And he thought he was going to put me down. It was a line that got me a great deal of publicity throughout the state of Wisconsin. And We started welfare reform after I got elected. But it was the fact that people were misusing and taking advantage of the system that became a huge issue in Wisconsin. (01:49–01:53)
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Asserts that welfare reform began in Wisconsin after Tommy Thompson was elected.
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