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(Amy) Klobuchar takes on Bush administration
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| Contributor | Eric |
| Last Edited | Eric Aug 10, 2005 06:07pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:05:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | As a candidate for the U.S. Senate, Amy Klobuchar is in kind of a unique position. A Democrat, she's not trying to unseat a Republican incumbent. Instead, she's hoping to succeed a fellow Democrat, Sen. Mark Dayton, who's decided to call it quits when his current term expires at the end of 2006.
So, as she travels the state spreading her message in the hope of becoming her party's candidate for Dayton's seat, Klobuchar, 45, finds herself defining her stances on the issues compared to President George W. Bush and his administration, as well as the main Republican challenger for Dayton's seat, Mark Kennedy.
It's a vantage point that gives Klobuchar much to talk about, which was evident when she stopped by the Times office the other day, accompanied by State Rep. Bernie Lieder (DFL-Crookston). While in Crookston, Lieder took Klobuchar to American Crystal Sugar, Dee, Inc., New Flyer, UMC, Mount St. Benedict and Widman's Candy.
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It was the hotly debated Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) that first gave Klobuchar an opportunity to introduce herself to the Red River Valley months ago, when she spoke out against the trade agreement, saying it was unfair to the region's sugar industry. Even though CAFTA has been signed into law, Klobuchar isn't backing down.
"CAFTA is the perfect example of why we need more voices of fairness speaking up for Minnesota farmers," she said. "When the 2007 farm bill is crafted we need to make sure Minnesota farmers and our sugar growers have an even playing field. Tons of cheap sugar coming into the country is not how you go about making things fair."
Klobuchar is quick to add that she's in favor of free trade. But if America is going to enter into free trade agreements, the accords need labor and trade standards that protect America's interests, she explained. |
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