To be clear, the legislature has the financial means to help our public schools. They are simply choosing not to. It's a choice. And while they're able to make that harmful choice, we shouldn't let them. This legislature is sitting on a surplus money that we paid as taxpayers. believing that it would be put to good public use. Instead, it just sits there helping no one while all our schools face choices between school safety upgrades or teacher … (27:23–27:31)
CLAIM
Asserts that the legislature has a surplus of taxpayer money.
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