Incredible pick
@KamalaHarris
!!
Our MN
@GovTimWalz
summed up in one quote:
“You don't win elections to bank political capital — you win elections to burn political capital and improve lives.”
He’s going to make America so proud.
Struck down in MN district court today:
- 24-hour abortion waiting period
- forcing doctors to give patients misinformation
- dual-parent notification for minors
- ban on abortion care from advanced-practice clinicians
Amazing news for reproductive freedoms in MN!
I can think of no better embodiment of the America I want to live in than a refugee rising to serve in Congress.
Telling a sitting Member of Congress to "go back" tramples our values of tolerance and inclusion. He has one play - divide us on race and stir hate. It won't work.
No matter who
@KamalaHarris
picks,
@GovTimWalz
has done MN very proud by being in the final 3!
A huge testament to Gov Walz's political talents and to the great story MN has to tell about how much good we have done these last two years!
The MN House is passing Trans Refuge as the sun comes up.
Anti-trans, hateful laws are spreading. Not so in MN!
We support you. We welcome you. We affirm you. 🏳️⚧️
There’s no better climate champion than
@GovTimWalz
.
He signed a 100% clean energy by 2040 law!
He also signed a nation leading reform of our transmission permitting process!
Climate hawks have a friend in Walz!
#ActOnClimate
"It's Minnesota that's attracting attention as a laboratory for how to effectively use that power to achieve progressive policy priorities."
Getting it done! 🙌
I am incredibly honored to have been elected the next Majority Leader for
@mnhouseDFL
. We have a historic opportunity to improve lives for Minnesotans. So proud of our team, and ready to get to work with Speaker
@melissahortman
and Whip
@AthenaHollins
.
Noticing a trend:
- protesters at Gov Residence not wearing masks or distancing
- no masks from GOP members on House floor today
- Jason Lewis bus tour
Pretending there isn't a public health emergency doesn't make it go away, folks. But it does put all of us at risk.
WE DID IT!
100% clean energy by 2040 is now the law in MN!
Thank you
@GovTimWalz
and
@NickAFrentz
for your partnership every step of the way.
This is a top 5 clean energy standard in the nation! MN is back as a clean energy leader.
Today we passed HF7 through the House to achieve 100% carbon free energy in MN by 2040!
This huge win means cheaper power, more jobs, and doing our part on climate change. Next stop, Senate floor!
#mnleg
Kansans are pro choice. Minnesotans are pro choice.
Know who’s not?
Jensen: would ban abortion
Birk: says abortion for rape victims “makes things worse”
Jim Schultz: was on the board of an abortion misinformation clinic
Wardlow: would “wage war” on abortion protections
We can close the underfunding of Special Ed and English Language Learners with 9% of the state budget surplus.
Time for the state to step up and fund our educators.
#mnleg
#SafeAndStableMPS
Most respected international climate scientists:
- sea levels will rise 3 feet this century
- marine animals will decrease 15%
- hurricanes will be stronger and wetter
Coastal communities matter. Biodiversity matters. Human lives matter. We must act.
MN GOP: you'll be "mugged in broad daylight" in Mpls
Let's call this what it is: race baiting. In the time honored tradition of Willie Horton and "Mexicans are rapists"
We see you trying to divide Minnesotans, once again. It's ugly. And it won't work.
So,
@StribOpinion
thinks CD5 voters:
- don’t support Medicare for All
- don’t want a representative who “wants to lead a movement”
- don’t want someone with real accomplishments like protecting school lunches during COVID
Doesn’t sound like the CD5 I know.
Vote
@IlhanMN
.
They chant: "send her back." We say "welcome home!"
Proud that Ilhan is our representative in Congress. We meet hate with hope, fear with fellowship.
#WelcomeHomeIlhan
#IStandWithIlhan
In our House Dems caucus room we check off each top priority bill as we go.
Today, we checked the last box! ☑️
We set out a vision. And we delivered.
#mnleg
We passed 100% clean energy by 2040 out of committee today!
Amazing support from climate, labor, youth, health, and business leaders.
Minnesota has a chance to once again be a clean energy leader. Let’s get this done.
#mnleg
GOP Rep passing me while I'm wearing a face mask:
"Wow, you guys are taking this really seriously aren't you?"
Yes. Yes, we are.
Maybe if we all took this more seriously, we could stop playing politics and come together to meet the real needs of our state in this moment.
January new MN laws:
♀️ Reproductive rights
👑CROWN Act
👩🏭Relief for miners
💲Bipartisan tax cuts
🛣️Infrastructure funding
House passed:
⚡️100% clean energy
🚗Drivers licenses for all
Pretty darn good for month 1 at the
#mnleg
! And more to come!
It was an incredible honor to be sworn in as House Majority Leader today with my family.
Our team is going to deliver big things to improve lives for Minnesotans.
Standing in solidarity today with my Congresswoman
@IlhanMN
. Kicking a refugee's voice off the Foreign Affairs Committee is petty retribution for the misdeeds of far right members.
CD5 is proud to have you representing us!
Asking if a campus is "too diverse" is racist.
And you don't get to hide behind "just asking the question." If you think a 54% white student body isn't "too diverse," then you wouldn't have asked.
Steve Sviggum should resign.
MN Legislature in Feb. continues to Get. It. Done!
Passed House & Senate:
🚗Drivers Licenses for All
🗳️Restore the Vote
💲Inflation in budgeting
Passed House:
👩🍼Expanding child care access
❤️🩹Earned Sick and Safe Time
🎒Universal school meals
⚖️Public defender funding
#mnleg
Excited to introduce my first bill as a legislator today: moving MN to 100% clean energy! We can confront the climate crisis, clean up our environment, protect our health and vulnerable communities, and create tens of thousands of MN jobs! Time to act.
#100percentMN
#mnleg
New KSTP poll: abortion is the top issue influencing who independent voters support.
No wonder GOP candidates are:
- scrubbing websites
- skipping debates
- faking being pro-choice
MN voters support reproductive rights and won’t be fooled!
I am humbled to be chairing the Climate and Energy Committee in the MN House next year.
The climate crisis is as big a challenge as any we face, and we have to move swiftly. I am excited to get to work with my talented colleagues to push boldly forward!
#mnleg
4 of the top 6
@nytimes
stories this AM and 4 of the top 7 for
@washingtonpost
were on MN's policing failures.
The world is watching us. Time for MN Senate to join the House and act on police reform.
#mnleg
Climate change is a Top 5 issue for MN voters. 🗳
Jensen has zero climate plans.
When asked about climate, he questioned the science.
@Tim_Walz
has taken bold climate action on clean cars and supporting 100% clean energy. He’s a true climate leader.
The new Biden-Harris transition website lists four priorities:
- COVID-19
- Economic recovery
- Racial equity
- Climate change
So energizing to see our country's top challenges taken seriously again!
The Jensen/Birk ticket yesterday said:
- they’d push a “shoot first” law
- they’d make it harder to vote
- that ethnic studies is a “belief system”
The GOP ticket gets more extreme by the day. Minnesotans will stand for unity, not division.
It took 3 years, but under
@RepFueLee
’s steady leadership we delivered a historic $2.6B capital investment bill!!
This means good jobs, and important projects across MN!
#mnleg
I am in awe of
@leighfinke
's strength, courage, and tenacity.
Don't be deterred by the lies and ugliness, Leigh. We've got your back.
#mnleg
#StandWithLeigh
With a unanimous
@MN_PUC
vote today, MN will now boast the US’s 3rd largest solar plant!
Sherco Solar will mean:
- 460 MW of 🌞
- 900 good union jobs 👷♀️
- significant climate progress 🌎
Congrats to
@XcelEnergyMN
and those who worked to make this possible!
10 died today in a tragic hate crime shooting.
Also today, Scott Jensen said he would never be open to requiring criminal background checks to buy guns.
Reason enough to never let this guy near the governorship.
Gov Walz: uses emergency authority to confront biggest health crisis MN has faced in a century. Public overwhelmingly approves.
MN GOP: threatens Gov with ... hurting economic recovery by blocking job-creating bonding bill.
Party before state.
We passed a public option and health coverage for undocumented Minnesotans!
ALL Minnesotans deserve affordable, high-quality health care!
Huge wins!
#mnleg
#BestState
“The strategy has always been to pass these two pieces of legislation together — nothing will happen until we're able to do that.” -
@Ilhan
Thank you for standing strong Rep. Omar!!
Trio of great headlines:
- Largest tax cuts in history!
- Historic climate/environment bill!
- Delivering for schools and students!
The trifecta is getting it done for MN.
#mnleg
Today seems like a good day to announce my endorsement of
@JoeBiden
for reelection!
He’s stood up for workers, invested in growing our economy, protected civil rights, and helped shepherd the most important climate bill ever.
I’m all in Joe!
42% of the House GOP caucus voted with all DFL members to pass the bonding bill 100 to 34!
Lots of congrats to go around, but
@melissahortman
deserves tremendous credit!
#mnleg
Today, along with
@GovTimWalz
&
@NickAFrentz
, I introduced a bill for 100% clean energy in MN by 2040!
Embracing this opportunity means good jobs, better health, affordable energy, and protecting MN from the threat of climate change.
#100percentMN
#mnleg
Incredible moment to FINALLY enact real gun violence prevention last night!
Minnesotans marched, knocked, called, and demanded action. It paid off and we got it done!
#mnleg
#MomsDemandAction
Black and white Minnesotans use cannabis at the same rate, but Black Minnesotans are 8x more likely to be arrested.
There are a lot of reasons to
#LegalizeMN
, but let's start with racial justice, and ending inequities.
Proud to vote yes today.
#mnleg
Bizarre that we even have to say this, but leading your track and cross country teams does not qualify you to be Attorney General of Minnesota,
@JimForMN
.
Excited to file for office today to run for my 4th term!
It’s been such an honor to represent 61B as we made incredible progress this session on climate, reproductive rights, affordable housing, education, and so much more!
The U.S. just had its warmest winter on record, and MN saw the biggest change.
Climate change is here, and its impacts are real. The state that loves winter most just lost an entire season.
Last night, MN Reps Fischbach and Hagedorn voted to reject the will of American voters. This is a despicable attack on democracy.
But Reps Emmer and Stauber both asked the Supreme Court to overturn the election results. They enabled yesterday and their hands are not clean.
Minnesota can ask for no better AG on wage theft and workers rights than
@EllisonCampaign
.
His opponent has said he will gut the civil division that prosecutes wage thieves.
The choice about who will stand with workers is clear.
What we learned from the Mpls Police Fed PR blitz:
- MPD saves more black people than they kill
- Systemic racism isn't a thing
- BLM is a terrorist group
- Shopping in Minneapolis grocery stores is scary
Epic. Fail.
Is the GOP right that it’s older rich folks leaving MN?
Nope. It’s students.
This year
#mnleg
passed policies that will ACTUALLY keep young people here:
- Free college!
- Reproductive rights!
- Legal cannabis!
- Better transit!
- Affordable housing!
Why
#mnleg
didn't pass police accountability:
- Senate GOP set arbitrary one week deadline
- Did not make an offer until hours before their deadline
- House made good faith counter
- Senate adjourned with no reply
Not hard to see this was set up to block change.
The first 10 bills I've co-authored:
1) MNCare buy in
2) paid family leave
3) earned sick & safe time
4) early childhood $
5) school mental health $
6) gun criminal background checks
7) red flag law
8) anti-drug price gouging
9) anti-sexual harassment
10) broadband $
.
@GovTimWalz
lays out a clear vision for what's possible this session:
- protecting reproductive rights
- action on climate
- paid family and medical leave
- adult use cannabis
- funding education
Let's get it done!
#mnleg
Today marks one month since
#GeorgeFloyd
was murdered.
Since then, CO and IA have acted.
It’s been 5 days since House Dems made a good faith counter-offer, with no response.
The world is watching MN. Senate GOP, if you’re serious, start negotiating.
#mnleg
This is a big deal.
Minnesotans have been demanding action on gun violence for years.
Under the DFL, the
#mnleg
is finally stepping up to protect our communities and loved ones.
Today the Climate Action Caucus announced our $1B Build MN Climate Budget proposal! It would mean:
🚍$200M - bus rapid transit
🏡$150M - home weatherization
🏫$100M - school efficiency
🌳$30M - tree plantings
And more! Let's create jobs, save $, and tackle climate!
#mnleg
Early this AM, the MN House passed the Equal Rights Amendment to reject discrimination and protect reproductive rights in MN!
Discrimination has no place in MN.
#mnleg
Thanks for coming to MN
@POTUS
to highlight our clean energy leadership!
The Inflation Reduction Act was the biggest federal climate bill in history, and the 100% clean energy bill was MN's biggest.
Clean energy means both action on climate and good jobs!
Tomorrow, MFT will be attempting to muscle their way into the budget surplus when they should be doing their jobs teaching YOUR kids.
Let’s be clear, this is a union money grab. Money that rightfully belongs back with the taxpayers.
#MNGov
Strib headline: "MN split over refugee resettlement"
Strib poll: 64% want resettlement to continue or increase; only 27% want to refuse refugees
Headline should be: "Minnesotans overwhelmingly reject Jeff Johnson's divisive immigration policies"
So, the Jensen plan to “lower energy costs” is:
- Build more nuclear, which is more expensive than renewables
- Stop the retirement of coal, which is more expensive than renewables
- Restart wood pellet plants, which are more expensive than renewables
Cool cool.
Today,
@BirkMatt
and I announced our plan to unleash our energy production in Minnesota and lower costs significantly for ALL Minnesota families.
IT IS A TIME FOR SOLUTIONS!
Hey MN! Meet your incredible new House members:
@LizLeeMN
: first woman and Asian-American to rep her district!
@leighfinke
: first MN trans legislator!
@alicia4duluth
: first Latina-Ojibwe and LGBTQ rep from Duluth!
Can’t wait to see these amazing leaders in action at
#mnleg
!
Honored to be sworn in (remotely) today for my second term in the MN House.
Let’s work hard together for climate, criminal justice, democracy, racial justice, economic security!
#mnleg
MN will be a clean cars state!
#CleanCarsMN
is approved!
Thank you
@GovTimWalz
and the thousands of Minnesotans who spoke up in support.
Transportation is our biggest source of GHG emissions, and this is a huge step forward to reduce them.
It's time to regain Minnesota's climate and clean energy leadership - and pave the way to a more just, stable future! That's why
@NickAFrentz
and I have introduced legislation to get Minnesota to 100% clean energy by 2050.
I am honored to be heading back to the MN House for my second term. I know if we keep our sights high, if we organize together, we can build the Minnesota we all believe in.
The child tax credit we are passing today cuts childhood poverty by ONE THIRD.
Thank you
@carlieforhouse
for your leadership, and
@GovTimWalz
for setting a vision to end child poverty in MN.
This is HUGE.
This is huge. Congrats to
@MNSteveSimon
for his exciting, smart Freedom to Vote Agenda:
1) automatic voter registration
(2) preregistering 16-year-olds
(3) true early voting
(4) voting rights restoration
Let's reelect Steve and get it done!
Team Love:
@Ilhan
: "MN stands for peace"
@Jacob_Frey
: "we love our neighbors"
Team Hate:
Trump: "you've suffered enough" from refugees
Bob Kroll: calls a Member of Congress a terrorist
I'll take Team Love any day.
#LoveTrumpsHate
I was grateful to testify at the Sentencing Guidelines Commission hearing on its 5 yr probation cap proposal, that mirrors my bill. I am in awe of those who poured their heart out telling their stories about our unfair system. Let’s get this done.
So satisfying to sign the enrollment for HF 7–100% clean energy by 2040! Minnesota needs to take bold climate action & the transition to clean energy is one important step. Grateful to
@Jamiemlong
,
@NickAFrentz
& all those who worked to get this bill to the Governor’s desk!
Loved seeing
@MomsDemand
out in force at the Capitol today! We will prevail on common sense gun violence prevention. Thank you for your incredible advocacy.
Jim Schultz has criticized
@EllisonCampaign
for “harassing” ExxonMobil. 🤨
Keith on the other hand is standing up for Minnesotans against oil industry climate deception and fraud.
Hedge fund lawyer vs peoples lawyer
Just a reminder, Democratic candidates won Bakk's district for President, U.S. Senate, and MN House. Some things are about party, and some are just about personality.
The MN House has legalized cannabis!
The war on drugs has failed us.
It is past time to right the wrongs of prohibition and create a safe, well regulated, legal market.
#mnleg
Our state budget may have a big surplus, but most family budgets don’t.
Now’s the time for helping Minnesotans afford their health care, housing, child care, and energy bills.
It’s not the time for tax breaks for the wealthy or large corporations.
#mnleg
Our community put our trust in
@AGEllison
to carry this case, and he met that trust with integrity, skill, and purpose.
As Keith said today: "We put everything we had into this prosecution."
We are so proud and so fortunate to have you as our AG.
There is now one way to guarantee that MN won’t outlaw abortion: electing DFL pro-choice majorities to the legislature and re-electing
@GovTimWalz
.
Minnesotans by overwhelming margins support reproductive freedom. Let’s make sure our elected leaders reflect our values.
60% of Minneapolis house districts won’t even have a GOP candidate on the ballot.
Guess the GOP has given up on even competing for votes in the metro? 🤷♂️
Sending my love and deepest sympathies to
@LtGovFlanagan
for the loss of her brother
Also, keeping
@SenAmyKlobuchar
and her family in my thoughts while her husband recovers from COVID-19
Hopeful for recovery too for
@GovTimWalz
's security detail member
Time to
#StayHomeMN
It's time to end traffic stops for minor equipment violations.
"They net minor violations, target nonwhites, don't cut crime, research shows"
Let's pass
@CedrickFrazier
and
@KellyForUs
's bill this session.
So glad to celebrate getting the People’s Lawyer back for 4 more years!
@keithellison
will never stop fighting for those who can’t fight for themselves.
Our Climate and Energy budget bill passed the House!!
It would mean:
⚡️100% clean energy by 2040
🚘cleaner vehicles
🏙️ more efficient buildings
🍎 solar on schools
🍃 centering energy equity
👩🏭good clean energy jobs
Onward to conference!
#mnleg
#ClimateAction
Reporter: “If Roe is overturned, would you impose restrictions on abortion or would you ban it outright?”
Scott Jensen: “I would try to ban abortion”
Pass it on: Jensen intends to ban all abortions, no exceptions.