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

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Moore to Host Press Conference Introducing Legislation to Repeal National Voucher Scheme

Published | Video Starts at 23:58

You know, Gwen and I have known each other forever. She's been one of my mentors since the state legislature. And I love the woman. And she can tell you, as I can tell you, Our Wisconsin was one of the first experiences in the country with these [voucher] schools. When we first started it, we had someone getting money for their school that said he could put his hand on a book to read it. (23:58–24:02)

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Asserts that Wisconsin was an early adopter of school voucher programs.

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