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How did $700 Million for transportation and $1 billion for infrastructure aka bonding die on the Senate floor?
Watch actual footage of the final fateful minutes.
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Factoids:
- At midnight on May 22, 2016, all legislative action had to cease. The date was penned 159 years ago right along with our constitution.
- The bonding/transportation bill negotiated with House and Senate leadership -behind closed doors- was unveiled in the House at 11:00 PM.
- It passed the House arriving on the Senate floor at 11:48 PM.
- Sen. Ron Latz (D- St. Louis Park) offered an amendment.
- Any change to the bill would require it go back to the House for final approval as amended. With just minutes left on the clock, this would torpedo the bill.
- The amendment was supported by all D's and zero R's.
- The amendment passed.
- The bill as amended passed at 11:58 PM.
- Now different from different from the House, the bill died.
What amendment could possible be worth sinking the entire transportation/bonding bill? Watch the
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