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Tim Walz: “We had the most open state capitol in the country and we've…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Gov. Tim Walz on Minnesota lawmaker shootings 1 year later

Published | Video Starts at 02:56

And when it's over, you, you think, you know, do we need to plan for that? And I think, look, we, We had the most open state capitol in the country and we've had to change that because of this. But look, I'm so grateful for law enforcement and what they did. You have said that when you or somebody else went on a partisan rant, it was often Melissa Hortman who reeled you back in saying, what is your goal, Governor? (02:56–03:02)

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Asserts that Minnesota had the most open state capitol, which has changed due to the incident.

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