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Jeff Smith: “The Republicans decided, okay, we couldn't get this past the…”

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

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Jeff Smith Show: 4-3-26

Published | Video Starts at 19:48

They didn't like the bill. They don't like the idea of. Of putting restrictions on people like that. But the bill itself was. It was devious in a way. The Republicans decided, okay, we couldn't get this past the governor. He was never going to sign this thing. So they attached the funding of the programs, which was around $70 million, to the bill. So you either get the funding for the program and take away some of the options that people have. Or we get no funding for the bill. So. (19:48–20:03)

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