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Rob Stafsholt: “We had in poor Charlene and Shelby in my office, they take…”

Featuring: Rob Stafsholt, Republican | Wisconsin Senate, 10th District

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DrydenWire Live! w/ Special Guest: Senator Rob Stafsholt

Published | Video Starts at 21:50

That's a very, very positive way of saying that. Yeah. Opportunities for growth, right? Yeah. I just. I think that the way that the unemployment insurance was handled during the pandemic was atrocious. We had in poor Charlene and Shelby in my office, they take these calls from folks that haven't gotten an unemployment check for 17 weeks or 11 weeks or 20 some weeks. they're literally losing their house or they're losing their car and they're crying on the phone. And unfortunately, probably the most frustrating part about this job is the things that I don't have any control over. (21:50–22:02)

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Asserts that some constituents did not receive unemployment checks for extended periods, up to 20 weeks.

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