Bakk responds to Republican Senate’s failure to get one DFL vote on budget bill

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Republican Senate majority’s supplemental budget finance bill passed the Minnesota Senate today with a vote of 34-31. The bill, which included several controversial provisions, failed to get one DFL vote. Senate DFL Caucus Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, released the following statement.

“My Senate DFL colleagues tried time and again to improve this bill – to remove controversial provisions or add sensible policies – but their efforts were cut down with near-unanimous Republican opposition. In the end, Republicans’ unwillingness to make any bipartisan changes to this bill meant it didn’t garner a single DFL vote.

“As we move forward this session with just over three weeks left, I hope the Republican caucus leadership take seriously the need for an open and transparent process with conference committees open to the public. All Minnesotans deserve a chance to participate in this process.”

Senator Tom Bakk

Senate District 3

Tom Bakk is the Senate DFL Leader and represents District 3, which includes portions of Cook, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis counties in the northeastern part of Minnesota.

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