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Joel Brennan: “The Legislative Fiscal Bureau... said that if they did all…”

Featuring: Joel Brennan, Democratic | Candidate, Governor of Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 12:28

And, you know, I think when we live in a time of Donald Trump and in a Trump economy, we better be cautious about what that budget looks like. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau... said that if they did all the things that were in this surplus package, that we would go into the next budget with about a $3 billion deficit. I think that's something we ought to be very cautious about because that limits our ability for us to invest in public education, in, you know, things for seniors in healthcare. (12:28–12:42)

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Asserts that the Legislative Fiscal Bureau projected a $3 billion deficit if the surplus package was implemented.

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