Congressman Tim Walz will be in Rochester Tues - Feb. 20th

02/19/2007

(Rochester, MN) -U.S. Congressman Tim Walz will be in Rochester on Tuesday, February 20th for a series of events, including the grand opening of Walz's Rochester office, which he shares with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. Following the open house, he will speak at a union rally in support of the Employee Free Choice Act.


Members of the media are welcome to attend the following events. Additional details available upon request.


1:00pm

Hospice Platform Discussion

According to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, President Bush's FY 2008 budget proposal included a .65% rate reduction in the amount of reimbursement through Medicare for hospice funding. That translates to a $1.14 billion cut nationally and to Minnesotans that means over $14 million in cuts to hospice Medicare funding over the next five years beginning in 2008.

To address this issue, Heartland Home Health Care & Hospice, Mayo Hospice and Seasons Hospice of Rochester have come together to lead a platform discussion with Minnesota's 1st District Representative to the US Congress, Tim Walz to be held on February 20, from 1:00 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. in Conference Room 104 at the Rochester City Hall Building

4:00-6:00pm Rochester District Office Open House

The office is located at:

1134 7th St. NW
Rochester MN, 55901
Phone: (507) 206-0643
Fax: (507) 206-0650

The office, which opened January 4, 2007, is occupied by several Walz staffers and one member of the Klobuchar staff. Office hours are 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday and by appointment. The office is also open late the first Wednesday of every month to accommodate constituents who are unable to stop by during normal business hours.

6:00pm

Holiday Inn SEIU Rally

Congressman Tim Walz will join union members and local labor and community leaders at a rally in support of the recently introduced Employee Free Choice Act -- legislation that would make it more difficult for employers to thwart workers' efforts to form unions. The rally will take place in front of the Holiday Inn Express at 220 S. Broadway, Rochester, MN.

For more info on the Employee Free Choice Act, visit: http://www.employeefreechoice.org