Fix the Debt

Former members of Congress came together to urge lawmakers to fix the debt.

January 15, 2013 at 9:35PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Former Senator Rudy Boschwitz, flanked by former Rep. Tim Penny and former Rep. Martin Sabo launched the Minnesota chapter of Fix the Debt Tuesday calling on Congress to "forget the pledges and talk to each other."

Former Senator Rudy Boschwitz, center, flanked by Former Rep. Tim Penny, right  and Former Rep. Martin Sabo launched the Minnesota chapter of Fix the Debt.  The Campaign to Fix the Debt is a national bipartisan effort of over 300,000 business leaders, former elected officials and others urging lawmakers in Washington to set aside partisan politics and formulate practical solutions to our national debt problems.Tuesday, January 15, 2013.    ]   GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Photojournalist Glen Stubbe has been chief political photographer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2011 and was business photographer and photo editor before that. He was named Visual MN Photographer of the Year twice in a row, first in 2015, and then combined 2016-2017.

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