To the editor:

Thirty one other states across the country have repaid unemployment insurance trust fund debts with surplus dollars, taking the burden of massive payroll tax increases off of employers in our community.

Our businesses had no control over the pandemic and the forced business closures — but now could face double digit tax increases at a time of great economic uncertainty.

The Minnesota Senate has acted, and passed SF2677. Thank you Sen. (Gary) Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) for your support.

Now the House of Representatives needs to do its job by March 15. Rep. (Chris) Swedzinski (R-Ghent), thank you for your support with this legislation. We are counting on your leadership to push this out of the House.

Support the passage of SF 2677 in the Minnesota House by March 15.

Brad Gruhot

Marshall

— Brad Gruhot is president of the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce