And the state Supreme Court basically said you can't keep doing that. And that's led some Republicans to say, well, let's write into law something specific like in this case the bill that would say that There needs to be legislative oversight, a legislative vote before the DNR can acquire any land at a cost of $1 million or more. Senator, does that risk politicizing each individual land purchase through Knowles Nelson? Absolutely. Even though I've been a Senator for just 11 months now, I already see how bills are held up through the process. (26:35–26:44)
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