As I was researching what our state legislators have done the last two years, I was shocked to see our legislators introduced 4,396 bills in the 2009-2010 regular sessions. Can anyone explain how our state senators and representatives can propose that many bills and not find a solution to eliminate a $6 billion state deficit?

It is even more surprising they could not balance the budget when 87 Democrats vs. 47 Republicans control the House; in the Senate, it is 46 Democrats to 21 Republicans.  With both houses of our state legislature controlled by the Democrats, I think if they had spent a little less time writing 4,396 bills for who knows whom they could have balanced the budget.

Isn’t it time to elect new senators and representatives who will work to establish a budget that does not continually raise our taxes and one that will encourage new businesses to come to Minnesota to provide good employment for the people of Minnesota?

Rick Bremner

Austin