Brian McClung Quotations

The primary problem is that the Senate bill does not build a stadium. The people of Minnesota should ask their Senators how this bill would get the job done." ()

Major League Baseball wants to see a resolution to the stadium situation. They didn't discuss specific actions they might take. They're interested in seeing the ball move forward on a ballpark." ()

We think that Minnesota is the kind of place that people will want to move to and work in. Defining marriage as between a man and a woman, we don't think, would necessarily have any real impact on the ability to attract people to a state that offers so much as Minnesota does." ()

It certainly raises a big red flag when Lilly is attempting to sidestep the entire issue. They ought to be upfront and honest with Minnesota and other shareholders if this is an action they are considering." ()

I think you'd be hard-pressed to factually state that those laws or amendments have had any real impact on the states' ability to attract creative talent." ()

We're not trying to split anything up. They're not together right now." ()

We are pleased that the group followed up on the governor's call for reform, and we feel that this proposal puts more trust back in the Environmental Trust Fund." ()

We are glad to see Democrats recognize the need for tax relief. However, with a surplus on hand, we can eliminate the marriage penalty without raising taxes on anyone else." ()

The governor will be communicating with legislative leaders regarding stadiums and other issues shortly. We will evaluate the Vikings proposal in that context." ()

The governor wants to find a reasonable way to keep the Twins here and he's been open to the proposal that Hennepin County and the Twins have put together." ()

The governor supports tax relief and welcomes the House Republican proposal." ()

The governor's strongest desire is that the 148th Fighter Wing be given a strong and viable mission with roughly the same number of jobs on the base today." ()

The governor said the most important thing was that it's a solution. So we'll get to have that conversation some more." ()

The governor has said that at some point in time, it would not be unlikely to hear from Major League Baseball that it is looking at other possibilities, and among those possibilities is that Major League Baseball would consider moving the team or looking at other markets." ()

The governor has expressed that we're open to further communication. We've got a lot on the plate for what will be a short session, but we've committed to having additional discussions with the Vikings." ()

We trust that if this were an issue, Philip Morris or the attorney general or another party would have brought it to our attention during the very public debate in this legislative session." ()

We expect, of course, that legislators will have a wide variety of ideas of their own." ()

A number of districts, including Minneapolis and St. Paul, already meet the 70 percent standard, and we believe that encouraging more to do so will help focus education spending where it's needed most." ()

This is another example of Democrats playing politics with numbers. From our perspective, user fees are more appropriate than the $1.4 billion tax increase that the Democrats proposed." ()

This litigation is completely without merit. The settlement bars future lawsuits, but it does not and cannot bar future legislation." ()

It's our understanding, at least, that that's still a decision she's making." ()

It's unfortunate that the DFL felt the need to file yet another frivolous complaint." ()

The Twins have said for some time they have needed to clarify their lease situation so this should come as no surprise." ()

The review and reform of the Data Practices Act will be undertaken with the goal of protecting personally identifiable information about citizens. It will not change the access that journalists have to government records, such as information about public employees, arrest and conviction data, campaign contributions, professional board findings, etc." ()

This is completely done in the open. The Legislature has been fully aware of and accepting of this arrangement." ()

In a perfect world, government wouldn't be in the job of offering incentives and partnerships. But in the world we live in, we recognize that businesses are going to make their decisions based on the bottom line." ()

The homework assignment is for legislative leaders to go back to their caucuses and see what the level of support is." ()

The job of the State Board of Investment is to focus on the returns for pensioners and retirees. The company's efforts to stop or limit additional options for certain executives is a good step. The rest of these allegations are being reviewed and we should let that process work." ()