While the Minnesota House waits for a special Jan. 28 election that would determine control of the chamber, Putnam said he still expects things to get done. He said, by and large, those in ag committees are not there for political stunts.
“Even while the rest of St. Paul looks like it’s on fire, we’re going to be OK in ag,” said Putnam, who chairs the Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development committee. “Because we have people who are grounded, who are humble, who are thoughtful, who want to solve problems, both sides of the aisle. I think we’re going to be OK.”
He does not specifically call out broadband, but Broadband is in the name of the committee. Broadband is a nonpartisan/bipartisan issue and that might help raise its profile too. It will be interesting to see.