Here’s the reply from Pat Garofalo’s office (District 36B Farminington). In a way he is making the same statement as Pug. He also doesn’t come out and say that he would be completely against it.
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Thanks for the email Robert. I do not have a bill to read so I cannot promise you how I will vote on this. That being said the language of the amendment allows for this spending. It doesn’t mean I will support it, but clearly it is legal.
Rep. Pat Garofalo
Chairman Education Finance Committee
District 36B
537 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
(651) 296-1069
1-888-667-3337