Ashwin Madia is emphatic that we must change our economic policy in this country. The era of “borrow and spend”, ushered in by the Bush Administration must end. The Congress must return to the basic financial concept of “pay as you go”, meaning that every spending proposal must be matched to specific revenue sources or spending cuts. This method was instrumental in creating a federal budget surplus in the late 1990s.

It is clear that Erik Paulsen will NOT follow in the footsteps of Congressman Ramstad. Here’s why…

The people of the Third Congressional District have supported Congressman Ramstad because of his moderate positions on social issues. Do you really expect them to veer to the far-right now?

Erik Paulsen’s track record:

Accepted $107,000 from Corporate PACs, after previously proposing to ban PAC contributions.
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Supports “Drill Here, Drill Now” as part of his energy policy.

Erik Paulsen has consistently sided with Big Oil to oppose tough measures to fight Global Warming and promote energy independence.

Paulsen voted:
NO to Minnesota's participation in a regional greenhouse gas reduction program. [1]
NO to requiring that 20 percent of Minnesota's energy be produced from renewable sources by 2020. [2]
NO to requiring that renewable energy make up a minimum share of the electricity sold by utilities. [3]