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Mark Pocan: “84,000 kids in the K to 12 system. Three were trans four…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 06:30

And what he said was, look, I'm vetoing this bill because here's the enormity of the problem in Utah, which is not that different than Wisconsin or anywhere else. 84,000 kids in the K to 12 system. Three were trans four. One of the three was a girl, trans girl trying to play sports. A girl in sports. And the legislature is passing legislation for that because they're trying to use it as a wedge political issue. We got to be less gullible. (06:30–06:40)

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Asserts that in Utah's K-12 system, only one trans girl was trying to play sports.

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