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Tony Evers: “We have $50 million sitting in the Joint Finance Committee.”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Governor Tony Evers Discusses Early Childhood Programs, Budget Negotiations, and Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision

Published | Video Starts at 02:44

This just dragged on for way, way too long. So even though we lost, it's not like I'm going to sit back and gnash my teeth about it. The bottom line is We have $50 million sitting in the Joint Finance Committee. Let's figure out how we're going to get it out the door. Any other questions? Why would you say it's unconstitutional for the legislature to put money in an emergency fund? (02:44–02:49)

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