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Tony Evers: “I propose investing 240 million doll to jump start a program…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Governor Evers delivers the 2024 State of the State Address

Published | Video Starts at 46:31

Republicans are officially on the clock to make this meaningful investments necessary to make the meaningful investments necessary to prevent the collapse of an industry that's essential for making our current levels of workforce participation. Wisconsin. We also need to expand paid family leave. I propose investing 240 million doll to jump start a program that would provide most private sector workers 12 weeks of paid leave. Republicans rejected my proposal not once, but twice. Paid leave is the right thing to do for kids and their families. And it's also what we need to do to compete and keep talented workers. (46:31–46:41)

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