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Chris Kapenga: “There was no vote count taken at any point in time up until…”

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

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UPFRONT: Defending 'no' votes amid tax relief deal fallout

Published | Video Starts at 05:23

I had never heard anything. Neither had members of my caucus. So did anyone in Republican leadership conduct a vote count before this deal was announced publicly? Absolutely not. There was no vote count taken at any point in time up until probably the Monday before. They started pinging people. And I think what happened was there were a couple of Leaders both in the assembly and the Senate, along with the governor who said we'll … (05:23–05:29)

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Asserts that no vote count was taken until the Monday before the deal was announced.

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