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Josh Shapiro: “I've been able to bring back almost $3 billion that Donald…”

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Holds Press Conference On Statewide Violence Prevention

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The Commonwealth Attorneys act in Pennsylvania gives the power to the governor, if he so chooses, to bring a legal action on behalf of the commonwealth. I have brought eight legal actions on behalf of the good people of Pennsylvania, and I've been able to bring back almost $3 billion that Donald Trump illegally took away from our commonwealth. We've returned that money to our school children, to our farmers, to our communities that had been hurt because of a decision the Trump administration made to take funding away from Pennsylvania. (39:50–40:00)

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Asserts that he recovered nearly $3 billion taken from Pennsylvania by the Trump administration.

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