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Mark Pocan: “We were giving money to people for schools where the head of…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 26:22

And we're very grateful to you for that. Well, thank you. And, you know, I like to often talk about the Milwaukee program in Congress because when we first started, don't forget, We were giving money to people for schools where the head of the school said he could read a book by placing his hand on it or they would spend it to buy Cadillacs. which is not an educational expense. And so we've gone through the full problem set that comes with doing money like this to private school schools. (26:22–26:31)

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Asserts misuse of funds in Milwaukee's voucher program.

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