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Rebecca Cooke: “I've been a waitress since I was 16 years old.”

Featuring: Rebecca Cooke, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 3

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Published August 10, 2026 | Video Starts at 29:54

And I'm one of you. You know, I grew up on a dairy farm here. I've run a small business and understand the challenges of trying to keep one open. I've waitress. I've been a waitress since I was 16 years old. You know, the Republicans like to say, you know, this woman's never waitressed. Mike Smokehouse. My first job, look it up. Was 16 and worked all through college. You know, that's. (29:54–29:57)

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“This war in Iran has been putting us billions of dollars more into the hole.”
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“There's 19 counties, so it's huge. It goes all along the Mississippi river border to Minnesota, and then it kind of juts into central…”
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“Total student population in the third Congressional District is more than UW Madison.”
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“I won 11 outta 19 counties and we did tons of work doing a 19 county tour.”
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“We outperformed Harris by 9,000 votes, and we outperformed Senator Tammy Baldwin by 5,000 votes.”
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“In a Trump, in a, like a red wave year, we outperformed every Democrat on the ticket.”
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“Labor and delivery has closed in Menominee.”
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“Richland Center hospital has been trying to recruit an orthopedic surgeon for three years.”
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“Richland Center now has an orthopedic surgeon.”
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“HR1 has to be focused on healthcare.”
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“The first thing I'd like to see Congress do when Democrats, when we have control of the House again is to expand the ACA tax credit premium…”
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“We have to get the pro act passed.”
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“I've gotten the endorsement and Support of the AFLCAO 15 labor unions from across the district and across the state.”
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“The federal government has tried to privatize our postal service.”
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“We already have water quality issues, frankly, which would just add more problems.”
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“He has brought in over 10 cabinet officials to the District.”
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“This Rural Health Transformation Fund, like you've probably heard about that, it's like $204 million.”
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“He is using AI in a means in which is, like, totally false.”
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“We've already seen legislation introduced working to try to ban, like, deep fakes in. In campaigns and political campaigns.”
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