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Devin LeMahieu: “We got a budget done.”

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

For the Record: State senate majority leader Devin LeMahieu

Published December 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 10:13

If you had to grade the Senate this year, what grade would you give it? I'd give us a solid B. B plus. You know, we've gotten. We got a budget done. We've gotten a whole slew of bills on the governor's desk, some that he signed, some that he's vetoed. But I think we're moving forward in a good. (10:13–10:14)

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Asserts that the Wisconsin Senate completed a budget.

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