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Denklau Campaign: Second letter writing campaign shows Rep. Steve King's dedication to distractions
10/21/2009



Council Bluffs, IA - October 20, 2009 - Rep. King remains focused on partisan distractions instead of the issues that impact the day-to-day lives of Iowans. First it was the letter writing campaign in favor of South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson. Now Rep. King has squandered nearly two weeks talking about Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of education for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.

In the two weeks Steve King has focused on a letter writing campaign concerning a low ranking official in Washington, D.C., Iowa's official unemployment rate has continued to close in on 7% and the state has announced a 10% budget cut that will result in the layoff of thousands of public employees, likely including the loss of 100 law enforcement officers and thousands of education jobs.

In these two weeks of yet more distractions by Steve King, thousands of Iowans living in the 5th District either have no access to affordable healthcare or are experiencing the high costs of the current inefficient healthcare system that Steve King supports.

In these two weeks of yet more distractions by Steve King, thousands of businesses in the 5th District have experienced difficulty in obtaining financing for new business ventures because of Steve King's consistent failure to support sound market practices.

As he stated in his announcement remarks last week, Congressional candidate Mike Denklau is running to provide leadership focused on the economic needs of Iowans and creating opportunities in the 5th District. Recognizing the need for new and better jobs in the 5th District, Denklau strongly supports revitalizing our farming communities through the passage of legislation to expand wind energy production. Expanding wind energy to 20% of our nation's electricity generation would bring nearly 60,000 construction jobs to Iowa and create over 9,000 long-term operational jobs that pay upwards of $20 per hour.

Denklau believes it's time to move beyond the partisanship that plagues our political system. Western Iowa and America deserve effective leadership focused on the issues that really matter to our communities and our businesses.

CONTACT: Justin Petersen Denklau for Congress (712) 256-0742 justin.petersen@denklauforcongress.com

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Justin Petersen DENKLAU FOR CONGRESS PO Box 981 | Council Bluffs, IA 51502 Office: (712) 256-0742 E-mail: justin.petersen@denklauforcongress.com


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