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Brad Schimel: “The volume of people addicted made it impossible to approach…”

Featuring: Brad Schimel, Republican | Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, Waukesha County

On the Issues Brad Schimel, Attorney General of Wisconsin

Published December 8, 2023 | Video Starts at 56:24

We found very quickly it was a lot harder to go after the drug dealers. And we also found very quickly that The volume of people addicted made it impossible to approach it that way. And then this addiction is different than other addictions we've dealt with because it's so much more powerful. (56:24–56:30)

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Asserts that the number of people addicted to drugs is too high for traditional law enforcement approaches.

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“The heroin we have on our streets now is exponentially more powerful than it was even 20, 30 years ago.”
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“Milwaukee is our biggest economic engine. It's our biggest city. It's our flagship in many ways.”
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“The EPA has exceeded their authority. Congress gave them certain authority under the Clean Air act.”
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“We have spent billions of dollars in excess of $10 billion upgrading our coal facilities here to clean coal.”
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“When the President talks about a 32% improvement we need to see in carbon emissions by 2030, that's a meaningless number for Wisconsin.”
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“Automobiles emit far more [carbon emissions] than coal fired electricity generation in Wisconsin.”
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“Manufacturers are going to find it impossible to afford to do business in Wisconsin when their rates skyrocket.”
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“Those jobs aren't going next door to Indiana or Illinois or Iowa or Minnesota or Michigan or even California. They're going to go to China…”
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“We're not having problems with sulfur dioxide emissions.”
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“One is the overreach and the other is the disproportionate impact on Wisconsin economic harm.”
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“There are conflicting federal regulations. One that says the states shall not be prohibited from taking this type of action and another one…”
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“If the state goes forward with the drug testing right now, we could see some federal payments to the state cut off.”
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“We know now from the decision from the Wisconsin Supreme Court as well as from federal courts that the law violation that was being…”
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“Change is going to happen.”
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“The John Doe system has been working. Prosecutors use it for many things.”
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“What the legislature is, it looks like they're going to propose will likely involve some oversight so that a John Doe investigation cannot…”
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“I think what they will ultimately see is something that has appellate judges reviewing it periodically to make sure that it's a proper…”
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“One of the responsibilities I have is to advise local officials on how to stay in compliance with public records and open meetings laws.”
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