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Greta Neubauer: “I would say it was an incumbent protection program.”

Featuring: Greta Neubauer, Democratic | Minority Leader, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 66

WisPolitics-State Affairs Luncheon with Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer

Published May 15, 2026 | Video Starts at 06:11

… want to be able to responsibly be stewards of the state of Wisconsin's finances and also make investments that we know will really impact people's lives in a significant way. I would say it was an incumbent protection program. Okay, so, I mean, let's get at that. Why did Evers have so much problems with Democrats on this? Did you folks think that that was helping Republicans more than You. (06:11–06:15)

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“Robin [Vos] has wielded incredible power in the state of Wisconsin for a long time, and he is stepping down.”
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“A proposal would have significantly spent down the state surplus.”
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“This [proposal] would have put us in a very difficult financial position in the years ahead.”
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“The proposal did not pass in the state Senate.”
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“We were in conversations with the governor's office, but we just did not see eye to eye on responsible use of these dollars.”
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“Republican leaders didn't need votes in our caucus, so there wasn't interest in making changes in our House.”
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“They [Republicans] are desperate to have voters forget about the last 16 years of failing to invest in our school and lower costs.”
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“There just was not interest by those Republican leaders in making substantial changes to the bill.”
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“It is a difficult time for people across the state of Wisconsin and that getting a check is not a small thing.”
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“We want to be able to responsibly be stewards of the state of Wisconsin's finances.”
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“Howard Marklines and Todd Novaks wanted this bill to get done to tell their constituents they were going to send them a check.”
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“I do not want to be in a position a year from now where we're talking about cutting health care or cutting schools.”
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“What we were talking about was about 300 million for special education, which we know is just frankly not enough to stop the cycle of…”
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“My home district of Racine Unified has gone to referendum twice in the last couple of years.”
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“We're also looking at a looming cut with the hospital assessment if that doesn't come through from the Trump administration.”
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“We also see that we have gerrymandered maps here in Wisconsin that are in favor of Republicans 6, 2 at the congressional level.”
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“It is a real challenge to not have any funding this year [for the Knowles Gaylord Nelson stewardship program].”
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“Democrats have not had a trifecta in Wisconsin for a long time.”
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“We do not have the money that Minnesota had when they got their trifecta.”
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“Revenues continue to grow.”
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“The top priority for us is going to be lowering costs for the people of Wisconsin.”
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“The Republican majority has failed to invest in areas causing structural problems in Wisconsin.”
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“Polling from Better Wisconsin Together shows Democrats up in targeted assembly districts.”
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“We just saw some polling come out from better Wisconsin together. They were looking at targeted assembly districts and they had Democrats up…”
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“Todd Novak has been in office and doing very little to prevent [school closures].”
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