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After meeting President Bush for the first time and getting a glimpse of her tiny transition office on Capitol Hill, Democratic Sen.-elect Amy Klobuchar is back in Minnesota, trying to whittle away the 27 items on her 11-year-old daughter's to-do list. Read the article |
Sen.-elect Amy Klobuchar got her wish on Tuesday, landing a seat on the Agriculture Committee. She had requested the position, saying it will be important for Minnesota as Congress prepares to write a new farm bill in 2007. Democratic Sen. Mark Dayton, Klobuchar's predecessor, served on the panel, along with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the incoming chairman of the committee, said there will be two other Democratic newcomers on the panel next year in addition to Klobuchar, Sens.-elect Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania.
As the new Democratic majority began organizing for the 110th Congress, Klobuchar received three other committee assignments: Commerce, the Environment and Public Works, and the Joint Economic Committee.
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The policies in Washington and the ongoing scandals make me very concerned about our country. I think Minnesotans are ready for a change.
I'm running for U.S. Senate because I believe now more than ever we need real change and real leadership in Washington. And it begins with restoring honor and integrity to the chambers of Congress. Even as middle-class Minnesotans struggle with significant increases in basic living costs related to health care, home ownership, education and energy, the Republican leadership in Washington continues to embrace the wrong priorities by catering to big oil companies and pharmaceutical companies. That is plain wrong. I want to make the interests of Minnesota's working families a top priority again. Like you, I love this state. I have spent my life helping people, standing up for what's right and championing new ideas that produced results. Now, I am ready to take my fight to Washington.
As your U.S. Senator, I will do my job without fear or favor just as I've done as a prosecutor. I will put the interest of the many in front of the few. I will bring Minnesota values of hard work, fair play and responsibility to Washington and fight for a clear-cut agenda focused on health care reform, energy independence, tax fairness and economic and international security. Together, we will make a difference.
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