AND MUCH MORE WITH IMPORTANT HOUSE ND SENATE LEADERS.

BUT, FIRST, A POLICY UPDATE.

>> Mary: THE FEDERAL FREEZE IS INCREASINGLY BEING FELT IN MINNESOTA, ESPECIALLY FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE.

WOMEN, CHILDREN.

DEMOCRATS SAY THEY WON'T E QUIET.

>> WHEN WE BRING UP THE FEDERAL FREEZES IN COMMITTEE, BY THE TRUMP DMINISTRATION AND ELON MUSK, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT A DEVASTATING IMPACT IT'S HAVING, IT WILL HAVE IN MINNESOTA, IT IS HAVING IN MINNESOTA, PARTICULARLY IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, WE ARE MET WITH LAUGHTER.

I THINK THERE IS A VIEW THAT WE'RE OVERREACTING, WE'RE HYSTERICAL ABOUT.

THIS WE'RE NOT OVERREACTING.

>> WE HEARD A LOT OF, CALM DOWN, WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND, YOU KNOW, OUR ADVOCATES ARE TELLING US, I CANNOT ACCESS THIS FUNDING RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE CALM ABOUT IT.

OF COURSE OF WE'RE PANICKED.

THEY'RE SERVICES THAT PEOPLE DESPERATELY NEED AND CAN'T ACCESS.

SO, I THINK THAT'S RIDICULOUS AND I HOPE THAT OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES WILL STAND WITH US.

>> OUR FEDERAL FUNDING REPRESENTS ABOUT 29% OF OUR ANNUAL BUDGET.

AND WE SERVE 18,000 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR.

SO A THIRD OF HAT IS A BIG LOSS.

TO THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF SURVIVORS.

>> PUBLIC AWARENESS AROUND ANY TYPES OF VIOLENCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND SURVIVORS, VFM IS AROUND 80% FEDERALLY FUNDED.

AND WE DISSOLVE.

>> Mary: HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE FOCUSED ON THE SAFETY OF KIDS AT SCHOOL WITH NEW STATE GRANTS.

>> THIS IS NOT A BILL ABOUT HARDENING SCHOOLS.

I THINK WE HEAR THAT TERM A LOT.

WE AUTOMATICALLY JUMP TO THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A PRISON OUT OF A SCHOOL.

NOBODY WANTS THAT.

>> I FEEL SAFE AT SCHOOL BECAUSE WE HAVE THE POLICE BUTTON.

>> Mary: MOMENTUM IS MOVING AWAY FROM RAIL IN MINNESOTA ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.

>> THEY SUPPORT BUS RAPID TRANSIT BUT NOT LIGHT RAIL.

AND, SO, WE WANT TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY MORE TIME TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD AND PUT A MORATORIUM ON THE BLUE LINE.

>> THIS BILL FOCUSES ON, TO ME, THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN ALONG WEST BROADWAY.

>> I REPRESENT STOP LIGHT RAIL 81.

WE ARE A GROUP THAT IS NOT OPPOSED TO PUBLIC TRANSIT.

WE ARE OPPOSED TO THIS LIGHT RAIL PROJECT, AND WE STRONGLY FEEL A BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM WOULD BE FAR BETTER.

>> MINNESOTA'S LIGHT RAIL PROJECTS HAVE BECOME A BOTTOMLESS MONEY PIT.

>> ELECTRICITY AND HEATING BILLS ARE RISING, YET, THEY'RE BEING ASKED TO KEEP WRITING BLANK CHECKS FOR MISMANAGED LIGHT RAIL PROJECTS.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

>> Mary: BUT LIKE OTHER BILLS SO FAR THIS SESSION, THE MORATORIUM ON LIGHT RAIL FAILED TO GET THE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT NECESSARY TO PASS THE HOUSE.

>> THERE BEING 66 AYES AND 67