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Scott Fitzgerald: “The legislature is just not going to go along with [a 1%…”

Featuring: Scott Fitzgerald, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 5

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Fitzgerald announces congressional bid

Published | Video Starts at 05:07

And the reason for it is, I think, and I, and I saw the interview with the mayor, they can't really articulate where the revenue would even go, but The legislature is just not going to go along with [a 1% sales tax increase in Milwaukee County] right now. I think that overall, there may be some laudable projects there, but a sales tax increase is just not going to happen in Madison. He said he was worried about losing police officers specifically. (05:07)

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Asserts that the Wisconsin legislature will not support a 1% sales tax increase in Milwaukee County.

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