Health care, education and taxes not on Hansen's agenda

The following is a "letter to the editor" in the South West Review March 11, 2007 in response to Ted Trenzeluk's letter to the editor posted February 25, 2007 in the same newspaper.

To the editor:

Rep. Hansen (DFL-South St. Paul) is doing more than just putting money into town parties, making employers learn foreign languages and funding a study of contractors who use sponges to clean up water spills. Mr. Hansen is also asking for $2.5 million to measure the width of and plant perennials in rural drainage ditches (HF 577); enter into a treaty with Canada on the ballast water in oceangoing vessels (HF 145); and end trade and travel restrictions to communist Cuba (HF 828). Not to mention the money grab on unclaimed lottery prizes (HF 669). Health Care, education, taxes, who cares? Not Rep. Hansen, DFL from South St Paul, he's more interested in taking an oceangoing vessel through Canadian waters to Cuba.

Mark Mohr
West St Paul