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Courtney Cole Calls for Special Session
on Jobs Bill and Tax Credits
Urges Legislature to Pass Bi-Partisan Jobs Bill, Support the
Ford Claycomo plant and quit playing politics with tax dollars
Warrensburg, MO -- Democratic candidate for 121st District State Representative Courtney Cole is calling on the legislature to remove political agendas and agree to a special session to focus on passing a badly needed jobs bill to put Missourians back to work.
Cole's request is after Governor Jay Nixon announced that he would be open to a special session if the legislature would guarantee it would be productive.
“Missouri has a 9.5 percent unemployment rate and small businesses are closing their doors every day. We cannot afford to lose more jobs.That is why today, I’m joining the bi-partisan call for the legislature to hold a special session focusing on a serious jobs bill that puts Missourians back to work and food on the table,” said Cole.
Cole is calling for the legislature to support incentives to keep the Ford Claycomo plant here in Missouri, incentives for manufacturing and small business growth in rural areas, and a serious review of the recent findings in an audit completed by State Auditor Susan Montee regarding tax handouts.
The audit, released in April, found that the legislature underestimated tax credit giveaways by over $1 billion dollars.
“The legislature must pass a plan to bring in long-term, good paying manufacturing, agricultural and small business jobs for Missouri families throughout the state,” said Cole. “We must remove politics out of who gets tax credits and allow Economic Development Director David Kerr to focus the necessary resources on attracting jobs. The partisan political games in Jefferson City have wasted millions of our hard earned tax dollars and kept too many people out of work. It’s time for it to end.”
Press Kit:
For release on July 1, 2009
Courtney Cole Enters Race for the 121st House District (.pdf)
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Public Announcement, August 3, 2009
News release (.pdf)
Complete text of speech (.pdf)
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