Scott Walker: “Two years ago, they kind of delayed the pain by taking $2.2…”

“We're broke, like nearly every state across the country. We don't have any more money. We've been broke for years. And in fact, Two years ago, they kind of delayed the pain by taking $2.2 billion of stimulus money. And instead of using that for one time costs like infrastructure, the previous governor and legislature used that to plug in a $2.2 billion hole in terms of their Medicaid and school aid deficit.” (02:58–03:05)

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