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Van Wanggaard: “It's really not a rule. It's nothing hard and fast.”

Featuring: Van Wanggaard, Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 21

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Sen. Van Wanggaard announces retirement from Senate

Published | Video Starts at 03:40

It's going to put guard rules in place. We also saw lemahue's leadership questioned when he brought this to the floor. Without those 17 Republican votes, how seriously should lawmakers take this unofficial rule? It's really not a rule. It's nothing hard and fast. It's kind of like the thought is, if we're going to bring a piece of legislation forward and we are the. (03:40–03:44)

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Asserts that the unofficial rule of needing 17 Republican votes is not a strict rule.

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