News – Page 47 – Minnesota Senate Republicans

February 22, 2023

Senate Democrats pass bill giving all-access pass to undocumented immigrants

On a party-line vote, Senate Democrats passed “Driver’s Licenses for All” legislation, which lowers the requirements to prove one’s identity in order to receive a standard state driver’s license and ID card. Senate Republicans proposed…

February 22, 2023

Democrats’ Top Public Safety Priorities disrespect the rule of law

Friends and neighbors – This week on the Senate Floor, Democrats passed their top two public safety priorities: giving criminals the right to vote and providing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Their public safety agenda…

February 22, 2023

Lieske: Focus on education fundamentals, not social justice

Friends and neighbors – This week, the Senate’s education committee reviewed a big education proposal from the governor that would make dozens, if not hundreds, of school policy changes – many of which are the…

February 22, 2023

Draheim: The serious flaws with the driver’s licenses for noncitizens bill

On February 21, Democrats in the Senate passed a bil that authorizes noncitizens to get a Minnesota driver’s license. It is far more expansive than simply being a fix for public safety, as proponents claim.…

February 22, 2023

Senator Lieske statement on passage of bills to allow felon voting, provide driver’s licenses to noncitizens

The Minnesota Senate today approved bills that give convicted felons on probation the right to vote no matter their crime and allow non-citizens the right to a driver’s license with no protections for our elections…

February 22, 2023

Senator Koran statement on passage of bills to allow felon voting, provide driver’s licenses to noncitizens

Today Senate Democrats made their public safety priorities clear by passing bills that give convicted felons on probation the right to vote no matter their crime and allow non-citizens the right to a driver’s license…

February 22, 2023

Senator Gruenhagen statement on passage of bills to allow felon voting, provide driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants

February 22, 2023

Senator Eichorn statement on passage of bill to provide driver’s licenses to noncitizens

Today the Minnesota Senate, under Democrat leadership, approved a bill that will allow non-citizens the right to a driver’s license with no protections for our elections or national security. Senator Justin Eichorn (R-Grand Rapids) issued…

February 22, 2023

Senator Drazkowski statement on passage of bills to allow felon voting, provide driver’s licenses to illegal aliens

Today Senate Democrats made their public safety priorities clear by passing bills that give convicted felons on probation the right to vote no matter their crime and allow illegal aliens the right to a driver’s…

February 22, 2023

Senator Draheim statement on passage of bills to allow felon voting, provide driver’s licenses to noncitizens

Early this morning, Senate Democrats passed the first two bills on their public safety agenda: Senate File 26 gives convicted felons on probation the right to vote earlier than they currently are able to, no…

February 22, 2023

Senate Democrats pass bills allowing felons on probation voting rights; expected to give an all-access pass to illegal citizens

ST. PAUL, MN – Today Senate Democrats made their public safety priorities clear: giving convicted felons the right to vote no matter their crime, and allowing non-citizens the right to a driver’s licenses with no…

February 22, 2023

Farnsworth votes against driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants

ST. PAUL, MN – Early Wednesday morning, Senate Democrats passed a signature bill that provides drivers licenses to illegal immigrants off the Senate floor. Already passed by the House, it heads to the Governor’s desk, who…

February 22, 2023

Senate Democrats pass bills allowing felons on probation voting rights and giving all-access pass to illegal citizens

Senate Democrats made their public safety priorities clear: giving convicted felons the right to vote no matter their crime and allowing non-citizens the right to a driver’s license with no protections for elections or national…

February 22, 2023

Senator Weber: “Driver’s Licenses for All bill provides cover to those who wish to do us harm”

On Wednesday, Feb. 22, the Democrats’ Driver’s Licenses for All bill passed out of the Senate with party-line votes. During the extensive floor debate, Senate Republicans proposed key amendments highlighting the lack of safeguards in the…

February 22, 2023

Senator Westrom: Driver’s License for All is the all-access pass for potential terrorists and criminals

The Democrat majority continues to bulldoze a wide range of controversial policies through committee and onto the Minnesota Senate floor for a vote. And a very controversial piece of legislation, which recently passed out of…

February 21, 2023

Senator Lucero statement on passage of bill allowing violent criminals to vote before completing their full sentence

Today Senate Democrats passed the first bill on their public safety agenda, a bill giving convicted felons on probation the right to vote no matter their crime. “It’s stunning how reckless Democrats are operating at…

February 21, 2023

Sen. Nelson statement on Senate passage of legislation to restore voting rights before completion of sentence

The Minnesota Senate tonight approved SF26, a bill to allow individuals convicted of a crime and sentenced to incarceration and probation the right to vote before they have completed their sentence. “I fully support restoring…

February 21, 2023

Nelson: Including inflation in the budget forecast is misguided

“Using inflationary data to calculate revenues and spending would be like adding inflationary costs to how much you owe in taxes; we would never do that to Minnesotans, and we shouldn’t do it to state…

February 21, 2023

Duckworth Fights to Prioritize Needs of Minnesota Families

On Monday, Senate Democrats passed a bill that would assume automatic increases in government spending and would limit the amount available for tax cuts in the case of a surplus. “This bill allows the government to…

February 21, 2023

Senator Rasmusson: Meaningful tax cuts must pass before new infrastructure borrowing

On Thursday, Feb. 16, Senate Republicans announced that tax relief must precede infrastructure borrowing. A bonding bill, sometimes referred to as a capital investment bill, is a package of state agency and local infrastructure projects that lawmakers approve…