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‘Out Of Control’: Fmr GOP Gov ‘Bluntly’ Tells CNN Panel Federal Govt Needs ‘Shock Value’ To Fix Spending Chaos
Former Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty “bluntly” told a CNN panel Friday that the federal government needs “shock value” to fix its spending crisis. House lawmakers avoided a government shutdown Friday evening…
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About Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James Pawlenty is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served from 2003 to 2011 as the 39th governor of Minnesota. A member of the Republican Party, Pawlenty served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003, and as House Majority Leader from 1999 to 2003. He unsuccessfully ran for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2012 presidential election.
Everything about Tim Pawlenty →- Occupation
- lawyer, politician, governor, jurist
- Position held
- Governor of Minnesota, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, Minnesota House Majority Leader
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 27, 1960