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| Date: | June 23, 2011 | | Contact Name: | Michael Brodkorb | | Contact Phone: | 651-296-4184 | | Contact Email: | michael.brodkorb@senate.mn | | For Immediate Release | |
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| Statement from Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch |
(St. Paul) -- Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch (R-Buffalo) released the following statement on upcoming budget meetings scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
“Governor Mark Dayton is days away from shutting down state government to raise taxes on Minnesotans, but I am committed to doing anything I can to prevent it. Yesterday, Governor Dayton agreed to around-the-clock budget meetings with Speaker of the House Kurt Zellers and myself for Friday and Saturday. Hours after our agreement was publicly announced, Governor Dayton called to break the terms of the meetings.
On multiple occasions, Governor Dayton has reneged on hand-shake agreements during negotiations and yesterday’s developments were just the latest example. While I’m frustrated by Governor Dayton’s decision to break the terms of our meeting schedule, I will participate in the budget meetings as scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
As I have repeatedly stated, I will meet anywhere and anytime with Governor Dayton to prevent the devastating impact of his decision to shutdown state government. My expectation is that all parties involved in the negotiations to prevent a government shutdown will come to the meetings with detailed budget solutions.”
