Mark Dayton
Mark Dayton
Mark Brandt Daytonis an American politician and the 40th and current Governor of Minnesota, serving since 2011. He was previously a United States Senator for Minnesota from 2001 to 2007, and the Minnesota State Auditor from 1991 to 1995. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 January 1947
CityMinneapolis, MN
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He responded to questions for three days before the Judiciary Committee but he answered very few of them,
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He was extraordinary, and he'll never be replaced. In the hearts and minds of Minnesotans, he will never be forgotten.
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He was extraordinary, and he'll never be replaced, ... In the hearts and minds of Minnesotans, he will never be forgotten.
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There is no fair or justifiable reason to single out dairy farmers for such drastic programmatic cuts and tax increases.
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Byrne grants and COPS are the two most important sources of federal funds to boost police and sheriff forces throughout our country, ... one of the gravest threats facing the nation today.
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Much as soldiers come back, they've been in combat or the edge of it and suddenly that adjustment back to civilian life is a real challenge.
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Providing working Minnesotans with at least seven days of paid sick leave every year is the right thing to do to. It benefits our families and helps our businesses become more worker friendly and family friendly.
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Once again, the Republicans in the Senate have rejected an increase in the minimum wage. They support tax breaks for multi-millionaires, but they oppose helping the working poor to earn a decent income.
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If the economy is strained, then Social Security, like the rest of the government, will be, too.
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The Bush Administration claims there is a Social Security crisis only to distract Americans from its serious mismanagement of the federal budget.
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Mercury emissions will continue to harm the environment and to endanger the health of children and pregnant women, until this Administration puts public health before politics.
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Idle time is the devil's play,
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The fine print in the President's Social Security proposal is that all present and future workers under age 55 will have their promised retirement benefits cut.
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Many soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from serious, long-term, physical and mental health problems, due to their service. It is unconscionable to cut the already limited health care benefits available to these brave men and women.