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David Crowley: “Republicans, who have controlled the legislature for the…”

Featuring: David Crowley, Democratic | Milwaukee County Executive | Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 06:42

The reason, though, you needed to propose a property tax increase? Well, the reason why we had to. The reason why we had to focus on shared revenue reform is because Republicans, who have controlled the legislature for the past 15 years, weren't willing to work with local municipalities. And when Governor Heavers proposed different types of fixes, they continued to block him. What I'm focusing on is Democrats not playing defense anymore. (06:42–06:48)

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Asserts that Republicans have controlled the Wisconsin legislature for 15 years and have not cooperated with local municipalities.

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