November 16, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- In the first post-election installment of his weekly video conversation, Representative Erik Paulsen (MN-03) took time to answer questions sent in from around the district regarding important initiatives currently before Congress. Rep. Paulsen starts off this week's edition with a message of thanks to his constituents for entrusting him with the privilege of representing them in Washington. Debbie in Minnetonka wrote in with the first question, sharing her thoughts on the looming "fiscal cliff," tax hikes, and out-of-control spending. Also, Pam from Maple Grove, Jason in Rogers, and others, wrote in with questions about trade legislation which passed in the House this week. Each week, Representative Paulsen receives thousands of letters, emails, tweets, Facebook posts, and phone calls from constituents voicing their opinions. Through this video series, Representative Paulsen regularly responds to constituent correspondences on a variety of topics. Visit www.paulsen.house.gov for more information.