ST. PAUL, MN – Today more than 60 Minnesota legislators released the following joint statement ahead of planned visits by U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Talib to Minnesota to protest the construction of the Line 3 pipeline:
“We are offended the D.C. ‘Squad’, led by Minneapolis Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, is coming to Northern Minnesota to protest and further obstruct a thoroughly vetted, tested, and approved project. Their presence will only serve to incite the obstructionists when it’s clear Line 3 has brought incredible benefits to the state and people. The blatant mistruths in their recent letter to the Biden Administration have already been debunked by union leaders.
“Line 3 is one of the most important projects for Minnesota’s future. It will not only modernize and improve safety for the current oil operations, and it is also providing jobs and careers for hundreds of workers in Northern Minnesota. The permits are issued, the lawsuits are settled, it’s time to complete the work.
“We applaud the Enbridge workers that press forward each day to do their job. We thank law enforcement for keeping the employees and residents of our districts safe during construction. We encourage everyone to allow the project to keep moving forward without interruption until it’s finished.”
Acting Majority Leader Mark Johnson
Minority Leader Kurt Daudt
Deputy Minority Leader Anne Neu Brindley
Senator Bruce Anderson
Senator Tom Bakk
Senator Michelle Benson
Senator Roger Chamberlain
Senator Julia Coleman
Senator Gene Dornink
Senator Justin Eichorn
Senator Paul Gazelka
Senator Jeff Howe
Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen
Senator John Jasinski
Senator Mary Kiffmeyer
Senator Andrew Mathews
Senator Scott Newman
Senator Eric Pratt
Senator Jason Rarick
Senator Carrie Ruud
Senator David Tomassoni
Senator Paul Utke
Representative Tony Albright
Representative Susan Akland
Representative Paul Anderson
Representative Jeff Backer
Representative Matt Bliss
Representative John Burkel
Representative Brian Daniels
Representative Greg Davids
Representative Lisa Demuth
Representative Sondra Erickson
Representative Keith Franke
Representative Steve Green
Representative Matt Grossell
Representative Glenn Gruenhagen
Representative Barb Haley
Representative Rod Hamilton
Representative John Heinrich
Representative Josh Heintzeman
Representative Jerry Hertaus
Representative Spencer Igo
Representative Brian Johnson
Representative Tony Jurgens
Representative Deb Kiel
Representative Ron Kresha
Representative Eric Lucero
Representative Dale Lueck
Representative Joe McDonald
Representative Shane Mekeland
Representative Patricia Mueller
Representative Jim Nash
Representative Marion O’Neill
Representative John Petersburg
Representative Brian Pfarr
Representative John Poston
Representative Duane Quam
Representative Donald Raleigh
Representative Jordan Rasmusson
Representative Kristin Robbins
Representative Peggy Scott
Representative Chris Swedzinski
Representative Tama Theis
Representative Paul Torkelson
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