The cutest conference committee

Rep. Dan Schoen won a clean room mandate; but son Wyatt got to snack before entertaining the possibility of practicing his letters.

May 12, 2014 at 3:42PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

DFL state Rep. Dan Schoen on Sunday was in for some tough negotiations.

His young son Wyatt was unwilling to accept a mandate to clean his room and practice his letters. Indeed, Wyatt supported riding his bike before entertaining the possibility of room cleaning or letter practicing.

So Schoen, a first-term House member from St. Paul Park, and Wyatt, who will turn five years old this week, took the situation to a conference committee to work out their differences.

The result, as tweeted by Schoen:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

About an hour later, Schoen followed up:

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