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Tim Walz: “Tom Emmer is the architect of this. He's the whip.”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 28:55

… know, there's a structural imbalance four years out, gone because of that responsibility, working repeatedly support a continuing resolution. So your response to that? Well, just keep in mind that Tom Emmer is the architect of this. He's the whip. And this is not how it works. And it's constantly, it's constantly campaigning with Congressman Emmer, someone who spends his time demeaning me and my military service when he didn't do a day in uniform. (28:55–28:59)

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