BUT FIRST WE START WITH THE SENATE CHANGING THE BALANCE OF POWER HERE AT THE CAPITOL.

>> I DO.

>> THE SENATE WELCOMED A NEW MEMBER.

IT STILL STANDS AS THE ONLY CHAMBER ABLE TO DO BUSINESS AS DEMOCRATS REGAINED POLITICAL CONTROL THERE.

>> THE D.F.L.

MAJORITY HAS RETURNED AND I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EVERYONE IN THE SENATE.

>> MINNESOTANS HAVE SENT IN A DIVIDED SENATE AND A DIVIDED HOUSE AND IF WE THE TIE IN THE SENATE IS OVER >> BIPARTISANSHIP IN THE SENATE IS DEAD.

>> DEMOCRATS PEOPLE OF COLOR AND INDIGENOUS SPOKE UP.

>> THE MEMBERS OF THE POCI CAUCUS WILL NOT BE SILENT.

>> FOR TOO LONG WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS OKAY FOR US TO BE TREATED AS SECOND CLASS CITIZENS.

>> WE'RE HONESTLY CALLING ON OUR COLLEAGUES TO STAND WITH US, NOT JUST OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE D.F.L.

MAJORITY BUT ALSO REPUBLICANS WHO ALSO WANT TO STAND UP TO HATRED AND BIGOTRY AND ACTUALLY STAND FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL MINNESOTANS.

>> BLACK ENTREPRENEURS DAY AT THE CAPITOL BROUGHT A BIG BIPARTISAN CROWD.

>> IT IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND BLACK PEOPLE ARE IN THE CAPITOL FOR BLACK ENTREPRENEURS DAY!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> THAT'S NOT DEI, THAT'S GOOD BUSINESS, PEOPLE, THAT MAKES SENSE.

[ APPLAUSE ] AND WE IN MINNESOTA, I REFUSE TO ERASE OUR SHARED HISTORY.

>> WHEN SOMEONE SAYS THAT WILDFIRES IN LOS ANGELES AND PLANE CRASHES ARE BECAUSE OF DEI, THIS IS A LIE.

>> IT WAS NOTED THAT HOUSE DEMOCRATS BOYCOTT KEPT THEM AWAY BUT HOUSE REPUBLICANS DID SHOW UP.

>> THIS IS NOT HARD, FOLKS, WE NEED TO GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE WAY!

[ APPLAUSE ] >> THE STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY ANNOUNCED A RECALL EFFORT AGAINST HOUSE DEMOCRATS FOR REFUSING TO COME TO THE CAPITOL.

>> MINNESOTANS RE COMMONSENSE PEOPLE, AND THEY KNOW BETTER THAN THE BLACK BACK FLIPS THAT THE D.F.L.

IS TRYING TO DO IN JUSTIFYING THEIR NOT SHOWING UP FOR WORK.

>> E HAVE HEARD FROM MINNESOTANS ALL ACROSS THE STATE THAT THEY ARE FED UP.

THEY ARE FED UP WITH WHAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE DOING.

>> WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS I'M VERY ENCOURAGED BY MY DEMOCRAT COLLEAGUES THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SOME TYPE OF INCREASED MOTIVATION TO ACTUALLY COME TO A DETERMINATION.

>> WE'RE STILL WAITING TO SEE WHETHER THE DEMOCRATS HAVE SEEN THEIR SHADOW AND ARE CARRY THROUGH ON THEIR THREAT TO DEPRIVE MINNESOTA OF A HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FORM ANOTHER SIX WEEKS.

>> AND SENATE DEMOCRATS SOUNDED THE ALARM ON THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF A BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDING.

>> HOW ARE WE GOING TO TELL BLACK KIDS WE'RE NOT GOING TO HIRE TEACHERS THAT LOOK LIKE YOU NYMORE?

HOW ARE WE GOING TO TELL INDIGENOUS KIDS WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT YOUR HISTORY ANYMORE?

HOW ARE WE GOING TO TRAUMATIZE AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF CHILDREN IN MINNESOTA SO WE CAN UPHOLD THIS ANTI-DEI THING, RIDICULOUSNESS COME COMING OUT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?

>> HOW DO YOU SAY THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL WHEN IT'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS?

WHEN IT'S THE MONEY THAT GOES RIGHT DIRECTLY TO OUR SCHOOLS?

>> I'M NOT SURE IF I COULD TEACH THIS TO MY STUDENTS RIGHT NOW.

I'M NOT SURE I COULD CONVEY TO