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Sen. Klobuchar Returns to SE Minnesota
Wednesday's Visits Included Rochester, Austin, Owatonna &, Dodge Center
August 24, 2007
Just two days after reviewing the devastating flood damage in southeastern Minnesota, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar returned to the region on Wednesday, August 22, to visit four communities and meet with area leaders and residents.
Klobuchar also joined a Minnesota National Guard helicopter tour to further assess the flood damage.
On Monday, Klobuchar spent the entire day in Winona, Minnesota City, Goodview, Stockton and Rushford. She met with first responders, local officials and residents to gain a firsthand assessment of the damage and to help ensure that flood-stricken communities get the support they need to recover and rebuild.
“With hundreds of homes destroyed and thousands damaged in multiple communities, the scale of this devastation is enormous,” said Klobuchar. “The people and businesses in this area are clearly going to need a lot of assistance, and they should get it as soon as possible.”
On Wednesday, Klobuchar returned to the area for previously-scheduled visits to Rochester, Austin, Owatonna and Dodge Center. These visits were an opportunity to meet with local area leaders and residents to discuss key issues including economic development, health care and services for seniors.
In Rochester, she met with Mayo Clinic officials about health care issues and with local leaders about the new Minnesota BioBusiness Center, an important new economic development opportunity for Rochester and the state.
In Austin, Klobuchar visited the Hormel Foods flagship processing plant in Austin, which is the only Minnesota city outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area with the headquarters of a Fortune 500 company
In Owatonna, Klobuchar met with city and county leaders about their “Communities for a Lifetime” project to prepare for the challenges and opportunities of an aging population.
Klobuchar also met with local residents at Finne’s Family Restaurant in Dodge Center.
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