Congressman Collin Peterson votes to fund these dirty wars… ships Minnesota jobs to China and then votes against extending benefits to the long-term unemployed who he robbed of jobs.

Minnesota's 7th Congressional District Representative Collin Peterson, a Democrat, voted AGAINST extending unemployment benefits to the long-term unemployed because of how much it will cost. Peterson, who boasts to the local media here that he is more conservative than any Republican, has never had a problem when it comes to voting for more money to fund these dirty wars. In fact, Peterson maneuvered to get his friends who own Mattracks and Pentagon contract and the company turned around and used the money to build a huge new plant in China. Peterson helped put Minnesotans in the unemployment lines and now he votes to deny his own unemployed constituents unemployment benefits. Mark Froemke, the AFL-CIO big-shot registered to vote in North Dakota, who nominated Collin Peterson has remained silent as has Shar Knutson, the President of the Minnesota AFL-CIO who boasted to union members just a few days ago that the money and support the AFL-CIO provided Peterson for his re-election was money well spent--- well, tell that to unemployed workers whose jobs in the defense industry Peterson sent to China as these unemployed workers struggle to heat their homes, keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. The Minnesota AFL-CIO talks about "Jobs, jobs, jobs" then supports Collin Peterson whose war economy is killing jobs... go figure.