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Jeff Smith: “That money was supposedly grant money for counties and…”

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

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Jeff Smith Show: 4-3-26

Published | Video Starts at 23:23

There was $125 million that was sitting, sitting there that had been approved the last session. And we went through this whole session and still couldn't get approval from a joint finance committee to move that money. That money was supposedly grant money for counties and cities and municipalities to be able to address the PFAS issue. that they find in their wells. It's another issue for people like myself who have a private well in a rural township. But it was important. (23:23–23:32)

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Asserts that the $125 million was intended as grant money for local governments to address PFAS.

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