MInnesota House Democrats to Disable Capitol ‘Mute” Button Installed by GOP

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It is no secret that the Minnesota lawmakers sometimes hold raucous legislative sessions. But there’s something even many lawmakers didn’t know.

House GOP leaders installed a “mute button” to cut off their microphones if things got rowdy!

“When we found out about it, we were outraged,” said incoming Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman.

View the complete January 9 article by Pat Kessler on the WCCO TV website here.