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Tammy Baldwin: “The President create[d] a $1.8 billion slush fund to pay out…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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'That Money Could Be Used For So Many Better Purposes': Baldwin Rips $1.8 Billion Weaponization Fund

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

This week, Republicans are trying to ramp through a partisan funding bill that does nothing to address the issues that I hear about from Wisconsinites when I'm home. Meanwhile, we saw The President create[d] a $1.8 billion slush fund to pay out to his supporters, some convicted felons with taxpayer money. That money could be used for so many better purposes, like medical research, access to health care, affordable child care. (00:26–00:38)

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Asserts that the President created a $1.8 billion slush fund benefiting supporters, including convicted felons.

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