John,

In case you hadn’t heard, the Minnesota House GOP blocked Governor Walz’s Local Jobs and Projects Plan in the final hours of the 2020 legislative session late Sunday night.

Even though Minnesotans overwhelmingly approve of Governor Walz’s thoughtful response to COVID-19 and overwhelmingly disapprove of President Trump’s horrendous response, the House GOP is refusing to come to the table until Minnesota ends the governor’s peacetime state of emergency.

John, all 50 states are currently under a peacetime emergency. To prematurely end ours is to put Minnesotans in danger, and we will not allow the House GOP to block desperately needed jobs across the state simply because they want to use our health as a political bargaining chip.

We’ll have another chance to get this jobs bill done in a special session, likely next month, but we’re going to have to take the fight to the House Republicans’ doorstep.

We’ve already gotten approval on an aggressive communications plan to keep the pressure on as long as we pull together the budget for it. I worked out the math with our fundraising team and as long as we raise at least $5,000 by tomorrow night, we’ll have what we need to execute it.

Help us fight back so we can provide relief to local communities and workers when they need it most. If you’re able, contribute $5, $10, $25 or more by tomorrow night.

Even during a global pandemic that’s claimed the lives of 92,000 Americans across our country, they’ve proved they cannot resist the impulse to put political games before people.

Let’s get this done and hold them accountable.

Thank you,

Brian Evans
Communications Director
Minnesota DFL