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Published November 03, 2012, 08:00 PM

Letter: Capital needs Bills and 'Econ 101'

When Amy Klobuchar ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006, she said having a $300 billion deficit was immoral. Yet, in her six years in the Senate, she has voted for nearly $8 trillion in new debt resulting in deficits exceeding a trillion dollars for four years in a row. The federal debt is now over $16 trillion — that’s $55,000 a citizen or $220,000 for a family of 4. In addition, she has voted for $46 billion in earmarks.

By: Anne M. Anderson, The Republican Eagle

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