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Francesca Hong: “Most of that [$12 million] was due to ratepayer hikes and…”

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 46:33

… paying for utilities to lobby against them and to like I found out that $12 million was what the executive pay for We Energies. That's what he took home. And Most of that [$12 million] was due to ratepayer hikes and the profits that were made from that. It's imperative that we have transparency and an accountability when it comes to decisions around ratepayer increases. (46:33–46:40)

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Asserts that the executive's pay was largely funded by ratepayer hikes.

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