Listen to GOP leaders speech before the shutdown

Kurt Zellers, Amy Koch
Republican House Speaker Kurt Zellers and Republican Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch Thursday evening offered a "lights on" bill that would temporarily fund government while a budget agreement could be reached. "The answer to the shutdown is now in the governor's office," Koch said.
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Late on Thursday, GOP legislative leaders asked Governor Mark Dayton to call a special legislative session to allow them to pass a "lights on" bill that would keep state Government open beyond the start of the new fiscal biennium.

Click "Listen" above to hear the speech by House Speaker Kurt Zellers and Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch.

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