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Tony Evers: “I use my constitutional veto power to provide a $325…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Democrats Rally: Tammy Baldwin, Ben Wikler, and Tony Evers Discuss Strategies and Achievements

Published | Video Starts at 35:25

Heck, everyone stopped calling me two term or three term Tony and now they just call me 400 year Tony because I use my constitutional veto power to provide a $325 increase per student every year for the next four centuries. And the other good news is that every time Wisconsinites get together again, we always have a new victory to celebrate. Just a few months ago, for example, Wisconsin Democrats took on the richest man on the planet. (35:25–35:36)

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