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Chris Kapenga: “It's the least amount of time I've seen spent by Joint…”

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

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Capitol Chats: Sen. Chris Kapenga 'disappointed' in the result of budget negotiations

Published | Video Starts at 01:25

And from the beginning, my concerns just kept getting greater and greater because there really was a lack of desire to actually work on the budget. It was the largest budget we've ever passed, and I think it's my eighth budget, and It's the least amount of time I've seen spent by Joint Finance on this [budget]. So just. It just didn't smell right from the beginning. I was very concerned about it. And so I let leadership know about it. I let the Cox know about it right away. (01:25–01:33)

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Asserts that the Joint Finance Committee spent the least amount of time on this budget compared to previous ones.

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