Thread by @MinnesotaDFL

In a couple minutes, DFL Chairman @kenmartin73 will be joined on a call by @RepDeanPhillips and Rep. @TinaLiebling to to respond to Vice-President Mike Pence’s visit to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

We will be live-tweeting their statements here. #mnleg

"What Vice President Pence will hear about today is the leadership and expertise from the @GovTimWalz administration that has kept Minnesota safe." - @kenmartin73

"America needs real leadership right now, and it's clear that Donald Trump, VP Pence and the administration is not prepared to provide that to the American people...the crisis is worst because of Donald Trump and Mike Pence's failed leadership." - @kenmartin73

"The President has said "LIBERATE MINNESOTA!". we say liberate testing, liberate PPE, liberate coordination." -@TinaLiebling

"Despite the unprecedented crisis we face, I believe Congress has risen to the occasion...bipartisanship is not dead. It's very much alive." - @RepDeanPhillips #mn03

"There is a responsibility [for testing] by the federal government that has gone unfulfilled. I hope [VP Pence] can take what he learns here in Minnesota today back to Washington D.C." - @RepDeanPhillips

"I think it's vitally important that we have an open and honest conversation about the Trump/Pence administration and they have made it clear that Minnesota is on our own with testing and the coronavirus response." - @kenmartin73

"Minnesota has been at the forefront in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and the U of M, but w/o proper materials we are limited with testing until we have access to swabs and vials. The federal government can and should play a role in providing those." - @RepDeanPhillips

"I do believe right now, unfortunately, instead of providing thoughtful leadership, the White House is complicating things for Governors, business and the American people." - @RepDeanPhillips

"Every single American wants to reopen the economy and the country, the problem is that every single leader is struggling to figure out the equation. I'm very proud of our Governor, he has been very open and honest with our citizens." @TinaLiebling

"Clearly right now as we're dealing with state that are seeing their peak, most Minnesotans are focused on survival...at the end of the day, folks want govt to respond to their needs." - @kenmartin73

"If we're going to learn a lesson from this, it's that we're all in this together and I hope political campaigns follow suit." - @RepDeanPhillips