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Klobuchar Ducks Another Senate Candidate Debate Jun 12, 2006  -  Immediately following her endorsement from the DFL in Rochester, Amy Klobuchar ducked another Senate candidate debate with Mark Kennedy and Ford Bell. “Ms. Klobuchar and her party talked a big game over the weekend, pledging to address the issues of this campaign,” said Heidi Frederickson,... More

A Message from Mark - June 2006 Jun 5, 2006  -   Hello Kennedy supporter, I write this to you today as the endorsed Republican U.S. Senate candidate! Last night at the GOP State Convention, I was honored to accept this tremendous responsibility, moving one step closer to representing you in the Senate. I shared my vision of how we ... More

GOP gives Senate nod to Kennedy Jun 2, 2006  - From The Forum: A man born in southwest Minnesota, raised in the west-central and central parts of the state and now a congressman representing areas around the Twin Cities is the Republican Party’s pick to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton. U.S. Rep. Mark Kennedy took the stage of the Minnesot... More

Kennedy Denounces Democrat Plan to Thwart Bipartisanship May 25, 2006  - An article appearing in yesterday’s Roll Call says Senate Democrats have been given orders from their leadership to abandon working with Republicans in the upcoming months for fear that it would hurt their chances in the November elections. “If that isn’t putting politics above doing the work of ... More

Kennedy Votes to Collect Royalties from Oil Companies May 19, 2006  - Congressman Mark Kennedy was one of 67 Republicans who voted yesterday to collect $7 billion in royalties from the oil companies. The bill passed the House 252-165. “At a time when oil companies are seeing record profits, it doesn’t make any sense to be providing them with $7 billion in incentiv... More

Kennedy Commends State Legislators for Proposing Gas Tax Suspension May 10, 2006  - U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kennedy released the following statement today praising State Representative Paul Kohls and over 20 State House members who are proposing a six-month suspension of the 20 cents per gallon state gas tax without diminishing funding for roads: “I commend Representative Koh... More

Kennedy Approach To Lower Gas Prices Favored 2-1 in USA Today survey May 5, 2006  - Congressman Mark Kennedy introduced the Summer Relief for Motorist Act this week to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax from Memorial Day through Labor Day to immediately lower prices at the pump. A survey released by U.S.A Today shows that 64% of Americans approve of temporarily suspending the ... More

Kennedy Votes to Punish Gas Price Gouging May 4, 2006  - Congressman Mark Kennedy voted on two critical pieces of legislation yesterday to help Minnesotans with high prices at the pump. Following a similar bill from last fall, Kennedy again voted to make gas price gouging illegal. The bill now moves to the Senate where it will again wait for action. ... More

A Message from Mark - May 2006 May 2, 2006  - Hello Kennedy Supporter, April was an extremely busy month for both my campaign and family. I celebrated my birthday on April 11th and the next day Debbie and I celebrated our 26th year of marriage. Each year I become more appreciative of Debbie and her devotion to our family, service to the co... More

Kennedy Calls for Summer Suspension of Gas Tax May 2, 2006  - Yesterday, Congressman Mark Kennedy wrote a letter to House colleagues asking for support of his Summer Relief for Motorists Act, which would suspend the federal gas tax from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Suspending the 18.4 cents per gallon tax would immediately lower prices at the pump. Ke... More

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