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Featuring: Robert Wirch, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 22

Interview with Senator Robert Wirch

Published February 23, 2015 | Video Starts at 12:59

Speak quickly to the money in politics and then we'll turn to another quick issue. How pervasive and corrosive is that today? Let me give you one example. School choice. … Five or six Republican leaders...were immediately hired by school choice for six figure incomes. … earn a living. The Republicans were hired on Scott Jensen, who was in years ago, who was in a scandal. Chuck Koala. Chuck Koala had to go out there and earn a living. (12:59–13:21)

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Asserts that former Republican leaders were hired by school choice organizations for high salaries.

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“All of the states around Wisconsin have a higher minimum wage than Wisconsin.”
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“Even conservative states like Texas have passed versions of wage theft bills.”
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“Democrats got more votes than Republicans did, but the Republicans won an overwhelming number of seats because they had gerrymandered the…”
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“The legislative process has changed a lot. I was in originally when Tommy Thompson was the governor.”
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“Governors have a lot of power in the state.”
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“Extremists have taken over the Republican Party.”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 01:52-01:56
“They get more and more ideas from the right wing think tanks, the Bradley foundation, alec, the Koch brothers, the billionaires.”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 01:58-02:09
“Our budget favors the rich and sticks it to the poor.”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 04:32-04:38
“They made it harder to get unemployment compensation, harder to get earned income tax credit, harder to get homestead.”
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“Public opinion polls show 60 to 70% of the people, even a majority of Republicans, want a higher minimum wage.”
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“Republican leadership in Madison refuses to give even a public hearing on [raising the minimum wage].”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 05:39-05:45
“Raising a minimum wage is popular with the people of Wisconsin.”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 06:10-06:15
“They never bring it up for a committee hearing. They let the Clock run out.”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 06:22-06:26
“I had two bills. One was raising a minimum wage. The other one was wage theft to help low income workers.”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 06:27-06:38
“Republican leadership would not even give [the wage theft bill] a hearing.”
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“Republicans kind of ruin the maps out there by gerrymandering the maps.”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 08:47-08:52
“Scott Jensen got his six figure salary.”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 13:36-13:40
“Jeff Fitzgerald...was immediately hired.”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 13:40-13:46
“A flood of money behind them that's helped in every Republican out there when they're running for election.”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 14:05-14:13
“The first bill when we get back after the election they're talking about is sticking it to the public schools and helping school choice.”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 14:19-14:28
“The influence of the former Republican leaders who are pushing for school choice.”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 14:36-14:41
“They want to legitimize freeloaders, people who will get all of the benefits, the wages, the benefits, the protection of a union and not pay…”
Interview with Senator Robert Wirch | Uploaded February 23, 2015 | 16:19-16:32
“The big money people are simply going to keep sticking it to poor people, keep sticking it to our public schools.”
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