Video evidence - Reform specific parts
Sen. Jim Abeler
Minnesota State Senator (R)
Video: Driver's License Revocation for nonpayment of child support | Your Legislators 1/26/23
Pioneer PBS "Your Legislators" (televised Minnesota legislative call-in program), 2023-01-26(air date, from the program title)
Sen. Jim Abeler
Pioneer PBS "Your Legislators" (televised Minnesota legislative call-in program) - 2023-01-26
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What is said at 0:46
"It's come up, and I, I don't remember if we've tried to fix it or not. It doesn't really make sense. It was meant to be leveraged so that the deadbeat dad would pay the money that he's just sitting on, and I think it was made in a more simplistic time. I, I think it's a very complex topic, and there's a good many very sincere, if they're, whichever parent it may be, the mom or the dad, who really want to do the right thing, um, but it's challenging for any number of reasons. But then when they lose their license, now they can't even go to work."
Excerpt source: YouTube auto captions. Checked 2026-10-13.
What they argue
State senator says suspending driver's licenses for child support arrears is counterproductive because parents then cannot work, and that the legislature should look into it.
Position label: Reform specific parts. It describes this clip only, and "abolish" is used only when the speaker says it.
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