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Dianne Hesselbein: “I'm not sure how we're going to get a budget passed with the…”

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

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Wisconsin Legislative Challenges and Opportunities: A Discussion with Mark Pocan, Sara Rodriguez, Dianne Hesselbein, and Speaker D

Published | Video Starts at 13:03

So the assembly is doing more right now than we are. I'm grateful we're not doing bad things right now in the state Senate, but we're really not doing much of anything. I'm not sure how we're going to get a budget passed with the Republicans in charge in the state Senate without Democratic votes. And I think that's where negotiations will be happening in the future. It's funny, a parallel for the federal government. We've passed officially six bills this year in Congress that's passed the House, Senate and been signed into law. (13:03–13:09)

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