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Chris Kapenga: “I do not think it's appropriate. You look at, hey, why are…”

Featuring: Chris Kapenga, Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 33

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Published | Video Starts at 05:54

… money that's behind this and you don't have a coalescence of the Republican votes, that's very concerning for me. So I hope that it does not go to the floor. I do not think it's appropriate. You look at, hey, why are we doing this if there's not a majority of Republicans who are supporting it? And I think if you look at the lobbying effort behind it, that gives you a good part of the story which is not, I don't think that's appropriate. (05:54–06:02)

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Asserts that the online sports betting bill lacks majority Republican support.

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