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Josh Shapiro: “Senator Stefano supported this budget and is standing here…”

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Published November 25, 2025 | Video Starts at 20:20

But I do want to acknowledge again in our politics today how hard it is to find common ground, how hard it is to bring the parties together. And I'm grateful that Senator Stefano supported this budget and is standing here today to endorse this really, really important measure. It's going to help a whole lot of folks. Senator. Thank you, Governor. Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon. Senator Pastefano. Good to see you all here. (20:20–20:27)

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Asserts that Senator Stefano supported the budget and endorsed an important measure.

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