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Republican Sen. Amy Koch defends her role in the budget talks

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Amy Koch, R-Buffalo
"The answer to the shutdown is now in the governor's office," said Republican Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, R-Buffalo, at a news conference a few minutes later.
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Morning Edition invited Republican Sen. Amy Koch to defend her role in the budget talks. We ask her who the voters should hold responsible, if more meetings are scheduled and why it was worth shutting the government down in order to block Gov. Mark Dayton's proposal to raise taxes on the richest Minnesotans.

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Amy Koch, R-Buffalo
"The answer to the shutdown is now in the governor's office," said Republican Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, R-Buffalo, at a news conference a few minutes later.
MPR Photo/Tom Scheck