Our Representative Carolyn Laine House District 50-A has every right and responsibility to inform “We the People” of her voting record and reasons for such vote. Recently, in a letter to the editor Carolyn Laine explained her “no” vote for 2011 Special Session stating “… it perpetuates greed…continues short term thinking by borrowing and accounting gimmicks… Republican solution is fiscally irresponsible. It borrows $1.4 billion from our schools and our future revenue.
Voting records do matter, and reflect a Representatives position and view of government. In the latest argument of Carolyn Laine on gimmicks of budgeting I take issue.
On 5/17/10 Carolyn Laine voted “Yes” on 2010 Special Session 1, HF-01 which used accounting gimmicks to take $2.7 billion from various state department budgets including $1.9 billion from Department of Education future income to balance projected general fund shortfalls.
On 10/18/10 Carolyn Laine voted “Yes” on 2010 Special Session 2, HF-01 which used accounting gimmicks to take $237 million from Department of Human Services future income to balance projected general fund shortfalls. In addition HF-01 directly violates Minnesota Constitution Article 4 Section 17 single subject, by including emergency funding for flood relief.
It appears Carolyn Laine is ok with funding gimmicks when DFL Representatives are in control of both Minnesota House and Senate as in 2010, yet when a different political party controls the Minnesota House and Senate Carolyn Laine suddenly flips her position on funding gimmicks and vehemently opposes the very practice she voted “yes” on twice last year. Draw your own conclusions on her voting record.
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