Senate Republican Leader Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) released the following response to DFL leaders comments the special session would not have a bonding bill:

“Bonding bills require cooperation and compromise and that’s why our proposals have included bipartisan bills and ideas. I have not received a single counter proposal from Democrats. Democrats are the only ones unwilling to work together to pass a bonding bill and are playing political blame games to appease their activist base.

“Senate Republicans have put Minnesotans first all session by offering and voting for bipartisan solutions to the challenges we face as a state and will continue to do so. Unfortunately, Democrats are ignoring our good-faith efforts at compromise and in doing so, they ignore the needs of hardworking Minnesotans.”