He only got nine kits tested out of a backlog of over 6,000 in two years. That left dangerous criminals on the streets, and it shouldn't have happened. As attorney General, Schimmel wasted taxpayer dollars on baseless lawsuits, including one trying to overturn the Affordable Care act. that would have resulted in hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites losing their health insurance coverage. And he was one of the only attorneys general in the country to refuse to sue the opioid companies to hold them accountable for harming our communities. (09:07–09:17)
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Asserts that Brad Schimmel used taxpayer money on lawsuits, including one against the Affordable Care Act.
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