Incumbent Reps Mariani and Pappas did not show up for the Capitol City Business
Council Debate last night Oct 12 at the Lao Family Center, 320 University Ave.
I recommend this space for any event - Suggested donation $100. One drawback -
no large kitchen. But plenty of space and a nice stage. Formerly a Union Hall.
We had a great debate with Rick Karschnia SD65 R, Paul Holmgren 65A R, Rena
Moran 65A D, Jamie Delton 65B R, and Amy Smith SD65 I.
Jamie Delton
Candidate, House Rep, West Side/downtown/Fort Road,
and a portion of Summit University
www.JamieforStateRep.com
Showing posts with label jamie delton 2010 state house representatives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jamie delton 2010 state house representatives. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Mariani's HF3093 - licensure reform
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessionweekly/art.asp?ls_year=86&issueid_=59&storyid=1892&year_=2010
I support loosening licensure requirements and encourage mid-career changes into education. But I don't support Mariani's HF3093, despite the union opposition, because the licensure reform is too weak.
Additionally:
"Advocates also like a provision allowing school boards to renew expiring levy referenda at the same rate and term by written resolution, without going to voters."
This cannot happen. We deserve a vote on each and every tax increase.
"Rep. Paul Marquart (DFL-Dilworth) successfully offered an amendment May 4 in the House Taxes Committee that would allow a “reverse” referendum. Within 60 days of a school board deciding to extend a levy, 30 percent of voters could sign a petition to revoke the board’s decision and put it before voters."
This is bogus. 5-8% of the voting population, which is what the state-level and municipal-level petition requirements for city charter amendments and initiatives are, is very difficult without a funded year-long effort. 30%, even if it is within one school district, is an unreasonable percent and practically insurmountable in 2 months. For ISD 625 in 2009, which is roughly the city of St. Paul, 30% of the total vote would have been 10,212. This is an example of why we can't trust Democrats on election policy.
We can't trust the democrats on education policy. There are several questionable past policy decisions Mariani has been involved in, including the requirement new charter schools have a "sponsor" school.
This is too restrictive.
But the important education issues today are the education unions' requests for sustainability funds which are basically bailouts, and the evidence provided by the MMB that no healthcare fund was built up over the many years by MN unions. This deserves the same national attention as New Jersey Governor Christie's discovery of that state's unions' outrageous fiscal neglect, and the opposition to his healthcare fund building effort on behalf of state employees. It is ironic a Republican governor is the one standing up for employees' rights and the responsible management of their dues. The unions apparently would continue to use dues proceeds to advocate for their own continued influence on policy and not on building a fund for their members.
Whoever is doing Session Weekly now is doing a really nice job.
I support loosening licensure requirements and encourage mid-career changes into education. But I don't support Mariani's HF3093, despite the union opposition, because the licensure reform is too weak.
Additionally:
"Advocates also like a provision allowing school boards to renew expiring levy referenda at the same rate and term by written resolution, without going to voters."
This cannot happen. We deserve a vote on each and every tax increase.
"Rep. Paul Marquart (DFL-Dilworth) successfully offered an amendment May 4 in the House Taxes Committee that would allow a “reverse” referendum. Within 60 days of a school board deciding to extend a levy, 30 percent of voters could sign a petition to revoke the board’s decision and put it before voters."
This is bogus. 5-8% of the voting population, which is what the state-level and municipal-level petition requirements for city charter amendments and initiatives are, is very difficult without a funded year-long effort. 30%, even if it is within one school district, is an unreasonable percent and practically insurmountable in 2 months. For ISD 625 in 2009, which is roughly the city of St. Paul, 30% of the total vote would have been 10,212. This is an example of why we can't trust Democrats on election policy.
We can't trust the democrats on education policy. There are several questionable past policy decisions Mariani has been involved in, including the requirement new charter schools have a "sponsor" school.
This is too restrictive.
But the important education issues today are the education unions' requests for sustainability funds which are basically bailouts, and the evidence provided by the MMB that no healthcare fund was built up over the many years by MN unions. This deserves the same national attention as New Jersey Governor Christie's discovery of that state's unions' outrageous fiscal neglect, and the opposition to his healthcare fund building effort on behalf of state employees. It is ironic a Republican governor is the one standing up for employees' rights and the responsible management of their dues. The unions apparently would continue to use dues proceeds to advocate for their own continued influence on policy and not on building a fund for their members.
Whoever is doing Session Weekly now is doing a really nice job.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Obamacare must be Repealed
Obamacare funding is a sham; Obamacare will destroy Medicare and private insurers, raise premiums, and hinder reform.
Medicare, employer-based insurance, healthcare reform, and deficit reduction are put at risk by this administration.
http://deltondigest.blogspot.com/2010/03/obamacare-funding-is-sham-will-destroy.html
http://www.weeklystandard.com/print/articles/repeal
65B incumbent Carlos Mariani states he will implement any federal healthcare legislation at the state level:
http://www.progressivestates.org/node/24644
Let's vote him out!
Please vote for me, Jamie Delton, for 65B State Rep this November.
Medicare, employer-based insurance, healthcare reform, and deficit reduction are put at risk by this administration.
http://deltondigest.blogspot.com/2010/03/obamacare-funding-is-sham-will-destroy.html
http://www.weeklystandard.com/print/articles/repeal
65B incumbent Carlos Mariani states he will implement any federal healthcare legislation at the state level:
http://www.progressivestates.org/node/24644
Let's vote him out!
Please vote for me, Jamie Delton, for 65B State Rep this November.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Carlos Mariani ignores emails; Fails to defend Obamacare damage
Carlos Mariani ignores my emails and fails to defend Obamacare damage
The following healthcare update demonstrates why Mariani was wrong to support Obamacare before March 21, when it's final form was passed, to continue to support it as we learn of it's damaging effects on retirees and others, and to "assure you that we will continue to move forward in our 2010 and 2011 sessions to implement whatever federal reforms are finally enacted" in an online petition letter at http://www.progressivestates.org/node/24644.
Op Eds by those Republican legislators in the middle of the fight:
http://spitfiremurphy.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/required-reading-mike-pence-and-paul-ryan-op-eds/
Obamacare costs:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703312504575141642402986422.html
Verizon letter:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YTk1OWNjNGNmYWJiOTIzY2E4YjYyYmJjOTJhMGQwZDg=
Verizon, Medtronic, John Deere, Caterpillar and other companies are rescinding retiree drug benefits because HR3590 removes the 28 percent subsidy.
"Because Verizon offers retiree prescription drug coverage today, the government provides a 28 percent subsidy to help offset the financial burden of offering that coverage. The subsidy was intended to help employers continue to offer prescription drug coverage for retirees so that these retirees would not have to use the Government Medicare Part D program. However, changes affecting the Part D subsidy will make it less valuable to employers, like Verizon, and as a result, may have significant implications for both retirees and employers."
bill text:
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3590/text
Join me in defending retirees and their modest Prescription Drug benefits.
Vote for Jamie Delton in 2010 and help unseat unresponsive incumbent Carlos Mariani in seat 65B in the Minnesota State House.
The following healthcare update demonstrates why Mariani was wrong to support Obamacare before March 21, when it's final form was passed, to continue to support it as we learn of it's damaging effects on retirees and others, and to "assure you that we will continue to move forward in our 2010 and 2011 sessions to implement whatever federal reforms are finally enacted" in an online petition letter at http://www.progressivestates.org/node/24644.
Op Eds by those Republican legislators in the middle of the fight:
http://spitfiremurphy.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/required-reading-mike-pence-and-paul-ryan-op-eds/
Obamacare costs:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703312504575141642402986422.html
Verizon letter:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YTk1OWNjNGNmYWJiOTIzY2E4YjYyYmJjOTJhMGQwZDg=
Verizon, Medtronic, John Deere, Caterpillar and other companies are rescinding retiree drug benefits because HR3590 removes the 28 percent subsidy.
"Because Verizon offers retiree prescription drug coverage today, the government provides a 28 percent subsidy to help offset the financial burden of offering that coverage. The subsidy was intended to help employers continue to offer prescription drug coverage for retirees so that these retirees would not have to use the Government Medicare Part D program. However, changes affecting the Part D subsidy will make it less valuable to employers, like Verizon, and as a result, may have significant implications for both retirees and employers."
bill text:
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3590/text
Join me in defending retirees and their modest Prescription Drug benefits.
Vote for Jamie Delton in 2010 and help unseat unresponsive incumbent Carlos Mariani in seat 65B in the Minnesota State House.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Which of Pawlenty's Commissioners is Mariani targeting?
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/comm.asp
Mariani is possibly targeting the Human Services commissioner Cal Ludeman with the 2009 legislation HF1818, which requires a Poverty Impact statement from any commissioner Mariani might ask. HF1818 may be GMAC related.
There was a hearing on it today:
Tuesday March 23 (today) 10:30am
room 300N State Office Building
State Government Finance Division
Agenda included:
HF1818 State Commissioners required to submit Poverty Impact statement on bills when requested by a legislator
Mariani is possibly targeting the Human Services commissioner Cal Ludeman with the 2009 legislation HF1818, which requires a Poverty Impact statement from any commissioner Mariani might ask. HF1818 may be GMAC related.
There was a hearing on it today:
Tuesday March 23 (today) 10:30am
room 300N State Office Building
State Government Finance Division
Agenda included:
HF1818 State Commissioners required to submit Poverty Impact statement on bills when requested by a legislator
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Mariani must answer for his pledge to support this administration's healthcare policy
The audacity of identifying a problem - continued raiding of medicare funds for non-medicare programs by politicians over the course of decades - and implementing a solution - healthcare "reform", or Obamacare - which also raids Medicare of $500 billion is stupendous. To then double count several items in a Madoff-like proposal to deceive us into thinking taxes won't be jacked up and our government become hopelessly insolvent is a credibility killer.
We're now or soon will be in the business of bankrupting an entire economic sector - healthcare insurance which is only the 36th most profitable industry making only $12 billion one year. We will be denying healthcare claims like european states. We will not have sufficient revenue from premiums with or without the individual mandate so we will see increased premiums, lower quality service, and further insolvency of medicare. We should never have taken one step in this direction. I will encourage repeal of hr3590 in the federal house and oppose all MN house efforts to implement parallel policy by lawmakers such as my 65B opponent, Carlos Mariani who signed a pledge to implement policy in MN parallel to any federal healthcare legislation that is passed. Carlos Mariani signed a pledge to implement policy in MN parallel to federal hr3590.
This will bankrupt MN's 3 big non profit insurers eventually through premium rates being set by government.
Carlos Mariani: answer Minnesotan people for your support of this administration.
My campaign for your seat is dedicated to making you answer to Minnesota for your support of what happened today and your support of each and every action of this administration.
We're now or soon will be in the business of bankrupting an entire economic sector - healthcare insurance which is only the 36th most profitable industry making only $12 billion one year. We will be denying healthcare claims like european states. We will not have sufficient revenue from premiums with or without the individual mandate so we will see increased premiums, lower quality service, and further insolvency of medicare. We should never have taken one step in this direction. I will encourage repeal of hr3590 in the federal house and oppose all MN house efforts to implement parallel policy by lawmakers such as my 65B opponent, Carlos Mariani who signed a pledge to implement policy in MN parallel to any federal healthcare legislation that is passed. Carlos Mariani signed a pledge to implement policy in MN parallel to federal hr3590.
This will bankrupt MN's 3 big non profit insurers eventually through premium rates being set by government.
Carlos Mariani: answer Minnesotan people for your support of this administration.
My campaign for your seat is dedicated to making you answer to Minnesota for your support of what happened today and your support of each and every action of this administration.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Mariani signs internet pledge stating he will implement any federal healthcare legislation at the state level
From my Facebook campaign: http://tinyurl.com/yzlhrvg
Mariani states he will implement any federal healthcare legislation at the state level!
http://www.progressivestates.org/node/24644
Were we asked?????
We and hundreds of other state legislators have been front line pioneers in our states in introducing and enacting health care reforms. In state capitol after state capitol across the country, we have produced the models and laid the groundwork on which federal reform is based. We can assure you that we will continue to move forward in our 2010 and 2011 sessions to implement whatever federal reforms are finally enacted.
From Jamie for State Rep here is some background.
Here is the Republican supported ALEC Feb 24 2010 letter (PDF):
http://www.alec.org/am/pdf/hhs/Press_Release+Obama_Letter.pdf
To date, 36 states have introduced the ALEC model to protect patients’ rights to pay
directly for medical care, and to prohibit the government from forcing individuals to
purchase government-approved health insurance. The measure has already passed withbipartisan support in houses of the Idaho, Virginia, and Tennessee legislatures, and will appear as a ballot question before Arizona voters in November. In other states, the initiative is quickly moving through various legislative committees.
In response progressivestates.org sent this undated letter (Posted: March 2, 2010 - 2:39pm by Julie Bero) to Obama, with Carlos Mariani as a signtory:
http://www.progressivestates.org/node/24644
Carlos Mariani sees reconciliation process as unrestricted by Byrd Amendment, current law
While the compromises between the House and Senate bills being proposed by yourself and others fall short in some reform areas, there is no question that approving the Senate bill in combination with modifications through the reconciliation process would make a world of difference for families in our country.
Carlos Mariani accuses Blue Cross of abuse and profiteering
We contrast the dedication to substantive health care solutions by the more than 1,000 members of our group of legislators with the relative handful of legislative members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) who choose not to propose substantive solutions for the American people, but just continue to defend the status quo and seek to obstruct health reforms that the large majority of Americans enthusiastically support.
We all know that when it comes to health insurance coverage and the health care delivery system the status quo is not acceptable. The position of ALEC reflects its corporate sponsors; notably a Blue Cross Blue Shield representative actually sits on the three-person industry executive committee drafting ALEC’s model legislation. Their approach would simply continue the widespread pattern of insurance company abuses and excessive profiteering. That road is clearly not the answer.
Mariani states he will implement any federal healthcare legislation at the state level!
http://www.progressivestates.org/node/24644
Were we asked?????
We and hundreds of other state legislators have been front line pioneers in our states in introducing and enacting health care reforms. In state capitol after state capitol across the country, we have produced the models and laid the groundwork on which federal reform is based. We can assure you that we will continue to move forward in our 2010 and 2011 sessions to implement whatever federal reforms are finally enacted.
From Jamie for State Rep here is some background.
Here is the Republican supported ALEC Feb 24 2010 letter (PDF):
http://www.alec.org/am/pdf/hhs/Press_Release+Obama_Letter.pdf
To date, 36 states have introduced the ALEC model to protect patients’ rights to pay
directly for medical care, and to prohibit the government from forcing individuals to
purchase government-approved health insurance. The measure has already passed withbipartisan support in houses of the Idaho, Virginia, and Tennessee legislatures, and will appear as a ballot question before Arizona voters in November. In other states, the initiative is quickly moving through various legislative committees.
In response progressivestates.org sent this undated letter (Posted: March 2, 2010 - 2:39pm by Julie Bero) to Obama, with Carlos Mariani as a signtory:
http://www.progressivestates.org/node/24644
Carlos Mariani sees reconciliation process as unrestricted by Byrd Amendment, current law
While the compromises between the House and Senate bills being proposed by yourself and others fall short in some reform areas, there is no question that approving the Senate bill in combination with modifications through the reconciliation process would make a world of difference for families in our country.
Carlos Mariani accuses Blue Cross of abuse and profiteering
We contrast the dedication to substantive health care solutions by the more than 1,000 members of our group of legislators with the relative handful of legislative members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) who choose not to propose substantive solutions for the American people, but just continue to defend the status quo and seek to obstruct health reforms that the large majority of Americans enthusiastically support.
We all know that when it comes to health insurance coverage and the health care delivery system the status quo is not acceptable. The position of ALEC reflects its corporate sponsors; notably a Blue Cross Blue Shield representative actually sits on the three-person industry executive committee drafting ALEC’s model legislation. Their approach would simply continue the widespread pattern of insurance company abuses and excessive profiteering. That road is clearly not the answer.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Grassroots Photo ID
A big part of my campaign is the grassroots effort to bring Photo ID requirements to St. Paul municipal election polling locations. Many states have this requirement.
A decision is expected soon in Indiana's supreme court on a Democrat challenge to established Photo ID law in Indiana.
Tom Emmer leads the statewide effort.
http://www.StPaulPHOTOID.com
A decision is expected soon in Indiana's supreme court on a Democrat challenge to established Photo ID law in Indiana.
Tom Emmer leads the statewide effort.
http://www.StPaulPHOTOID.com
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Jamie Delton GOP-endorsed; to square off with Mariani for 65B seat
2010 campaign for 65B State House www.JamieforStateRep.com in St. Paul Minnesota against 20 year incumbent non-profit director Carlos Mariani.
Delton is GOP-endorsed!
http://www.facebook.com/jamiedelton
Become a fan of Jamie for State House (linked to www.Twitter.com/jamiedelton)
January 2010 Republican Party of MN Volunteer of the Month
www.DeltonDigest.com
We can draft policy that doesn't bankrupt future generations.
Glenn Beck:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/4881432
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/25/AR2010022503943.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
Delton is GOP-endorsed!
http://www.facebook.com/jamiedelton
Become a fan of Jamie for State House (linked to www.Twitter.com/jamiedelton)
January 2010 Republican Party of MN Volunteer of the Month
www.DeltonDigest.com
We can draft policy that doesn't bankrupt future generations.
Glenn Beck:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/4881432
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/25/AR2010022503943.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
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