ST. CLOUD (KNSI News) — Senator Aric Putnam (DFL-St. Cloud) and co-author of the legislation said he is “grateful that the House has finally agreed that Minnesotans deserve this protection. This is a historic step toward securing Minnesota’s taxpayer dollars from fraud. A 66-0 vote says everything about the strength of this coalition and the urgency of stopping fraud against Minnesotans. I want to thank Senator Heather Gustafson for her leadership, which has been a model of how to build real, durable bipartisan consensus. I look forward to seeing the Governor sign this into law.”