For me, it was really important to do the very best we could for the state of Wisconsin. Not have a long drawn out fight, but find a path forward. And so We were able to renegotiate the agreement with Foxconn and save the taxpayers from about $2.85 billion worth of liability. that was hanging over the taxpayers heads. And then just a few months later, the economy shut down because of COVID And my kids looked at me and said, I thought you were in charge of the economy. (07:32–07:43)
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