But them missing work meant either they couldn't pay their electricity bill or they couldn't pay rent. Parents shouldn't have to choose between caring for their sick children and paying their rent. I see that in the state legislature sometimes when I go to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and I asked them to consider legislation that would help the children in my district and they say, my heart aches for you. But that's not happening in my district. These children are still Wisconsinites. They still live here. (00:53–01:08)
CLAIM
Asserts that some legislators are unwilling to support child-focused legislation if it doesn't affect their own districts.
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