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A
Thank
you
for
tuning
in
to
our
minnesota's
house
of
representatives,
candidate
forum,
all
candidates
in
house
district,
49,
b,
50a
and
50b
were
invited
to
participate
in
this
forum
due
to
kovat19.
This
form
is
being
recorded
without
an
audience
and
all
safety
precautions
recommended
by
the
minnesota
department
of
health
and
the
city
of
bloomington
are
being
followed.
Hello,
everyone,
I'm
amanda,
crombee
co-president
of
the
league
of
women
voters
bloomington
the
league
of
women.
Voters
is
a
non-partisan
political
organization
that
never
endorses
any
political
party
or
candidate.
A
Our
purpose
in
hosting
this
forum
is
to
provide
you,
the
public,
with
the
opportunity
to
learn
more
about
the
candidates,
so
that
you
can
make
informed
voting
decisions.
Your
vote
is
your
power.
Let
it
be
heard
a
reminder.
The
general
election
is
on
tuesday
november
3rd,
but
early
voting
in
minnesota
begins
on
september
18th,
to
request
your
absentee
ballot.
Go
to
mnvotes.org.
A
B
Welcome
everyone.
Thank
you
for
tuning
in
to
tonight's
general
election
candidate
form
for
minnesota
state
house
candidates
in
districts,
49,
b,
50,
a
and
50b.
This
forum
is
being
recorded
in
the
council
chambers,
bloomington
city
plaza
without
an
audience.
The
city
of
bloomington's
coronavirus
safety
protocol
is
being
followed.
I'm
deb
brinkman,
I'm
the
president
of
the
league
and
women
voters
of
st
louis
park
and
I'll
be
your
moderator
for
tonight's
program.
B
The
purpose
of
this
evening's
forum
is
to
hear
the
candidates
for
minnesota
house
district,
49b,
minnesota
house
district,
49a
and
minnesota
house
district
50b
discuss
issues
that
are
important
to
you.
We
will
try
to
cover
as
many
issues
as
possible
in
the
time
that
we
have.
If
your
questions
are
not
addressed
during
this
forum,
please
feel
free
to
contact
the
con.
The
candidates
directly.
B
B
B
B
All
submitted,
questions
become
the
property
of
the
league
and
women
voters
bloomington
and
we'll
go
to
the
introduction
of
the
candidates
for
house
of
representatives
district
49b.
We
have
steve
elkins
who's,
the
democratic
candidate
and
joel
solomon,
who
is
the
republican
candidate
for
house
of
representatives
50a.
B
C
C
C
I've
got
local
government
in
my
blood,
I've
served
bloomington
in
one
way
or
another
for
the
last
25
years,
starting
as
a
traffic
commissioner,
then
a
planning
commissioner
housing
and
redevelopment
authority.
Commissioner
city
council
member
the
city's
met
council
representative
and
for
the
last
two
years
in
the
state
legislature,
I've
the
vice
chair
of
the
local
government
committee.
I've
been
honored
as
a
legislator
of
distinction
by
the
league
of
minnesota
cities
and
I've
been
endorsed
by
the
mayors
of
all
four
of
the
cities
that
I
represent
this
year.
D
Thank
you.
May
I
remove
the
mask
to
speak
to
speak
okay,
great
okay,
hi.
My
name
is
joe
thalman,
I'm
a
recent
transplant
to
the
twin
cities
area.
My
wife
and
I
moved
here
just
five
years
ago
for
fam
to
be
with
family,
and
the
most
important
thing
I
have
to
say
tonight
is
I'm
missing
an
anniversary
dinner
with
my
wife,
honey.
I
love
you.
D
I'm
a
firm
supporter
of
the
law
enforcement
first
responders
and
the
fire
department.
I
have
a
great
interest
in
seeing
that
the
school
year
is
not
abridged
any
more
than
it
has
potentially
looks
like.
It
will
be
already
I'd
like
to
see
the
kids
back
in
a
full
person
to
person
learning
as
soon
as
possible,
and
I
would
like
to
see
the
economy
reopened
so
that
we
can
rebuild
our
way
out
of
this
financial
deficit
that
we
have
that
we
are
finding
ourselves
in.
D
We've
done
a
tremendous
job
of
flattening
the
curve,
which
was
the
original
plan,
and
we
are
now
at
a
point
where
we
need
to
consider
as
the
test
results
come
in
nearing
the
five
percent
threshold
recommended
by
the
world
health
organization.
As
we
below
that
drop
below
that
five
percent
rolling
average.
We
need
to
have
a
plan
to
immediately
get
the
economy
going
without
restrictions
as
much
as
possible.
Thank
you
and
look
forward
to
the
questions.
E
As
we
know,
minnesotans
are
facing
immense
challenges.
Amidst
a
deadly
virus
that
continues
to
kill
minnesotans
more
than
2
000
are
dead.
We
need
to
be
vigilant,
lead
with
science
and
reason
and
do
everything
we
can
to
make
sure
that
minnesotans
get
through
this
and
as
your
state
representative,
I
will
work
hard
to
fight
for
health
care
for
all
for
affordable
child
care
and
housing
and
to
make
sure
that
minnesotans
always
have
an
advocate
at
the
state
capitol.
Those
at
the
very
top
have
done
quite
well
economically.
E
F
Thank
you
deb
into
the
league,
I'm
state
representative,
andrew
carlson,
and
it's
an
honor
to
serve
in
the
minnesota
house
and
it's
a
job.
I
take
very
seriously
by
way
of
a
little
bit
of
background,
my
wife
card
and
I
have
been
married
for
the
past
18
years
now
and
have
two
teenage
daughters
both
who
attend
bloomington
public
schools
prior
to
being
elected
to
the
minnesota
house.
F
F
So
in
the
minnesota
house,
I
serve
as
chair
of
the
property
and
local
tax
committee.
I
also
serve
on
taxes,
judiciary
and
civil
law,
commerce,
and
these
have
provided
me
with
an
opportunity
to
really
engage
with
minnesotans
across
the
state
and
share
the
voice
of
bloomington
at
the
state
capitol.
So
to
make
sure
that
our
bloomington
values
are
brought
to
the
capitol.
F
B
F
Well,
number
one,
of
course,
is
continuing
to
combat
the
coronavirus
we
we
just
need
to
continue
to
take
this
virus
very
seriously.
We
need
to
look
to
our
experts,
our
scientists,
to
ensure
that
we
are
moving
forward
in
such
a
way
to
keep
people
safe
and
healthy,
so
that
that,
first
and
foremost,
I
would
say,
is
one
two
and
three,
because
nothing
else
can
really
happen
in
moving
the
state
forward
until
we
get
a
handle
on
the
virus.
So
I
think
I'm
just
going
to
leave
my
answer
at
that.
For
now,.
E
But
thank
you.
I
would
concur
that
by
far
the
top
priority
is
fighting
this
pandemic,
and
you
know
that
it's
unfortunately
become
very
politicized,
but
really
our
common
enemy,
whether
we're
democrats
or
republicans,
should
be
this
pandemic.
It's
a
killer,
as
I
mentioned,
2
000
minnesotans
have
died.
I
think
that
some
of
us
have
gone
a
little
got
a
little
desensitized
to
just
how
harmful
this
virus
is
and,
to
be
totally
honest.
E
Even
an
event
like
tonight
would
be
more
safer
if
we
were
participating
virtually
versus
in
person,
and,
I
think
all
elements
of
our
society.
We
all
have
a
role
by
wearing
masks
by
not
taking
unnecessary
risks
and
realizing
that
it's
not
just
a
number.
Today,
somebody's
grandmother,
somebody's
son
died
because
of
covin
19,
and
I
think
we
need
to
think
about
that
and
put
that
front
and
center
in
our
policy.
Making
science
and
reason
must
lead
the
way
beyond
covet
19.
E
I
would
highlight
our
severe
racial
inequities
that
have
been
laid
bare
by
this
virus
in
terms
of
housing
in
terms
of
economics.
In
terms
of
health,
we
need
to
bring
a
racial
justice
lens
to
all
of
our
work
at
the
state
capitol,
and
if
we
do
that,
we
can
create
a
minnesota
where
everyone
has
the
same
opportunity
to
succeed.
D
You,
I
think,
we're
all
kind
of
focused
and
hovering
over
the
target,
which
is
the
covid
recovery
and
the
economic
consequences
of
that
recovery.
They
really
go
hand
in
glove.
We
are
nearing
the
pro
the
point,
though,
where
the
world
health
organization
gave
us
the
guideline
that,
once
a
testing
on
a
rolling
two-week
average
drops
below
five
percent
positivity,
that
they
recommend
reopening
the
economy
and
allowing
children
to
go
back
to
school.
D
D
We
do
have
a
an
abundance
of
really
high
quality
employers
here
in
the
state
we're
lucky
for
that.
We
have
a
great
health
care
system,
a
tremendous
education
system
and
it's
a
shame
to
see
them
kind
of
being
shelved
right
now,
while
we
negotiate
through
this
morass
of
the
covet
virus
and
all
of
its
manifold
consequences.
B
D
Well,
that's
going
to
be
an
interesting
session
in
saint
paul,
come
january
for
everyone
on
both
sides
of
the
aisle
to
come
together
and
address
those
issues.
It's
going
to
be
it's
going
to
require
a
lot
of
accommodation
and
negotiation
on
all
parties,
and
I
think
everyone
needs
to
be
prepared
for
the
short
period
of
time.
Well,
while
we
work
through
this
recovery
to
take
some
cuts
to
spending,
I
think
that
it
again
needs
to
be
a
pluralistic
approach.
D
We
need
to
include
as
much
of
the
community
as
possible
the
legislators
in
both
the
house
and
senate
to
contribute
their
their
plans,
their
insights
and
share
the
experiences
that
they've
gleaned
from
the
voters
in
their
in
their
various
districts.
There
is
a
lot
of
hardship
out
there.
People
need
to
be
getting
back
to
work.
C
Thank
you.
Yes,
we're
we're
looking
at
a
looming,
you
know
4
billion
or
so
budget
deficit.
This
year,
it's
going
to
be
very
difficult
to
to
close
because
about
half
the
state's
budget.
The
general
fund
budget
is
just
education.
It's
and
most
of
that
money
goes
to
our
local
school
districts,
and
I
don't
think
now
is
the
time
to
be
cutting
the
the
the
funds
that
we
send
to
our
local
school
districts
when
they're
facing
such
challenges
and
dealing
with
how
to
educate
kids
in
the
in
the
covit
19
era.
C
Another
quarter
of
the
state's
budget
is
health
and
human
services,
most
of
which
is
either
the
state's
mandated
share
of
the
medicaid
program
or
nursing
homes,
and
I
don't
think
we
want
to
be
kicking
people
off
of
their
health
care
or
cutting
cutting
aid
to
to
nursing
homes
right
now
either.
So
I
served
on
the
state
government
finance
committee
this
year,
which
oversees
the
budgets
of
all
of
the
the
state's
administrative
agencies,
and
you
would
think
that
there
would
be
a
lot
of
money
to
be
cut
there.
C
But
in
truth,
that
committee
only
has
purview
over
about
2.5
percent
of
the
the
state's
budget.
So
even
though
the
administration
is
going
to
be
cutting
heads
in
those
departments
trimming
that
budget
we're
not
that's
not
going
to
get
us
there.
So
I
would
predict
that
we're
probably
going
to
move
450
million
dollars
roughly
from
that
was
diverted
from
the
the
general
fund
to
transportation
a
couple
of
years
ago
moved
that
back
and
have
to
probably
backfill
that,
with
an
increase
in
in
the
gas
tax.
So.
F
F
You
know
we
have
a
responsibility
to
protect
minnesotans
and
to
make
sure
that
they
are
safe,
so
we
we
definitely
need
to
take
a
close
look
at
new
revenues
as
ways
in
which
to
make
up
for
that
those
shortfalls
there
are
those
at
the
top
that
are
doing
quite
well
that
are
profiting
from
this
current
situation
and
there's
opportunities
there
in
which
to
help
backfill
some
of
the
state
budget.
So
new
revenues
clearly
should
be
part
of
the
consideration
in
addressing
the
budget
shortfall.
F
E
My
priority
with
our
state
budget
will
be
to
make
sure
that
the
minnesotans
that
have
been
most
harmed
during
this
pandemic
aren't
the
ones
who
are
harmed
by
budget
cuts.
In
particular,
I'm
talking
about
our
kids
in
our
schools,
people
with
disabilities
and
those
who
have
lost
their
health
care.
The
worst
thing
we
could
do
is
cut
health
care
that
hurts
families
hurts
kids,
hurts
people
with
disabilities
and
the
reality
is.
We
do
have
some
solutions
before
us.
As
I
mentioned,
those
at
the
very
top
have
actually
done
very
well
on
this
pandemic.
E
There
was
just
a
report
that
the
owner
of
amazon
would
have
enough
money
that
he's
made
during
this
pandemic
to
give
every
amazon
employee
a
check
for
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
We
should
look
at
raising
taxes
on
corporations
and
the
very
wealthy.
Otherwise
it's
those
at
the
bottom
that
are
gonna
experience.
The
pain,
we're
also
gonna
have
to
get
some
help
from
congress.
E
E
This
isn't
the
reason
to
the
primary
reason
to
move
forward
with
legalizing
cannabis,
but
I
believe
we
absolutely
should
move
forward
with
legalizing
cannabis,
and
that
is
part
of
an
opportunity
to
raise
some
revenue
and
be
creative.
But
we
need
to
focus
on
the
people
and
make
sure
that
our
decisions
are
guided
by
minnesotans
who
have
been
feeling
the
pain
over
this
past
year.
B
Thank
you,
michael
and
michael,
we'll
start
with
you
for
this
next
question.
Do
you
envision
a
northern
minnesota
where
mining
and
conservation
can
co-exist?
Is
copper,
nickel,
mining,
an
existential
threat
to
the
boundary
waters
or
our
environmentalist
threats
to
the
mining
economy
of
northern
minnesota,
and
why.
E
Thank
you
for
the
question.
There's
a
lot
to
unpack
there.
I
guess
where
I
would
start
since
the
boundary
waters
were
raised.
Is
I
really
think
the
boundary
waters
is
a
crown
jewel
for
our
state,
and
we
should
be
very,
very
concerned
about
anything
that
would
jeopardize
such
a
crown
jewel
for
our
state
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
study
in
terms
of
the
economics
that
show
the
economic
gains
that
our
state
experiences
because
of
tourism
and
because
of
the
boundary
waters,
outweigh
the
potential
gain
of
mining.
F
The
boundary
waters
is
is
worth
protecting
once
it's
it's
gone,
it'll
be
gone
forever
and
what
a
shame
that
would
be
so
we
do
need
to
take
actions
now
to
preserve
that
state
jewel
for
generations
to
come,
but
not
the
expense
of
minnesotans.
There
are
opportunities
in
terms
of
the
clean
energy
future
for
minnesota,
to
where
good
local
jobs
can
replace
what
may
be
lost
due
to
mining.
So
it's
not
a
give
and
take
this.
F
D
The
it
is
interesting
that
it's
been
noted
that
that
mining
isn't
the
only
game
in
town
in
the
northern
tier
of
the
the
iron
range,
the
north
northern
tier
of
the
state.
I
believe
the
health
care
is
actually
a
larger
segment
of
the
hell
of
the
economy,
which
is
surprising
to
a
lot
of
people.
I
believe
that
being
said,
the
the
mining
sector
has
been
provided,
a
very
historic
segment
of
the
jobs
in
that
area.
It's
kind
of
part
of
the
culture
and
tradition
of
the
people
who
live
in
that
area.
D
Adequate
oversight
to
keep
those
mining
operations
safe,
but
no
one
wants
to
kind
of
roll
the
dice
on
that
there
is
a
disaster,
but
we
need
to
kind
of
identify
what
kind
of
a
disaster
what
nature
would
lead
to
damage
to
the
boundary
waters
and
mitigate,
perhaps
curtail
some
operations.
I
think
there's
some
room
for
negotiation
on
both
parties
and
moving
forward.
I
think
they'll
come
to
agreement
on
that.
C
My
next
door
neighbor
happens
to
be
a
retired
geochemist
from
dnr
who
was
able
to
kind
of
vet
what
I've
been
learning,
but
the
basis
of
that.
I
I
think
that
if
we,
you
know
religiously,
enforce
our
environmental
regulations
and
make
sure
that
we
have
adequate.
You
know
financial
assurances
and
I
think,
paulie
met
me,
there's
a
possibility
that
that
one
could
be
done
safely.
C
C
I
think
you
know
I
I
feel
you
know
blessed
to
live
in
a
community
where
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
problems.
We
have
a
a
well-trained
professional,
well-funded
police
department
and-
and
you
know
when
we
have
racial
press
pro
pro
justice
protests
in
in
bloomington,
and
we
do
the
protesters
get
a
police
escort
and
we
don't
see
violence
here
that
we
do
in
in
many
other
cities,
and
I'm
very
very
proud
of
that.
So
I
this
is
something
that
I
does
deserve
a
lot
of
attention.
D
D
D
F
Yes,
thank
you.
All
all
minnesotans
deserve
safe
communities
and
a
fair
justice
system,
but
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
currently
that's
not
the
case.
We
don't
treat
all
minnesotans
equally,
especially
people
of
color,
and
that
needs
to
change.
If
we
are
all
to
feel
safe
in
our
communities,
we
need
to
have
equal
justice
for
all
through
criminal
justice
reform
serving
on
the
judiciary
and
criminal
justice.
F
F
I
would
be
remiss
to
not
say
that
we
also
need
to
make
significant
progress
on
preventing
senseless
gun,
violence
through
criminal
background
checks
and
red
flag
laws.
We
just
need
to
keep
guns
on
the
hands
of
dangerous
people.
So,
yes,
black
lives
do
matter.
We
need
to
be
looking
to
our
communities
of
color
to
help
engage
in
and
partake
in
these
conversations
for
criminal
justice
reform.
We
can't
be
imposing
changes
on
people.
We
need
to
bring
the
entire
community
along
with
us.
E
Thank
you.
You
know
the
notion
of
protests
across
the
country
were
raised
and
we
just
need
to
be
clear
about
why
those
protests
were
happening
all
across
the
country,
because
an
officer
in
minneapolis
put
his
neck
or
put
his
knee
on
george
floyd's
neck
for
eight
minutes
and
46
seconds
and
george
floyd
is
gone,
and
that
is
not
a
unique
story.
Mit
people
of
color
have
been
harmed
by,
let's
be
honest,
systemic
racism,
that's
rampant
in
policing,
and
it's
not
unique
a
problem
to
minnesota.
E
It's
a
problem
that
is
part
of
you
know
our
country's
history,
and
we
just
need
to
acknowledge
that
and
commit
to
systemic
change,
and
the
legislature
took
some
positive
steps
this
year.
You're
absolutely
right
that
good
cap,
good
cops,
don't
want
bad
cops
out
there,
and
our
arbitration
reform
that
we
passed
this
year
is
a
step
in
that
direction.
E
Representative
carlson
is
right
on
that.
We
need
the
voices
of
communities
of
color
to
help
us
lead
in
that
change
and
have
more
involvement,
instructing
the
relationship
between
communities
of
color
and
police,
and
we
need
to
do
things
like
decriminalize
marijuana
things
that
have
led
to
mass
incarceration
and
huge
racial
inequities.
E
I
would
submit
that
that's
a
false
choice
that
we
need
to
be
investing
in
all
of
those
things
and
all
of
those
things
are
being
underinvested
in
significantly,
it's
been
more
than
10
years
since
the
state
of
minnesota
passed
a
significant
investment
in
transportation
and
as
in
a
state
where
a
bridge
collapsed,
it
really
is
abhorrent
that
we
went
this
long
and
continue
to
let
our
infrastructure
deteriorate.
This
is
an
issue
in
the
twin
cities.
My
district
includes
the
494
35w
interchange,
which
is
I
door
knock
and
talk
with
folks.
E
Really
anybody
can
relate
to
being
stuck
in
a
traffic
jam
at
2pm
on
a
sunday.
You
know
we
need
to
make
significant
investments
in
our
roads
and
bridges,
but
we
also
need
to
invest
in
transit
that
we
need
to
look
to
the
future
and
how
minnesotans
want
to
get
around
and
they
want
to
live
in
a
metropolitan
area
with
a
varied
way
to
to
get
around.
That
includes
pedestrian
trails,
transit
and
roads
and
bridges,
and
we
need
to
come
together,
invest
in
transportation
and
do
so
all
across
the
state.
F
Yes,
representative,
howard's
right
on
transportation,
infrastructure
is
just
crazy,
expensive
right
and
you
need
to
have
a
sustained
funding
source
to
continue
with
these
projects.
It's
not
a
one
and
done.
We
can't
even
afford
with
our
budget
right
now,
can't
even
afford
the
maintenance
on
the
infrastructure
we
currently
have.
So
the
idea
of
of
new
investments
is
going
to
take
the
will
and
the
part
of
the
entire
legislature
for
years
to
come
to
sustain
the
funding
necessary
in
which
to
do
this.
F
C
C
The
solution
is
as
well
and
we
are
grossly
under
underfunding.
All
of
them
and
with
the
covet
epidemic
driving
is
down
about
15
percent,
which
means
gas.
Tax
revenues
are
down
15
percent.
We
don't
really
even
have
enough
money
to
to
completely
build
out
the
494
improvements.
The
35w
494
improvements,
which
have
already
been
committed
to
there's
just
not
enough
money
there
and
there's
not
enough
money
to
to
build
out
the
bus
system.
The
way
we
need
to
as
well
without
passing
this
bonding
bill.
D
Well,
everyone
should
celebrate
the
arrival
of
the
billion
dollar
in
matching
funds
from
the
federal
government
to
complete
the
green
line
out
to
eden
prairie
from
downtown
from
the
downtown
transit
district.
So
that's
a
huge
step
in
the
right
direction
and,
as
everyone
knows,
construction
is
well
underway.
Already
it's
an
impressive
build
out
and
it's
going
to
be
exciting
to
see
when
service
begins
on
that
on
that
line.
So
that's
a
huge
step
in
the
right
direction.
I
think
all
proponents
of
mass
transit
should
be
rejoicing.
D
That
fact
we
have
a
really
tremendous
blue
line,
green
line
system
serving
the
communities
already
of
the
twin
cities
and
lucky
to
have
that
it's
tremendous
to
get
in
and
out
of
the
airport,
not
too
many
cities
can
boast
that
kind
of
service
directly
into
their
airport,
and
it
was
some
tremendous
vision
that
provided
for
that
luxury
that
convenience
as
an
everyday
matter.
I
must
say
that,
and
again
we
did
have
the
bridge
collapse
here,
the
the
large-scale
infrastructure
overwhelmingly.
D
B
D
That's
a
very
interesting
development
because,
as
I
recall
and
and
I
reference
minneapolis
because
so
many
things
happen,
there
impact
the
the
community
at
large,
but
the
minneapolis
police
have
told
people
to
rather
than
expect
a
response
just
be
prepared
to
surrender
your
cell
phone
or
wallet
or
car.
Whenever
you
are
approached
by
someone
who
wants
to
take
those
from
you,
I
don't
think
that's
acceptable.
D
What
happens
in
rome
may
echo
through
the
empire,
but
we
can't
just
stay
safe
at
home
in
bloomington
eden,
prairie,
edina
minnetonka.
We
all
go
into
the
big
city.
We
go
to
saint
paul.
We
go
to
minneapolis.
You
can't
have
an
area
of
no
response
where,
like
a
bad
cell
phone
plan,
would
leave
you
without
service.
D
But
if
the,
if
the
police
are
going
to
basically
surrender
your
goods
or
protect
yourself,
I
don't
know
what
they'd
expect
people
to
do
other
than
to
go
out
and
purchase
guns
ammunition
to
protect
themselves
to
protect
their
home
to
protect
their
children
and
their
wives.
I
think
it's
the
sensible
thing
to
do.
C
C
That
was
a
textbook
example
of
why
we
need
the
red
flag
law,
where
a
gentleman
who
was
in
a
mental
health
crisis,
murdered
his
wife
and
then
severely
injured,
shot.
You
know
two
neck,
two
kids,
who
are
next
door
who
witnessed
the
crime?
That's
exactly
the
kind
of
of
thing,
a
situation
that
we're
trying
to
head
off
with
the
with
the
red
flag
laws.
C
And
you
know
in
terms
of
just
how
general
things
are
going,
we're
seeing
you
know
people
show
up
at
protests
on
both
the
right.
You
know
boogaloo
boys
with
their
ar-15s
and
antifa
guys
with
the
pistols
in
their
pockets,
and
you
know
this
brandishing
of
guns
in
public
during
the
protest.
No
good
can
come
of
this.
It's
just
gotten
completely
out
of
hand.
E
It
is
beyond
ludicrous
that
we
haven't
passed
legislation
to
ensure
that
background
checks
are
completed
on
all
guns.
It's
something
that
ninety
percent
of
minnesotans
support.
You
can't
get
90
of
minnesotans
agree
on
just
about
anything
and
and
nine
and
ten
folks
in
minnesota
think
that
if
you
buy
a
gun,
you
ought
to
complete
a
background
check
and
represent
elkins
hit
the
nail
in
the
head
with
the
red
flag
laws.
We've
seen
examples
in
our
own
backyard
and
across
the
country
why?
This
is
such
an
important
piece
of
legislation
to
save
lives.
E
It'll
also
help
us
prevent
suicide
by
gun
the
red
flag
laws,
and
it
is
ironic
to
me
that,
as
representatives
mentioned,
the
house
passed
these
bills,
the
republican-led
senate
blocked
them.
They
refused
to
even
consider
them
really
and
the
republicans
led
senate
wants
to
kind
of
bang
their
chests
and
say
they're
the
law
and
order
party,
and
they
stand
with
their
police
and
their
law
enforcement.
E
But
guess
what
law
enforcement
wants
to
pass
these
laws?
They
think
it
will
be
in
the
interest
of
the
public
safety
of
our
communities,
if
there's
background
checks
on
all
guns,
if
red
flag
laws
are
passed,
and
so
if
we
truly
want
to
stand
with
our
police,
a
good
step
is
to
pass
these
two
common
sense
gun
violence,
prevention,
laws.
F
F
F
Yeah,
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
over
the
last
two
years
addressing
the
housing
crisis
and
I'm
very
proud
of
our
bloomington
city
council
and
the
actions
that
they
have
taken
again.
Bloomington
once
again
is
leading
in
this
effort
with
changes
to
certain
city
ordinances
and
putting
funds
aside
to
address.
This
bloomington
has
the
largest
food
shelf
in
the
state
through
veep,
and
it's
now
more
than
ever,
a
critical
lifeline
for
a
lot
of
families.
F
F
Really,
this
is
just
a
matter,
in
my
opinion,
of
funding
our
values,
putting
those
precious
tax
dollars
towards
the
necessity
of
making
sure
that
every
minnesotan
is
properly
housed.
We
can
do
this.
This
is
not
an
equation
that
is
impossible
to
solve.
We
know
what
the
answers
are.
We
there
are
plenty
of
good
solutions
out
there
and
in
15
seconds
I
can't
get
into
all
of
them.
F
E
If
families
and
children
don't
have
stable,
affordable
housing,
then
so
many
other
societal
issues
that
we
try
to
solve
at
the
capitol
are
not
gonna
be
effective,
and
so
we
need
to
start
by
setting
out
to
make
sure
that
every
minnesotan
has
access
to
an
affordable
place
to
live
and
there's
a
lot
of
things
we
need
to
do.
But
we
need
big,
bold
solutions.
E
One
bill
that
I
authored
last
year
was
the
bring
it
home
housing
subsidy,
which
would
create
a
housing
subsidy
to
ensure
that
every
single
minnesotan
is
not
paying
more
than
30
percent
of
their
income
on
housing.
Basically,
only
one
in
four
that
qualify
for
a
section,
eight
housing
voucher
with
federal
dollars
can
access
it.
We
would
backfill
that
to
make
sure
that
every
minnesotan
can
afford
their
place
a
place
to
live,
and
then
we
need
to
build
more
homes
that
are
affordable
and
we
need
to
preserve
the
homes
that
are
currently
affordable.
E
We've
seen
in
our
area,
so
many
affordable,
housing
facilities,
multi-tenant
facilities
get
flipped
and
people
displaced.
We
need
to
take
action
to
make
sure
that
folks
can
afford
to
stay
in
their
homes
and
improve
the
quality.
It's
a
big
challenge.
I
would
argue
it's
maybe
the
most
important
challenge
that
the
state
take
on
next
session.
D
Okay,
I
do
have
a
little
bit
of
experience
with
this.
I
have
a
degree
in
real
estate
finance
for
the
university
of
utah
worked
my
way
through
college
selling,
apartment
buildings
and
investment
properties
and
then
worked
in
southern
california,
also
selling
brokering
leasing
and
managing
large
apartment
complexes,
commercial
properties
and
various
types
of
properties
for
the
syndicators
I
worked
for
anyways.
D
The
housing
cycle
is
just
that
it
tends
to
be
you
go
from
an
under
supply
and
that
induces
builders
to
acquire
land
and
and
put
up
units
and
then
there's
an
oversupply.
It's
a
very
cyclical,
predictable
wave.
Presently
we
have
throughout
the
metro
area
in
various
pockets
of
the
metro.
We
have
double-digit
vacancy
rates,
there's
housing
available
out
there.
D
Unfortunately,
people
are
have
had
their
hours
cut
back,
they've
been
laid
off,
they
don't
have
the
funds
to
afford
the
rent
or
the
mortgage
payment
and
through
no
fault
of
their
own-
and
this
is
a
human
crisis.
A
human
tragedy
that
good
people
who
were
working
their
jobs
a
few
months
ago
are
left
out
in
the
street
wondering
what
happened
to
my
life.
We
need
to
get
the
jobs
open
again,
so
people
can
get
back
to
work
and
resume
their
their
own
affair,
managing
their
own
affairs
with
the
dignity
of
not
requiring
assistance.
C
You,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
representative
howard,
who
really
is
a
hero
on
this
this
issue,
and
I
think
he
ran
out
of
time
before
he
could
mention
the
100
million
dollar
rental
relief
bill
that
he
also
shepherded
into
law
this
year,
so
kudos
so
nice
job.
I
think
that,
for
my
part,
I'm
also
working
with
representative
howard
and
representative
fisher
and
I'm
republican
state
senator
rich
drayheim
in
the
senate
as
well,
and
that
my
focus
has
been
on.
B
C
Definitely,
I
think,
we're
definitely,
I
think
minnesota
is
actually
head
of
most
states
in
terms
of
setting
very
ambitious
goals
to
getting
to
a
carbon
free
grid,
and
you
know
excel
energy
in
particular.
Our
our
local
utility
here
is
is
planning
to
try
and
get
to
carbon
free,
but
I
think
it's
like
20
30,
roughly
and
in
that
time
frame
and
it'll
be
a
combination
of
of
wind
and
solar.
C
C
D
I
have
to
admire
mr
elkins
for
leading
the
way
on
that
and
pulled
up
in
a
really
nice
tesla
tonight.
It's
kind
of
an
aspirational
car
for
most
of
us
who
would
enjoy
driving
electric
car
down
the
road.
It's
beautiful
machine
and
I
think
the
zero
carbon
footprint
is,
is
a
noble
goal
and
I
hope
we
can
get
there
and
the
time
frame
allocated.
D
We
need
to
just
be
mindful
that
we
don't
get
out
over
our
skis
and
find
ourselves
too
far
out
over
our
skis
and
find
ourself
in
the
position
of
some
of
the
california
communities
that
have
over
committed
to
the
carbon-free
renewable
sources
of
energy,
and
now
they
don't
have
enough
energy.
During
a
heat
wave
to
allow
everybody
to
keep
the
air
conditioning
running
and
keeping
their
households
lit
and
watch
tv
at
night,
they
actually
have
rolling
blackouts
and
rolling
brownouts
throughout
the
state.
D
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
in
california,
so
I
reference
it
a
lot
because
I'm
keenly
aware
of
some
of
the
aspirational
goals
they
said
and
some
of
the
shortcomings
that
they
set
themselves
up
unintentionally,
but
yeah.
I
think
if
we
can
go
to
clean
our
cars
and
we
don't
have
any
exhaust
in
the
city,
we
don't
have
any
soot
anything
coming
out
of
our
cars,
who
wouldn't
want
that
sure.
We'd
all
want
that
the
nuclear
part
of
the
equation
is
always
a
little
bit
complicated.
F
B
F
F
I'll
just
mention
the
one
that
I
was
the
chief
author
on,
which
was
the
prairie
island
net
zero
admissions
project.
This
is
going
to
help
out
the
prairie
island.
Indian
community
become
net
zero
here
in
the
next
25
years,
so
very
excited
to
see
how
that
can
serve
as
a
model
for
the
rest
of
the
state.
E
E
Last
summer
I
joined
high
school
students
at
the
state
capitol
thousands
of
them
rallying
for
action
on
climate.
It
actually
seems
like
it
was
about
a
decade
ago,
but
it
was
just
last
summer
to
to
see
those
students
they're
fighting
for
change,
and
so
I
am
a
co-author
to
the
hundred
percent
clean
energy
by
2050
legislation.
It
is
realistic
just
a
decade
prior
under
governor
plenty
on
a
bipartisan
basis.
The
legislature
passed
a
nation-leading
renewable
energy
standard.
E
At
that
time,
critics
said:
there's
no
way,
you're
going
to
get
to
that
by
2020
and
and
the
state
is
succeeding,
and
so
it
is
a
realistic
goal
and
going
100
by
25.
2050
is
an
opportunity
in
terms
of
or
an
economic
competitive
edge
for
minnesota,
to
lead
on
wind
and
solar,
it's
a
no-brainer,
and
when
you
look
at
what
is
going
on
in
the
west
right
now,
we
just
need
to
be
up
front
that
this.
B
D
D
We
already
provide
the
quality
health
care.
We
have
the
best
health
care
system,
maybe
in
the
world,
and
we're
very
fortunate
to
have
that
question.
Is
you
know
how's
that
how's
that
paid
for?
But
I
would
I've
seen
options
in
the
health
in
the
faith-based
community
that
have
greatly
reduced
options
and
there
is
a
physician's
group.
I
believe
it's
in
kansas
city
that
has
a
very
reduced
price.
I
believe
it's
150
dollars
per
person
for
a
basic
slate
of
services.
It
doesn't
include.
D
The
high
level
care
of
major
surgery
and
that
sort
of
thing,
but
there
are
market-based
options
out
there
available,
they
need
to
be
more
widely
known
and
marketed.
I
guess
there
are
some
limitations
to
insurance
health
care
being
marketed
across
state
lines.
I
don't
know
why
that
barrier
doesn't
come
down.
It's
one
of
the
few
industries
that
is
faced
with
such
barriers.
D
E
So
we
need
to
commit
to
creating
a
future
where
everyone
has
access
to
affordable
health
care.
I
support
minnesota
care
for
all
moving
in
that
direction
and
it's
a
long-term
prospect.
It
is
our
health
care
system
is
incredibly
complicated
by
design
of
those
that
are
profiting
richly
off
of
it,
but
we
need
to
move
towards
a
minnesota
care
for
all
system.
In
the
meantime,
I
really
believe
we
need
to
focus
continue
to
focus
on
reducing
the
cost
of
prescription
drugs.
E
E
A
unified
drug
benefit
bill
where
the
state
we
use
the
the
leverage
of
the
state
to
bargain
for
lower
prescription
drug
prices.
I
also
support
a
prescription
drug
price
board.
This
was
a
bipartisan
bill
where
we
would
sort
of
create
almost
like
a
utilities
commission
that
would
again
have
the
state
representing
the
people
in
fighting
for
affordable
prescription
drug
prices
against
these
gigantic
corporate
interests
that
have
profited
so
richly
of
it.
Thanks.
F
Thank
you,
minnesotans
shouldn't
die
because
they
can't
afford
health
care
or
life-saving
medications.
I
mean,
I
think,
that's
a
value
statement
that
most
minnesotans
would
agree
with.
We
did
make
a
little
bit
of
progress.
This
last
legislative
session
passing
some
bills.
The
insulin,
affordability
act,
which
michael
howard,
was
just
amazing
on
prescription
drug
price
transparency.
We
made
some
progress
there
prior
authorization
reform
and
then
along
the
public
health
lines,
tobacco
21
requiring
no
cell
tobacco
to
persons
under
the
age
of
21..
So
we
are
making
progress.
F
F
C
C
I
am
personally
a
medicare
beneficiary
and
it's
a
really
a
pretty
sweet
gig,
but-
and
so
I
kind
of
like
the
idea
of
medicare
for
all,
but
I
think
one
needs
to
understand
that
80
of
us
on
on
medicare
are
actually
are
tapping,
some
sort
of
private
insurance
to
either
replace
basic
medicare
or
to
supplement
medica
basic
medicare.
My
wife
and
I
have
a
medicare
advantage
plan,
which
is
about
about
a
third
of
americans,
have
that
kind
of
a
medicare
plan.
Another
40
percent
of
americans
have
some
sort
of
medigap
or
medicare
supplement
plan.
C
So
I
think
that
there's
always
going
to
be
a
role
for
the
private
industry
and
as
part
of
a
competitive
solution,
the
part
that
I'm
worried
about
most
or
what
I'm
working
on
personally
from
leveraging.
What
I
my
background
is
is
healthcare
pricing,
transparency,
so
I've
done
a
ton
of
study
of
the
the
drug
marketplace.
The
the
end
have
developed
bills
that
would
require
both
hospitals,
drug
manufacturers
to
list
their
prices.
Freeze
them
for
the
year,
so
the
people's
formularies
could
be
could
be
frozen
as
well.
B
B
F
F
The
future
of
minnesota
depends
on
it.
I
wish
it
was
an
issue
that
we
could
spend
some
more
time
talking
about.
I
do
see
that
it
gets
attention
in
the
coming
legislative
session.
I
hope
it
is
an
area
that
again
that
we
do
no
harm
so
that
students
can
receive
the
you
know
world-class
education
here
in
minnesota.
E
E
We've
already
talked
about
housing,
I'm
going
to
blank
on
the
exact
numbers.
You
know
well,
over
100
bloomington
students
experience
homelessness.
In
a
school
year.
In
ridgefield
we
had
over
100
students
lose
their
homes
when
a
a
apartment,
complex
was
flipped
and
how
were
those
students
and
those
students
are
renters,
predominantly
students
of
color
having
to
move
schools
and
how?
How
were
they
expected
to
show
up
and
learn
if
they
don't
have
access
to
affordable
housing?
So
you
know,
housing
is
an
example.
E
E
We
absolutely
need
to
invest
in
our
schools
and
in
particular,
we
need
to
we've
mentioned
teachers,
and-
and
I
too,
share
just
admiration
for
the
herculean
work
that
our
teachers
are
doing.
I
have
got
a
kindergartener,
who
is
you
know,
doing
kindergarten
via
zoom.
The
kindergarten
teacher
has
36
kindergartners,
that
she's
teaching
via
a
computer
and
is
doing
amazing
work
and
we
need
to
invest
in
education
and
our
teachers,
and
we
need
to
pass
the
teachers
of
color
act
to
invest
so
that
more
students
of
color
have
teachers
that
look
like
them.
C
Yeah,
I
think
that,
actually
in
in
the
long
run,
the
achievement
gap
is
probably
minnesota's
most
important
problem
to
solve,
because
we've
always
succeeded
because
we're
a
brain
power
state.
You
know
ever
since
the
minnesota
miracle
50
years
ago,
where
the
state
took
over
the
the
lion's
share
of
the
funding
for
education.
C
C
I
built
the
first
data
warehouse
at
capella
university
about
15
years
ago,
and
the
key
insight
out
of
that
was
that
in
at
the
college
level,
the
only
ones
who
really
thrived
in
this
with
distance
learning
were
graduate
students
who
were
mid-career
and
very
highly
motivated,
so
capella
didn't
even
want
to
get
into
bachelor's
education.
So
I
can
only
imagine
what
it's
like
for
trying
to
teach.
You
know
high
school
kids
and
elementary
school
kids
with
distance
learning
right
now.
It's
just
not
going
to
work
very
well.
D
Yeah
education
affects
us
all
going
forward
and
we
have
one
educator
in
our
family
and
I've
spoken
with
a
few
neighbors
and
friends
who
are
in
education.
One
example
a
neighbor
of
ours,
who
is
a
very,
very
dedicated
teacher.
Those
kids
are
lucky
to
have
her.
She
has
to
work
across
three
different
platforms.
She
has
an
apple,
she
has
a
windows
machine
and
then
a
droid
machine
to
be
able
to
accommodate
all
of
the
students,
different
platforms
and
she's
working,
10
and
12
hour
days
routinely
she's,
absolutely
exhausting
herself.
D
D
D
B
F
E
D
All
right
I'd
also
like
to
thank
the
league
of
women
voters
for
hosting
us
tonight,
and
my
colleagues
who
shared
the
the
stage
with
us
tonight,
steve
and
michael
and
andrew
up
and
down
the
line.
I
read
some
stat
stats
the
other
day
at
right,
choice.
Voting
a
third
of
voters,
don't
even
know
their
own
parties
candidates
for
congress
if
they
had
any
idea
how
much
time
and
hard
work
goes
into
running.
D
It's
just
it's
just
sad
and
ironic,
but
I
want
to
say
in
closing
that
we've
grown
up
in
enjoying
a
a
beautiful
country,
a
beautiful
country.
That's
been
unified
for
the
most
part,
there's
so
much
rancor
right
now,
going
on
in
this
country
and
come
november
4th,
whoever
you
vote
for,
let's
just
close
ranks
reunify
as
a
country
move
forward,
accept
who
wins
who
loses
and
let
there
be
peace
and
like
they
used
to
do
just
you
know,
they'll
regroup
and
go
after
the
try
to
get
your
wins.
C
C
B
Thank
you
to
the
candidates
for
participating
in
this
forum
and
for
your
willingness
to
run
and
for
your
willingness
to
participate
in
the
democratic
process
by
running
for
office.
Thank
you
to
the
league
of
women
voters
bloomington
for
sponsoring
this
forum.
It
can
be
viewed
online
on
the
league
of
women
voters,
bloomington
website
on
the
city
of
bloomington's
website
and
on
youtube.
B
It
will
also
be
rebroadcast
on
the
bloomington
cable
tv
until
election
day.
Thank
you
especially
to
our
at-home
audience
for
watching
this
recorded
forum,
remember
to
vote
on
or
before
election
day,
tuesday
november
3
2020
for
information
about
registering
to
vote
voting
early
and
voting
in
person
visit
the
minnesota
secretary
of
state
of
state's
website.