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Scott Walker: “Wisconsin has a $3.6 billion billion with a B billion dollar…”

Featuring: Scott Walker, Republican | Former Governor of Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: 'We're Broke' (1 of 2)

Published | Video Starts at 02:43

… almost $800 a month for their health care and for the money they set aside in their 401. What we're asking for is a reasonable piece of balancing this budget. Wisconsin has a $3.6 billion billion with a B billion dollar deficit that we face going into the next biennium. 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. (02:43–02:52)

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Asserts that Wisconsin is facing a $3.6 billion deficit for the upcoming biennium.

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