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Joel Brennan: “The power has been checked and restrained, as you know, over…”

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

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If Tom Tiffany is governor, he could increase spending potentially in that way on, say, voucher schools. Don't you worry about something like that happening if you leave this massive power in place? Well, The power has been checked and restrained, as you know, over the course of the last 30 years. And I think that the biggest challenge that has happened over time is that this becomes an all or nothing game. (30:12–30:18)

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