In response to Governor Dayton's proposal to ban all non-essential travel to North Carolina and Mississippi, Rep. Patrick Garofalo (R-Farmington) issued the following statement:
"At a time when Democrats are trying to raise taxes on every family in Minnesota, I'm surprised that state employees are engaged in ANY non-essential travel," said Garofalo. "Stopping any such non-essential travel should be addressed before Democrats seek passage of their proposals to raise taxes on Minnesota families. I call on Governor Dayton to issue an order halting ALL non-essential, taxpayer-funded travel. In addition, he should consider banning all travel to Ontario, Canada in retaliation for the pain their citizen, Justin Bieber, has inflicted on Minnesotans through his music."
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