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Nathan Houdek: “Industry players benefit from the current system and spend a…”

Featuring: Nathan Houdek, Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance

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Published | Video Starts at 49:48

What do you think is preventing some of these policies from moving forward, policies that have moved forward in other states from moving forward here in Wisconsin? Well, I think, you know, a lot of the Industry players benefit from the current system and spend a lot of money on lobbying. I mean, the lobbying disclosures are all public information. People can see, you know, how much is spent at the end of each session. (49:48–49:58)

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Asserts that industry players spend significant money on lobbying to maintain the current system.

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