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Tammy Baldwin: “Without federal funding, [a deputy fire chief] would have to…”

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

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Who is going to come forth to care for their kid? Now a deputy fire chief in a rural central Wisconsin community reached out to me. Without federal funding, [a deputy fire chief] would have to lay off as many as nine firefighters. Would this mean longer waits for residents for a firefighter to respond to an emergency if their house was on fire. (03:58–04:04)

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Asserts that a deputy fire chief would have to lay off nine firefighters without federal funding.

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