In response to questions

FAdams — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:30:32 -0500

In response to questions regarding their opinion of the Pawlenty maneuver, Reps. Paul Kohls and Joe Hoppe were supportive.

"I support the governor's line-item veto. The bonding bill was too large, especially in these economic times. I don't know if there would be enough votes to override the vetos. It depends on what projects are being considered and what incentives are offered by House leadership this time," responded Hoppe.

"I was pleased that the Governor exercised his veto power and brought the bonding bill down below the long-standing debt cap. The bill passed by the House and Senate was about $100 million over the debt cap and we simply cannot afford the bill that passed. I fully expected Governor Pawlenty to either line item veto or veto the entire bill. I'm not sure if there will be attempts to override some or all of the line items and am not sure whether they could be overridden," noted Kohls.

Hoppe said the Republicans had not caucussed regarding any potential override attempts.

Pawlenty slashes bonding bill, Reps. respond

FAdams — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:47:40 -0500

Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced his line-item vetoes Monday afternoon on the $925 billion capital investment bill. He trimmed down to $717 million. St. Paul took 60 percent of the cuts, according to the Pioneer Press.

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In response to questions

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