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Jeff Smith: “The majority party, again, they're trying to protect that…”

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

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Jeff Smith Show: 12-30-25

Published | Video Starts at 16:25

But the sad thing is going into a new year, you think, well, we got a whole year ahead of us before the election. Well, not when it comes to legislation, because The majority party, again, they're trying to protect that majority and protect that power. So they're probably not going to have us on the floor more than once or twice in the next year. And adjourned early in the spring. I would say we'll probably be adjourned maybe by March 1st. And on the campaign trail, I have a huge problem with that. (16:25–16:37)

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Asserts that the majority party plans to limit legislative sessions to protect their power.

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