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Kelda Roys: “It's going to create a 2.9 billion dollar deficit down the…”

Featuring: Kelda Roys, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 26

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June 11th 2026 - Governor Candidates Education Forum - Indivisible South Shore - Camera 2

Published | Video Starts at 1:37:26

Oh let's pay lip service to funding public schools. Even though 20% of this deal is for public schools and the aggregate percentage for Republican priorities. And who cares if It's going to create a 2.9 billion dollar deficit down the road. But I'm not going to do that because leadership means doing the right thing even when it's hard, especially when it's wrong on this. (1:37:26–1:37:30)

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