Friese Found Fibbing On The Floor Again, Amazon Claims Unfounded
On Thursday, Arizona State Representative Dr. Randy Friese [D-Tucson] made yet another baseless claim on the floor of the House. This time, Friese claimed that Arizona’s absence from Amazon headquarters finalist list is due to the impression that the state’s “commitment to education, healthcare, public safety and equality is lacking as evidenced in the policies passed in the recent years.”
Friese stated that the absence is “our wake-up call, so let’s wake up.”
Friese claimed that the following policies prevented Amazon from choosing Arizona:
Policies that inadequately fund our public schools
Policies that divert public money/tax revenue from our public schools to religious and private schools
Policies that disrespect a women’s right to make her own healthcare decisions
Policies that restrict participation in our democratic process by making it harder to vote rather than easier
Policies that disregard those families in need by making it harder to receive services
Policies that restrict access to quality healthcare for Arizona children and childless adults
Policies that favor the shareholder over the job holder
Friese’s fellow representatives are calling on him to wake up to the fact that virtually none of the policies he cited had anything to do with Amazon’s choice.
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