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Jeff Smith: “The Senate numbers changed last fall. Republicans are still…”

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

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Jeff Smith Show: Working for Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 02:32

In your particular house of our legislature. Yeah, the Senate numbers changed last fall. Well, January, actually, when they took office. But The Senate numbers changed last fall. Republicans are still in the majority, but it went from a 22 to 11 majority to an 18 to 15 number. So it makes it, in my view, should be a much more likely that we would have opportunity to have our voices heard and have real legislation that comes out of there that represents all of us. (02:32–02:54)

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Asserts that the Republican majority in the Wisconsin Senate changed from 22-11 to 18-15.

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