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Tina Smith: “[Tim Walz] figured out how to do it in a very narrowly…”

Featuring: Tina Smith, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Minnesota

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Senator Tina Smith Discusses Tim Walz's Vice Presidential Nomination and Housing Policy

Published | Video Starts at 03:10

And I think that's what he did as governor, particularly in the 2023 legislative session when they accomplished so much that was so great and that Minnesotans had been wanting for so long. And he [Tim Walz] figured out how to do it in a very narrowly divided legislature. It wasn't like Democrats were running, you know, had massive majorities in both houses. And to me, that is why we are in office, to do things. (03:10–03:14)

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Asserts that Tim Walz was able to pass legislation despite a narrowly divided legislature.

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