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proud2BlibKansan

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Tue Jul 17, 2012, 06:53 PM Jul 2012

GOP Rep Drives Away From Constituent Asking About Minimum Wage Increase

A Vietnam veteran in Wisconsin will have to wait until next year to find out if Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) supports raising the minimum wage, after the Tea Party Congressman shut his door and drove away from the question.

Yesterday, in video flagged by CREDO SuperPAC, a constituent approached Duffy outside a meeting in Wausau and attempted to ask him a question about the minimum wage. Duffy told the man he’s already held his single yearly town hall, got in his car, shut his door, and drove away, leaving the veteran tried to shout his question through the car’s rolled up window:

CONSTITUENT: Mr. Duffy, when are you going to hold your next town hall meeting?

DUFFY: We said we’re going to do one every year, and we’ve done that. So if you want to come set up an appointment in my office, we’d be happy to have you come on by.

CONSTITUENT: What I’d like to know is the law to raise the minimum wage… [Duffy drives off]

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/07/17/533941/sean-duffy-minimum-wage/

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GOP Rep Drives Away From Constituent Asking About Minimum Wage Increase (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan Jul 2012 OP
wadda jerk! maybe public service ain't really his talent struggle4progress Jul 2012 #1
Did he drive away in the car he's leasing at taxpayer expense? Laurian Jul 2012 #2
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