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Tim Walz: “I am all supportive of legal gun ownership, but it should be…”

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Walz would rather 'eat glass' than fill Klobuchar's Senate seat if she won governor's race

Published February 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:01

But if it was going to be the members, everyone involved is, is approaching this, that we've got the people's work to do. … I am all supportive of legal gun ownership, but it should be with weapons that are not made for war. … about what's befallen Minnesota under this federal occupation. I'm going to put forward once again a complete package on fraud reduction. We got some of that last year. (02:01–02:07)

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Asserts support for legal gun ownership with restrictions on weapons made for war.

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“The demographic numbers were showing we were one of the upper midwestern states, if not the only one to gain population.”
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“We got a budget done in a hard year and that means something.”
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“It's a supplemental budget year, bonding bill.”
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“I'm going to put forward once again a complete package on fraud reduction.”
Walz would rather 'eat glass' than fill Klobuchar's Senate seat if she won governor's race | Uploaded February 17, 2026 | 02:14-02:20
“We ended with a very fiscally sound budget that everyone could be part of.”
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“One of very few states with divided legislatures, no shutdowns, getting things done.”
Walz would rather 'eat glass' than fill Klobuchar's Senate seat if she won governor's race | Uploaded February 17, 2026 | 05:16-05:22
“I just think the biggest thing I was asking for for a long time is give me authority and stop payment.”
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“But I do think we're on a path to having probably the strongest program integrity.”
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“We outsource a lot of this to nonprofits which we found out can be very dangerous.”
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“This is an outrageous assault on state sovereignty. It's an outrageous assault on human rights.”
Walz would rather 'eat glass' than fill Klobuchar's Senate seat if she won governor's race | Uploaded February 17, 2026 | 08:54-09:01
“I am convinced that the hard journalistic work that was done around what Minnesota does on immigration convinced the White House that this…”
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“They could do that for 30 years.”
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“The federal government keeps talking about they need cooperation, we need cooperation, we need accountability.”
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“The legislature needs to be subject to data practices.”
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“There is no upside at all to keep ICE agents in Minnesota.”
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