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Sarah Godlewski: “Scott Walker launched the lame duck [session] which took…”

Featuring: Sarah Godlewski, Democratic | Wisconsin Secretary of State

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Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski

Published | Video Starts at 08:59

Do you remember that? Wild that you would think that now that Tony Evers was elected. Wild. Right. But, oh, let's not forget at the end of 2018, Scott Walker launched the lame duck [session] which took away...powers from...independently elected constitutional [officers]. away. And what a lame duck it was. Right. And tried to take away, I mean, more powers from like, you know, giving the legislature more power at the expense of again, these independently elected constitutional offers. (08:59–09:06)

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Asserts that Scott Walker initiated a lame duck session to reduce powers of elected officials.

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