TO THAT, MAKING SURE THE SCHOOLS HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO DO IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY WORK.

>> Barry: WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM A VIEWER ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE BONDING BILL.

THERE WAS TALK EARLIER IN THE SESSION ABOUT A BONDING BILL.

PERHAPS THERE WASN'T GOING TO BE A BONDING BILL.

LET'S START WITH YOU, REPRESENTATIVE HEINTZEMAN.

BONDING BILL THIS SESSION, AND WHAT DO YOU HEAR ABOUT WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

>> YEAH, SO THE BONDING BILL CAME THROUGH THE HOUSE EARLY THIS SESSION.

QUITE HONESTLY MY HAT IS OFF TO THE GOP COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE.

WE ARE GOING TO TAP THE BRAKES, BECAUSE WE KNOW AS WE WERE COMING THROUGH AN ELECTION CYCLE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE HEARD IS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THERE'S TAX CUTS THERE, SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIORS, AND WHEN THAT MOVES FORWARD, THE BONDING BILL WOULD MOVE FORWARD.

I THINK THAT'S FORTHCOMING.

I THINK RATHER THAN ALLIGATOR TEARS BEING DESCRIBED BY THE GOVERNOR ON THAT ISSUE, I THINK WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOMETHING MOVE SOONER THAN LATER, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, AS WELL AS TAX CUTS.

I'M GLAD THAT CONVERSATION IS HAPPENING NOW.

IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

BUT IT DOES SEEM TO HAVE RENEWED INTEREST THERE, AND ONCE WE SEE THOSE TAX CUTS AND THAT EXEMPTION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, I BELIEVE THAT THE BONDING BILL WILL BE BACK IN THE DISCUSSION FRONT AND CENTER AGAIN.

AT THE MOMENT WE ARE WAITING.

>> Barry: LET'S GO TO THE SENATE AND SEE WHAT THE SENATE THINKS ON THE BONDING BILL.

SENATOR BOLDON, LET'S START WITH YOU.

>> YEAH.

IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

WE, TOO HAD A BONDING BILL COME TO THE SENATE FLOOR, AND JUST A REFRESHER, A NOTE, A BONDING BILL CAN'T BE PASSED BY A SUPER MAJORITY.

IN THE SENATE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS IT REQUIRES A DEMOCRAT AND BOTH PARTIES, AND IT CAN'T BE JUST A PARTY LINE VOTE.

SO IT DID NOT PASS, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE.

IT WAS A SOLID BILL, A BILL THAT WAS LARGELY NEGOTIATED LAST YEAR, REALLY LARGER FROM LAST YEAR.

IT WAS A BALANCED BILL.

IT WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO 50/50 REPUBLICAN PROJECT, DEMOCRAT PROJECT, AND IT WAS A GOOD BILL, A BILL WITH SHOVEL READY PROJECTS, AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE LAST YEAR, PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE IN PARTS OF OUR STATE THEY HAVE BEEN DRINKING BOTTLED WATER FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.

REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECTS THAT ARE WAITING FOR US TO PASS AND GET THEM STARTED, AND IT FAILED.

AND TO HOLD THE PROJECT HOSTAGE AND TALK ABOUT A SITUATE.

JUST REGARDS TO WE WILL GET A TAX BILL, AND IT'S WORKING ITS WAY TO THE KENNEDY PROCESS AND YOU WILL SEE THE BILL FINALIZED STILL.

WE HAVE TO DO MORE THAN ONE THING AT THE SAME TIME.

>> Barry: SENATOR WILL YOU CERTIFICATE A WE HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT.

YOU GET THE LAST WORD.

TELL US ABOUT THE BONDING BILL AS WE WRAP UP COMMENT ON THE SENATE BILL THIS EVENING.

>> I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING FEEDBACK THAT BY BANDWIDTH ISN'T THE BEST.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THE NETWORK PROBLEMS I'M HAVING.

BUT MINNESOTANS, WE HAVE A $19 BILLION BUDGET SURPLUS.

REPUBLICANS RECOGNIZE THIS.

UNFORTUNATELY TIMES OF A SURPLUS, DEMOCRATS DEMANDS TACKS.

THAT IS THE REASON WHY REPUBLICANS ARE STANDING STRONG AND SAYING HEY, BEFORE WE PUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IN FURTHER DEBT, BEFORE WE SPEND BILLIONS OF MORE DOLLARS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THOSE FIXED INCOME, MINNESOTA ANSWER ACROSS THE STATE ARE HURTING, NEEDING A TAX CUT AND REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAND STRONG AND SUPPORT MINNESOTANS AND DEMAND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACROSS THE BOARD TO BRING TAX RELIEF AND AGAIN A TIME OF