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Jeff Smith: “Republicans failed to help the Chippewa Valley cope with our…”

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

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Wisconsin State Budget | July 2nd, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 00:27

As we've seen in the last year since the HSHS hospital closures, our number one priority was shoring up our health care infrastructure. Republicans failed to help the Chippewa Valley cope with our loss of HSHS. The $15 million promised by the legislature and withheld by Republicans was shameful and disingenuous to our community. (00:27–00:33)

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Asserts that Republicans did not assist the Chippewa Valley after the HSHS hospital closures.

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