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Jeff Smith: “For the last five to six years, the Senate has operated…”

Featuring: Jeff Smith, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 31

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Jeff Smith Show: Working for Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 06:03

There is about the same way in terms of trying to feel one's way. So that. So I'm glad you asked because I have an issue in there, too. So we. For years now, For the last five to six years, the Senate has operated, unfortunately in this matter... the committee chairs, who are all Republican, because majority party controls that as well, and they have operated with not having in person executive votes or sessions. What that means is that we have a public hearing on a bill. They choose which bills, by the way. And we don't generally get hearings on our bills, but we have public hearings. (06:03–06:34)

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Asserts that for the last five to six years, Wisconsin Senate committee chairs have not held in-person executive sessions.

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