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RELEASE: Bliss: End of Session Trainwreck Proves Balance is Needed in St. Paul

Monday, May 20, 2024

SAINT PAUL – The 2024 legislative session came to a rocky and unprecedented finish in the Minnesota House of Representatives Sunday evening as House Democrats rolled dozens of unrelated bills into a massive 1,400 page omnibus bill, used procedural motions to shut down debate, and forced a vote just minutes before the midnight deadline.

State Representative Matt Bliss, R-Pennington, said that the end of session was unlike anything he’s ever seen during his time in the legislature:

“Democrats claim to be the party of ‘good government’, but what we saw last night was government and politics at its absolute worst,” said Bliss. “After two years of complete control of state government and months to get their work done on time, Democrats in the House and Senate chose politics over people and dysfunction over Democracy. Allowing a charged felon to be the deciding vote in the Senate and shutting down debate to jam through a 1,400-page omnibus bill just minutes before the midnight deadline shows that Democrats are unfit to lead. Balance is needed in St. Paul and it’s time to restore dignity back to the halls of government.

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