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Devin LeMahieu: “Unfortunately, he has already pledged to reject them.”

Featuring: Devin LeMahieu, Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 9

Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu gives GOP response to State of the State Address

Published February 15, 2022 | Video Starts at 07:31

We will give him a second chance to do the right thing and adopt these non partisan recommendations to rebuild confidence in our elections. Unfortunately, he has already pledged to reject them. We cannot afford to let these problems continue to fester because of Tony Ever's veto pin. Unfortunately, the state of our state is not as strong as it should be. (07:31–07:35)

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Asserts that Governor Evers has pledged to reject the legislative fixes recommended by the nonpartisan Audit Bureau.

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