Robin Vos: “As other states have seen increases in their welfare…”

“One of the concerns that I have is putting more people onto welfare is not something that is sustainable for taxpayers in the long run. We have done a very good job over the course of the past decade. As other states have seen increases in their welfare spending, we've kept ours flat. We found other ways to address health care challenges. Remember in the budget, we had a bipartisan agreement on a hospital assessment that actually brings in almost a billion dollars into Wisconsin to help lower health care costs.” (02:44–02:49)

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