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Eugene DePasquale: “Governor Corbett... proposed major cuts to public education.”

Featuring: Eugene DePasquale, Former Candidate, Pennsylvania Attorney General

On The Issues: Eugene DePasquale (2/21/2024)

Published February 21, 2024 | Video Starts at 07:42

A lot of people still remember my work on that. So after the state House, you move on to run for Auditor General. Why did. Why did that jump? Well, when Governor Corbett... proposed major cuts to public education. And I have respect for anyone that's governor and certainly had my ups and downs, you know, professionally with Governor Corbett. But, you know, I. (07:42–07:50)

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