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Rob Stafsholt: “We had some money in the budget, then Senator Kathy Bernier…”

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

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Western Wisconsin Journal: Wisconsin Senate Candidate Rob Stafsholt (R)

Published | Video Starts at 05:11

… some funding to get a mental health facility in Eau Claire at one of these abandoned facilities. Yeah, and that's kind of been our intention for the last couple sessions. We had some money in the budget, then Senator Kathy Bernier, that was her big budget push, and got some money sent, and then it through the veto, got redirected down to Mendota. We tried it again the next time, had money all set up. And then, as you said, we had facilities that closed. (05:11–05:24)

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Asserts that budget money intended for mental health facilities was redirected to Mendota due to a veto.

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