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Lisa Demuth: “We reduced our state spending by almost $5 billion.”

Featuring: Lisa Demuth, Republican | Former Candidate, Minnesota State Representative District 13A

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I think with our plan coming out and saying that we are going to save taxpayer dollars here in the state of Minnesota, that does include reducing the cost of state government. Now, this last legislative session was We reduced our state spending by almost $5 billion. The other thing is, you know, when you heard about all of these childcare centers that were then closed down or shut down or stopped receiving fraudulent dollars here, taxpayer dollars that were used in fraud. (06:21–06:25)

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Asserts that state spending was reduced by almost $5 billion in the last legislative session.

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