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Gubernatorial Interview Phil Scott July 2016

Published August 5, 2016 | Video Starts at 18:59

That was it. There was no more area. There's no place they could move to. The legislature adjourned. It was probably a month later, and They received the news about a downgrade in revenues up to tune of $30 million. Well, they found $30 million to cut. So that doesn't tell me that there's no fat. That tells me that there are other opportunities. (18:59–19:06)

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Asserts that there was a $30 million revenue downgrade after a legislative session.

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“We have this population that's stagnant, 620, something,000 people.”
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“We've lost 30,000 people out of that category alone since the last census.”
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“I've advocated for looking back a year, taking a look at what the economy grows and what wages grow.”
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“Start with the single payer health care provision.”
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“There was 240 hours that they came in to audit him and they found about $17,000 worth of penalties.”
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“Two years ago in that biennium there was 1200 and something bills were introduced in the legislative biennium.”
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