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Dianne Hesselbein: “I believe, because this outside hedge fund hired Americans…”

Featuring: Dianne Hesselbein, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 27

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WisPolitics-State Affairs Luncheon with Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein

Published | Video Starts at 30:01

And we could have gotten it done even last session, but we didn't and so it was one of the first things I thought we'd get done this session. And unfortunately it didn't happen, I believe, because this outside hedge fund hired Americans for Prosperity. So they were lobbying against this bill in the state Capitol. And whoever these Americans for Prosperity, they have a lot of friends out of the Republicans. So they refused to, you know, they said they promised their friend they wouldn't vote for it. (30:01–30:12)

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Asserts that an outside hedge fund hired Americans for Prosperity to lobby against the ROFR bill.

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