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Mark Pocan: “They had no intention of actually putting jobs there, yet…”

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

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Mark Pocan on Meidas Touch

Published | Video Starts at 10:55

That was a big Donald Trump announcement a few years ago. Yeah. Scott Walker and Donald Trump were promoting this, and it turned out Foxconn was nothing but a con. They had no intention of actually putting jobs there, yet they got a lot of money from the state. Fortunately, we had some language that enabled us not to give them as much as Scott Walker would have given them. (10:55–11:02)

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Asserts that Foxconn had no intention of creating jobs despite receiving state funds.

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