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Francesca Hong: “$12 million was what the executive pay for We Energies…”

Featuring: Francesca Hong, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 76

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Wisconsin's Environmental Future: A Nonpartisan Gubernatorial Forum Part 2

Published | Video Starts at 13:42

And so one of the first things that I would like to put forward is Ensuring that we actually have more indigenous representation on the board for Natural Resources and then ensuring that, you know, we've seen millions of dollars get … $12 million was what the executive pay for We Energies [executive] took home. … while we work towards ensuring that we're investing in renewables, that we also have accountability measures in place to actually support that work and make sure public understands that transparency and accountability is a key part in ensuring that we're investing in renewables. (13:42–13:55)

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Asserts that a We Energies executive received $12 million in pay.

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