Senate Republicans vote to end Gov. Tim Walz's emergency powers for a third time. | Facebook
Senate Republicans vote to end Gov. Tim Walz's emergency powers for a third time. | Facebook
State Sen. Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake) voted for a third time last week to end Gov. Tim Walz's emergency powers, according to a Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus news release.
“The governor has used his emergency powers to micromanage every aspect of our lives and caused serious inequities in our communities," Pratt said in the news release. "The governor said he needed emergency powers to prepare hospitals. That’s been done. He said he needed 20,000 tests a day. That’s been done. Now he said he needs a vaccine. We can’t hit a moving target. If we can’t end the emergency powers today, when can we?"
Senate Republicans want Walz's emergency powers to cease since the number of COVID-19 deaths has stayed in the single digits for nearly 40 days. A resolution was filed to end his emergency powers, which passed 36 to 31.
Senate Republicans said ending his emergency powers is a priority, the news release states.
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