In Heftier bonding bill could be in store after Minnesota lawmakers miss window in 2019, Forum Communications capitol report Dana Ferguson closes with a curious statement by Republican Lino Lakes state senator Roger Chamberlain,:
"There has to be a balance. You have to be able to negotiate, have some leverage, some ability to hold things close to the vest in negotiations," Chamberlain said. "Anybody who thinks we're going to come through these things and just all be singing kumbaya and dancing in the street is living in a fantasy land and ought to go get medicated because it never will be that way."
Surely, those Minnesotans with family members facing mental health issues will love this nuanced analogy comparing an approach to the legislative process with "getting medicated."
But at least he's not inventing stories about diabetics and insulin, like his St. Mary's Point colleague, Karin Housley. Learn more in City Pages' Mom asks Minnesota Sen. Karin Housley to stop blaming her diabetic son for his death.
Photo: The panel at the AgriGrowth Council. Chamberlain is the guy at the extreme left. Photo via Forum Communications.
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