By Allen Quist on April 19, 2010
The Quist for Congress campaign wants to thank everyone who helped on our campaign and at the convention. While we did not win the endorsement, we did prevail in delivering a message that we need to get this country back on track and that we must always be vigilant in protecting our freedoms.
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By Allen Quist on May 17, 2010
The worldwide financial crisis is being used as an excuse to create a global government.
To that end, on April 26, 2010, the President of the European Central Bank, Jean-Cluade Trichet, delivered a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) called, “Global Government Today.”
Forbes online summarized the Trichet speech to the CFR as follows: “The President of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, told Forbes that global governance is extremely necessary if we want to prevent another financial crisis.” … more …
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By Allen Quist on April 19, 2010
The Quist for Congress campaign wants to thank everyone who helped on our campaign and at the convention. While we did not win the endorsement, we did prevail in delivering a message that we need to get this country back on track and that we must always be vigilant in protecting our freedoms.
Posted in Campaign news
By Brad Biers on April 14, 2010
Quality healthcare is a keystone of the Minnesota 1st District’s economy and is a major reason that living and working in southern Minnesota is such a privilege. It is no surprise that the state of our nation’s healthcare system, together with the state of the overall American economy is of highest concern to 1st District voters. The recently passed Senate healthcare bill, now known as Obamacare, clearly fails to recognize the excellence that American medicine has achieved, ignores the real problem of rising healthcare costs, [... more ...]
Posted in Campaign news, Health care reform, Issues, Press releases
By Brad Biers on March 15, 2010
Allen Quist calls on Congressman Walz to reject the Constitutional Crisis being created on Health Care
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Mankato, MN) – Allen Quist is calling on Congressman Tim Walz to reject the strategy being concocted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to “pass” health care without her members ever voting on the bill. It’s accurately called the “Slaughter Strategy,” after Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-NY, who dreamed it up, Quist said. Continue reading
Posted in Health care reform, Press releases, Tim Walz
By Julie Quist on March 11, 2010
WHAT: Rally to Protest the Planned Government Takeover of Our Health Care System
WHEN: Saturday, March 13 Noon – 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Upper Mall of Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155
WHO: Minnesota Congressional Representatives and Advocacy Group Leaders, including: Congresswoman Michele Bachmann; Congressman John Kline; Twila Brase, CCHC; Ed Morrissey, Hot Air Blog; Dr. Lee Kurisko, M.D.; Barb Davis-White, Congressional Candidate; Emceed by Sue Jeffers, KTLK Radio
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Posted in Events, Health care reform
By Brad Biers on March 8, 2010
(Mankato, MN) – First District Congressional Candidate, Allen Quist, is calling for an end to what he calls, “the unethical practice of using earmarks to spend taxpayer money.” Quist explained that for this current fiscal year alone, members of both parties have obtained 9,499 earmarks worth $15.9 billion.*
Quist says that earmarks are an abuse of the legislative process because they spend taxpayer money without taxpayers having a genuine say on how that money is spent. “There are no open public hearings on earmarks,” Quist said. Continue reading
Posted in Press releases, Tim Walz
By Allen Quist on February 12, 2010
It’s ba-ack! Health-care plan redoubles ‘marriage penalty’
Congressional proposals could penalize couples $10,000 for saying ‘I do’
Bills pending in Congress that would nationalize health care by setting up mandatory insurance purchases and fines for not complying could penalize married couples $10,000 annually and are a direct attack on marriage, families and the church because of their discriminatory provisions, according to a congressional candidate.
“This is as awful, I will say evil … this is as evil as it gets,” Allen Quist, who is running to unseat Democrat Tim Walz in Minnesota’s 1st congressional district, told WND.
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Posted in Health care reform, In the media, Marriage penalty, Tim Walz
By Brad Biers on February 5, 2010
Robert Rector of The Heritage Foundation features the marriage penalty embedded in the Senate-passed health care bill in the January 20 issue of WebMemo. Allen Quist originally published his findings on the bill’s marriage penalty in early December. Read more.
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By Brad Biers on January 27, 2010
From the Rochester Post-Bulletin:
Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann heads to Rochester on Monday in a big show of support for 1st Congressional District Candidate Allen Quist.
Bachmann will join Quist at a health care town hall from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn in Rochester. Also joining in the forum is GOP Congressman Michael Burgess of Texas, a doctor originally from Rochester. Quist is among four Republicans vying for the chance to take on Democratic Congressman Tim Walz. Click here to read more.
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