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Crippled America,
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The Truths We Hold,
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Smart on Crime,
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Guide to Political Revolution,
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Where We Go From Here,
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Promise Me, Dad ,
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Conscience of a Conservative,
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Two Paths,
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Every Other Monday,
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Courage is Contagious,
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Shortest Way Home,
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The Book of Joe ,
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Becoming,
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Our Revolution,
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This Fight Is Our Fight,
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Higher Loyalty,
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The Making of Donald Trump,
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Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
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Hard Choices,
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Becoming ,
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Outsider in the White House,
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2012 Minnesota Senate Debate


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    from 2012 Minnesota Senate Debate (number of quotes indicated):
  • Amy Klobuchar (3)
  • Dan Severson (2)
  • Kurt Bills (15)
    OR click on an issue category below for a subset.

    Minnesota Senate debates:
  • GOP Primary debate covered by Brian Matthews in Bemidji Pioneer, April 20, 2012
  • Primary debate coverage by Princeton Union-Eagle, May 17, 2012
  • Star-Tribune coverage by Rachel Stassen-Berger, May 29, 2012
  • Alexandria Echo Press, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and MinnPost.com coverage of FarmFest: A panel of agricultural journalists quizzed the candidates at a joint appearance, Aug. 8, 2012
  • Duluth News Tribune and Twin Cities Pioneer Press coverage of Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce debate on Sept. 18, 2012

 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Budget & Economy
    Amy Klobuchar: Cut $2.2 trillion over 10 years, in a balanced approach.
Corporations
    Amy Klobuchar: I helped avoid closing 28 profitable MN car dealerships.
Drugs
    Kurt Bills: Eliminate most funding from DEA's "War on Drugs".
Education
    Kurt Bills: Eliminate the Education Department to reduce budget deficit.
Energy & Oil
    Kurt Bills: Replace subsidies for oil companies with free market.
    Kurt Bills: Replace subsidies for oil companies with renewable standards.
Environment
    Kurt Bills: Help small farmers with crop insurance and loan programs.
    Kurt Bills: Help small farmers with crop insurance and loan programs.
Free Trade
    Kurt Bills: Help countries with trade instead of aid.
Government Reform
    Kurt Bills: Cut bureaucracy so they won't dream up new regulations.
    Kurt Bills: Cut more than $23B from regulatory agencies & help farmers.
    Kurt Bills: Cut $23B from farm regulatory agencies in Farm Bill.
    Dan Severson: Sunset clause for all federal departments.
Health Care
    Dan Severson: Replace healthcare entitlement with free-market system.
Jobs
    Kurt Bills: Card-carrying union member, but supports Right-to-Work.
Principles & Values
    Kurt Bills: Teaches High School economics; runs home daycare.
Social Security
    Kurt Bills: Increment retirement age; rely on other streams of income.
Tax Reform
    Amy Klobuchar: Extend Bush tax cuts except for those earning over $250K.
Technology
    Kurt Bills: Don't try to pick technology winners and losers.
War & Peace
    Kurt Bills: No point to staying longer in Afghanistan.


The above quotations are from 2012 Minnesota Senate Debate.

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