Kline Claims Criticism of His Congressional Record is Petty Partisan Politics

Saturday, Mike Obermueller was endorsed by the DFL to run for the Second Congressional District seat in Congress. Obermueller made clear that John Kline’s record over his six terms in Congress would be put under the microscope. In response, Kline claimed that this was nothing more than “petty partisan politics.” Let’s start looking at Kline’s record, and you decide whether criticism of that record is more than partisan politics.

Over time Kline has:

·       Refused to vote for immigration reform

·       Voted against equal pay for equal work

·       Refused to raise the minimum wage

·       Refused to extend long term unemployment benefits

·       Voted against the food stamp program

·       Voted against organizing labor unions

·       Voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act

·       Voted against the Lily Ledbetter Act

·       Voted to privatize Social Security

·       Voted in favor of vouchers for Medicare

·       Voted to raise student loan interest rates

·       Voted 50+ times in favor of pre-existing conditions in health insurance policies

·       Voted against the right to marry for all citizens

·       Voted against labor and in favor of international free trade agreements

Do you think criticism of these votes is petty partisan politics?

It is time to change the course of politics. Vote for Mike Obermueller for Congress in November.