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Robin Vos: “Governor Evers vetoed [the legislature's request to be part…”

Featuring: Robin Vos, Republican | Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly

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Published October 8, 2023 | Video Starts at 06:05

Well, so the legislature asked to be part of a lawsuit that was filed almost two years ago saying that the federal government can't restrict our ability to cut taxes. Governor Evers vetoed [the legislature's request to be part of a lawsuit]... the states that were won, they already won that. already won that. So we know that if we went to court, we could clearly cut taxes. It's a red herring argument. (06:05–06:11)

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Asserts that Governor Evers vetoed participation in a lawsuit that other states won.

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