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Melissa Hughes: “I renegotiated [the Foxconn] whole contract.”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Published | Video Starts at 30:37

So I'm going to sit down with these companies and negotiate a fair and equitable plan that protects Wisconsin. I did it with Foxconn. I renegotiated [the Foxconn] whole contract. I've negotiated a number of other contracts on behalf of the state with big companies. I know when to sit down and when to work with somebody and when to say, okay, you're not actually a good partner. (30:37–30:40)

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