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Mark Pocan: “After [Scott Walker] went after collective bargaining rights…”

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

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 47, What Law Would you Change?

Published | Video Starts at 02:36

Essentially they passed the big ugly law. And in the big ugly law we know 15 million people lose their coverage for health insurance coverage because of it. … After [Scott Walker] went after collective bargaining rights for public employees, we were down two thirds the number of people applying to [the University of Wisconsin Madison's School of Education]. … Act. And I think you will find there are a lot of other changes that happened but really affected people specifically around Medicaid. (02:36–02:38)

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Asserts that applications to the University of Wisconsin Madison's School of Education dropped by two-thirds after collective bargaining rights were attacked.

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