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Video: Rep. Newberger booed on House floor for North Minneapolis comment

Rep. Jim Newberger stated, “Boy, wouldn’t that be convenient, to have that rail line going from the prison to North Minneapolis.”

Rep. Jim Newberger, R-Becker, was booed by fellow House members during a speech on funding the North Star line in which he stated, “Boy, wouldn’t that be convenient, to have that rail line going from the prison to North Minneapolis.” That excerpt of Newberger’s speech is available below courtesy of the UpTake.