House falls short of GAMC veto override

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House falls short of GAMC veto override

by Paul Demko
Published: March 1,2010
Time posted: 4:10 pm
Tags: Erin Murphy, General Assistance Medical Care, Jim Abeler, Matt Dean, Tim Pawlenty, Tony Sertich, veto override

After two hours-plus of floor debate this afternoon, House Democrats failed to peel off a single Republican vote to override Gov. Tim Pawlenty's veto of General Assistance Medical Care legislation. House DFLers came up three votes shy of the two-thirds majority required to enact the bill without Pawlenty's signature.

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