MN's Sen. Patricia Torres-Ray (DFL-Mpls) has had enough of the Republicans lies

[annm4peace]

Please check out the Video of Sen Torres Ray

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x571235

What the majority members are telling us right now, that this is about low-income children, about minority children, I am just shocked to hear this," she said. "I want to remind you that we cut all funding for the Indian Child Welfare Act, which is given to the lowest income Indian children in Minnesota. We also canceled all of the funding for youth summer programs in the lowest income communities in Minnesota. We cut compensatory funding for the three largest districts in the state of Minnesota where we have the highest concentration of poverty. We also cut integration which allows predominately low income children to attend school outside Minneapolis and St. Paul districts. We also cut all the funding for caregiver support that provides funding for grandparents of children who are placed in out of home placement.

She continued, “All of this funding, members, was for poor children and you just cut this funding, so do not come to us today that you want to provide public funding for private schools to support low income children, children of color because that is just not true.”

Finally, she said, “What you are doing is taking public dollars to go to private schools because you want to dismantle public education. That’s what you want to do. Just don’t lie about it.”

Torres Ray’s statement drew protests from Republicans who complained to Senate President Michelle Fischbach that Torres Ray was out of line. Fischbach offered a tepid admonishment before moving on with the vote on the amendment, which failed largely along party lines.

The Senate then passed the omnibus tax bill with the private school tax credit attached, also along party lines.

credit: http://www.mnprogressiveproject.com/quickHits.do#487
http://minnesotaindependent.com/79883/school-voucher-debate-riles-minnesota-senate

[FiveGoodMen]

1. Can we clone her?

"Just don’t lie about it"

God, if we had a few more Dems that knew how to utter that sentence.

[spedtr90]

2. Republican senator's reaction was priceless

She really had nothing to bring. All she could do was whine. Lady, we all question your motivation, and we should!
I hope all Democrats in government follow the lead of Sen. Torres Ray and MAKE Republicans defend their pathetic legislation, often and in public. Keep taking the fight to them.