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Media Update
Republican Committee Chairs Send Letters to Commissioners Regarding Agency Budgets
St. Paul, MN— This week, House Republican Committee Chairs began sending letters to state commissioners, requesting detailed information on department expenditures, potential areas for cost savings, how to increase efficiencies, and areas for budget reductions within their agencies. Formal letters are being sent to all 25 members of Governor Walz’s cabinet and are the first step in House Republicans’ efforts to rein in out-of-control spending and stabilize Minnesota’s long-term budget outlook.
House Republican Speaker-Designate Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, released the following statement:
“House Republicans are bringing accountability back to state government. Our chairs will be seeking detailed information on ways state agencies can reduce overall spending, operate more efficiently, bring employees back to the office, and ways the administration can partner with House Republicans to lower the state's projected budget deficit. We expect responses from the Walz Administration's 25 commissioners with responses and suggested cost savings measures by January 6th so that chairs can conduct proper oversight once the 2025 session begins in January.”
State Government Finance and Policy Committee Chairman, Rep. Jim Nash’s letter to Department of Administration Commissioner Tamar Gronvall can be found here. House Republicans plan to send letters to all state agencies.
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