GOP senator and Archbishop at odds over budget policy

The rhetoric at the state legislature is growing increasingly heated as a possible state government shutdown draws near. A Republican state lawmaker has accused the Twin Cities Catholic Archbishop of endorsing socialist fiction.

Republican state Sen. David Hann was responding to Archbishop John Nienstedt's call for a state budget deal that includes more revenue. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Sen. Hann.

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