Amy Klobuchar: “Many people have talked about how there is a very strong…”

“She moved, maybe because she was such a good juggler as a mom. She moves up in the legislature and then gets elected by her colleagues as speaker of the House. Many people have talked about how there is a very strong argument she [Melissa Hortman] was the most consequential speaker in the history of Minnesota. in two very different ways. Just this year, with a tied legislature, she was able to negotiate with her Republican counterpart, a woman, the budget, and was able to get us out of a shutdown.” (06:57–07:07)

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