record on education.
"The plain truth is that two months ago, John Kline voted for the single largest cut to education in our nation's history, cutting federal student loan programs by $12.7 billion," said Coleen Rowley, DFL candidate for the 2nd District congressional seat. "I don't know a single low- or middle-income student in this district that believes Kline's student loan cutting helps make college more affordable." The U.S. National debt now stands at $8.3 trillion dollars as the War in Iraq continues to eat up billions of dollars of federal money. Recent polls suggest that voters lay much of this blame on the Republican-led Congress which continues to back the Bush Administration's drastic cuts to domestic programs in order to fund war efforts abroad. Education-funding remains a top priority, and pivotal issue, in the Second District.
"Instead of voting against education funding in Washington, John Kline should get back on the campaign trail and start listening to the voters of his district. I know firsthand that they expect more from their congressional representatives than spending our country into the ground at the expense of real priorities like affordable education," Rowley concluded.
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