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Published August 12, 2011, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Senator Herb Kohl visits Hudson

Kohl addressed Hudson Rotarians and guests, Aug. 11th


While Sen.Kohl voted in favor of last year's health care bill, he's troubled by the fact America spends an average of $7,000 per person, some 70 percent more than 29 other developed nations around the world. Photos by Steve Dzubay.

  • While Sen.Kohl voted in favor of last year's health care bill, he's troubled by the fact America spends an average of $7,000 per person, some 70 percent more than 29 other developed nations around the world. Photos by Steve Dzubay.
  • Kohl said "the pit in Afghanistan is bottomless" and favors pulling troops from the region as soon as reasonably possible.
  • Kohl said he'll support funding for a new St.Croix River crossing near Stillwater. "We need a modern bridge. I think we're going to get it done."
  • Sen. Kohl and an assistant came to Hudson from Eau Claire Thursday, where he'd visited Huebsch Services, a regional supplier of business linens and uniforms.
  • Sen. Herb Kohl poses for a photo with Kelly Sullivan, director of Northwest Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a consortium that connects academics with regional businesses seeking greater operating efficiencies.
  • Sen. Herb Kohl posed for a photo with Hudson Noon Rotary Club president Dan Martens following his 40-minute appearance before club members and visitors.