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Tommy Thompson: “I was the biggest road builder ever. I build roads.”

Featuring: Tommy Thompson, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Tommy Thompson: Wisconsin's longest serving Governor

Published | Video Starts at 05:17

But when you only just have a bare majority, then you have to all come together as a party. So where they can't agree on is roads, transportation, $1 billion shortfall. You, the road build. I was a builder. I was the biggest road builder ever. I build roads. There were two seasons in Wisconsin, highway construction and so wintertime. So you're saying full speed ahead, or is there a time now where we're saying we can't afford as much as we would like to? (05:17–05:22)

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Claims to have been the largest road builder in Wisconsin during his tenure.

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