On April 20 , 2012 , Franson objected to the opening prayer on the House floor , where the House Chaplain Rev. Francis Grady mentioned Earth Day and tied it to the Gulf oil spill . Franson tweeted that the Prayer " may as well been dedicated to " Mother Earth " , coincidence ? I think not . 2nd offensive prayer in a month . " In June 2018 , Franson was one of four Republican legislators who secured state funding to help clean up two lakes in Alexandria , Minnesota
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