%
>> I'M FREDERICA
FREYBERG.
%TONIGHT
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%BUDGET
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%CAPITOL THIS WEEK.
%WE'LL TALK
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%THE JOINT
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I
N
%JUST A
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%AFTER
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%EFFECT PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP'S
%PROPOSED MEXICAN
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%HAVE ON
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%IT'S "HERE AND
NOW"
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%JUNE 7TH.
%>>
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PUBLIC TELEVISION.
%♪
%>>
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%BUDGET ACTION AT
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%WHERE LATE IN THE
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%JOINT FINANCE
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%TRANSPORTATION
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%DAYS
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%BUDGET
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%VERSION OF THE
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%PLAN.
%UNDER THAT
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%WOULD
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%FUNDS
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%OTHER RELATED
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%ABOUT $187 MILLION LESS
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%WHAT GOVERNOR TONY EVERS
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%FOR.
%IT
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%INCOME
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%$60 MILLION, INCREASE NURSING
%HOME
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%FUNDING
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%FUNDING
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O
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%AND
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%THAN $30 MILLION.
%NOW
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%REPUBLICANS AND
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%FOCUSES
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%PEOPLE
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%BUDGET PLAN.
%>>
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%A
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%THAT IS
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%IS
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%WE
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%MEDICAID EXPANSION
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%PEOPLE OF
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%BUT IT
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%COLLEAGUES RATHER
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%MONEY AND
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%THE
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%SAY
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%REALLY LISTEN TO
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%THEY TOLD
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%NURSING
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%IN
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%WE
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%WRITING
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%TRANSPORTATION
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%NIGHT, WHERE THE
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%IN
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%FUNDING,
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%THE
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%BRINGING
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%A $95 INCREASE IN
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%TITLE
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%$164.50.
%THE
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%SPEND $2.5 MILLION FOR A
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%ON
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%GOVERNOR
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%HEAVY TRUCK TEE
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%$200 MILLION MORE THAN
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%PASSED OUT O
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%NIGHT.
%THE
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%WERE
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%>>
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%DEMOCRATIC PLAN
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%RESPONSIBLE, SUSTAINABLE.
%WE'RE GOING
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%REPUBLICAN
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%HEAVILY ON
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ONE
-
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%NON-LONG TERM
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CARS
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%THEY'RE NOT
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A
S
MUCH
%GAS
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%HELP THEM NOT
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%WE
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%AND
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%KNOW YOU WANT
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%SOLUTION.
%>>
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%THE
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%LEGISLATURES BUDGET
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%COMMITTEE WAS
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%US AT
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%WE
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%JOHN
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%STARTED BY
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%REPUBLICAN TRANSPORTATION
%BUDGET.%>> ALL RIGHT.
%FIRST OF
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%FOR
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WELCOME.%>>
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%THOSE TITLE
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%WHAT
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%WISCONSIN ABOUT
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$95
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%THE AVERAGE
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%SIX
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%AVERAGES OUT
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%INCREASE
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%WELL
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%AND
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%KNOW, I
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%PERSPECTIVE, THE
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%INDEXING
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%I
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%INDEXING OF
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%MY
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%ELECTED
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TOUGH
%DECISIONS AND FUND
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%PRIORITIES SUCH
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%TRANSPORTATION, YOU SHOULD
%ACTUALLY HAVE
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%SAY
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NAY RATHER THAN
%HAVING
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%AND
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%THAT'S A FAIR
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%A
GAS
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HITS EVERY
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%THE
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FEE
%INCREASES HIT
JUST
WISCONSIN
%RESIDENTS%>>%>> YOU KNO
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THINK
THAT'S
A
%FAIR
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%ONE OF
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THINGS -- THE WAY
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%LOOK AT
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%A
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.
%THE
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%RIDICULED AS
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%STUDY ON
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%THE
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%ASKING
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%MILEAGE-BASED SYSTEM THAT
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%
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%COULD BE
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%A
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%GET TO
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%I-PASS FOR
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%USE THOSE
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%PAYING.
%SO
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%OBJECTIVE IS
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%MILEAGE-BASED SYSTEM.%>> THA
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%THOUGH,
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%OF
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%AND THEN
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%POTENTIALLY, YOU
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%TOLLING
WOULD TAKE
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%WOULDN'T
IT?%>>
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%WE'RE
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%FOR THEM
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%RECOMMENDATION.%IF WE
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%TRAVELED, WHICH
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%DOING, THIS IS NOT
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%SYSTEM WHERE
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%TOLL
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%NEED ANYTHING
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%TOLLING DOESN'T NEED
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%DAYS,
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%OTHER
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T
CAN
%ACTUALLY
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%QUICKER
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AREN'T
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FEES
%TAXES BY
ANOTHER
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A
%CERTAIN EXTENT.
%WE LOOK
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IT
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%GAS TAX O
R
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E
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%IT'S
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%ROADS.
%AND ONE OF THE
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%HEARD LOUD
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%YEARS, WE'VE BEEN
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%THIS, I'VE BEEN
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%FOR EIGHT YEARS TO TRY
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%SOLUTION, DEMOCRATS
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%SUPPORTIVE OF
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%HE, COMMUNITIES
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%STATE,
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%THEIR
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%HEADING IN THE
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%WE'RE
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%CUT ANNUAL
FEE
S
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%WHEREAS
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GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
%HIKED
THEM.%>>
ACTUALLY
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%THE
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%HEAVY
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YES.%>>
WE
ACTUALLY
HAD ONE
HIGH --
%SEMIS,
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ACTUALLY
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%THE
HIGHEST IN THE
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,
%DEFINITELY THE
HIGHEST IN
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%MIDWEST, AND
ACTUALLY FOR
SEMIS.
%THE
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%TRAVEL
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THE
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%YOU
ACTUALLY
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%DIFFERENT
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%INCREASE A
FEE,
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KRI
%LOSING THOSE
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%STATE.
%THE CONFUSION YOU'RE
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%ABOUT
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%CLASSIFICATIONS OF WHAT I
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%CALL
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%PICKUP
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%I
ACTUALLY
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%IF THERE'S
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C,
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%ACTUALLY
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%CLASS, BECAUSE THERE'S
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%LOT
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%REGISTRATION
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%VOICING OPPOSITION AS YOU
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%TO
THIS
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%WILL THIS
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THE%63
REPUBLICAN
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%ASSEMBLY.
%SENATOR
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%BELIEVE I THINK
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%THE
BUDGET AS
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%WE'VE
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%PRIORITIES, WE'RE DEFINITELY
%GOING TO
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LESS
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%GOVERNOR EVERS I
N
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HE
%WAS
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HE
WAS
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%TAXES
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O
N
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%INCOME.
%WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO
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%LOOKING TO D
O
A
MIDDLE
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TAX
%CUT AGAIN,
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%DAY, I
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%TO
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O
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%HOUSES.%>> ON
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OTHER
KIND
%OF
BIG
BUDGET
ACTION THIS
WEEK,
%WHY ARE
YOU
EXPOSED
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THE
%EXPANSION
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SOME
%$300 MILLION
IN
STATE
MONEY AND
%BRINGS IN MORE THAN
A
BILLION
%DOLLARS
IN
FEDERAL
MONEY?%>>
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%IT'S
FEDERAL
MONEY
O
R
STATE
TAX
%MONEY, IT'S
ACTUALLY
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%MONEY, BUT WHERE
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%STATE, OUR
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%WELL,
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%WEAKNESS IN THE STATE IS
%PROBABLY A
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%AT
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%NEED
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%WHAT THIS
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%BETWEEN 100
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%THOSE FOLKS
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%THEM ALREADY
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AS
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%PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR.
%THE OTHER HALF
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%SO
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DID
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%BE
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%THAT
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%INSURANCE, BUT
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ALSO
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THE
%SURPLUS OUT OF
THE
MEDICAID
%BUDGET
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THE
THINGS
%WE'VE HEARD ABOUT
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%NURSING HOMES
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%THE
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WIT
H
%THE
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%SHOULD BE
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%EXPANDING
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HE
%CONTINUES TO FIGHT
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%WHAT D
O YOU
SAY
T
O
HIM?%>>
HE
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%70%, THEY
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%CONSTITUENTS
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%WE
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%WELFARE.
%SOME PEOPLE
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%MEDICAID
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%WELFARE
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%IMPOVERISHED, AND
AT
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%POVERTY, THAT'S
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%SO
WE
ASKED
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%THE
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%ABOUT 80%
WERE
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FAVOR --
OR
%AGAINST
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WHAT
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YOUR
VETO
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%IF
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WE'VE
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VERY
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%WE'VE
BEEN
VERY
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%LANGUAGE WE
PUT
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%BUDGET BECAUSE
O
F
THOSE
%CONCERNS.
%GOVERNOR
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%THREATENED TO
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%ITS
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%AT
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%MEDICAID
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T
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%HARD TIME
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%THEMSELVES.%WE
ACTUALLY
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%SIZABLE
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K-12
%EDUCATION, WE'RE
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%TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM
%THROUGHOUT OUR
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%WHEN
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IT
I
N
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%I THINK
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%HARD TIME
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%>>
JOHN
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%>>
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%FALL
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%WITH
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%REPUBLICAN SENATOR
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%NIGHT AGAINST
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%DEMOCRATS HOLD THE
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%JOINT FINANCE.
%THAT'S NOT T
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AREN'T
%FIGHTING
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!
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GOFF'S
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%PROPOSALS.
%MILWAUKEE
DEMOCRAT,
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THEMMENT%THANKS VERY MUCH
!
THEM.
THANKS VERY
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%ON
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%COMINGS OUT OF
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S
YOUR
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THE
%137% HIKE
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%FEES
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%UNFAIR.
%YOU
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%HAVE
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%BUT
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%FOR
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EXTREMELY%UNFAIR.
%THE
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%WOULD
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%PROPORTIONATELY, NOT ONLY
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%INDIVIDUALS
I
N
WISCONSIN
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%ALSO THOSE
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O
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%OUR
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%AND IT
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IT
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%IF
YOU
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MORE
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YOU'LL
%PAY
MORE
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GAS.
%IF
YOU
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AS
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%THE COST
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AS
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%>>
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%AN
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%OUT AND
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%SOMEONE
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%WITH
AR
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GAS
TAX
WOULD
HIT
%THE CONSUMER EVERY
TIME
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%FILL UP.
%DOES THAT
SOFTEN
THAT
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NO,
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%REGARDLESS OF THE COST OF THE
%CAR,
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%$1,500
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L
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%THE
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%AND
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%MAYBE
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%THAT'S
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%COST.%>> WE
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%BIT OF
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OUR
SHOT T
O
%YOU THERE
I
N
MILWAUKEE, BUT
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%WILL
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%DO
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THE
%TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE FROM THE
%MAJORITY
WILL
ALLOW
FOR
RELIABLE
%FUNDING
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T
O
FIX
AND
%MAINTAIN OUR
ROADS
AND
HIGHWAYS?%>>
NO,
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%FUNDING.
%GOVERNOR
EVERS'
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%BUDGET WAS
SUSTAINABLE, AND THIS
%IS
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%AND EVIDENCE
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%THEY HAVE
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%WRITTEN
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%SO
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%SOURCES.
%AND S
O
I
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%UNFAIR
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%FEES
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%STILL NOT HAVE
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%SOURCE.%>> AS FOR
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%DEMOCRATS APPROVE
OR LIKE
THE
%IDEA OF
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?
%>>
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%EVEN IF
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%TOLLING
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BE
%AT
LEAST FIVE YEARS
DOWN
THE
%ROAD.
%WE
WOULD
HAVE
TO
GET
FEDERAL
%PERMISSION TO
INSTALL
THE
TOLLS,
%AND
SO AS FAR
AS
HAVING A
%STATE-WIDE TOLL
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WELL.%>>
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MEDICAID
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%ACTION ON THE PART O
F
%REPUBLICANS
ON
JOINT
FINANCE,%IT'S NOT
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THAT
THEY
WERE
DEAD
%SET AGAINST THE
EXPANSION
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%MEDICAID BUT HOW
DO
YOU
REGARD
%THEIR PLAN
TO
PUT
$588 MILLION%OF
GPR
INTO
THE
MEDICAID
%PROGRAM?%>> I
THINK
IT'S
UNFORTUNATE
%BECAUSE
EXPANDING
MEDICAID
%BRINGS
$1.6 BILLION, NEW
%DOLLARS, INTO
THE
STATE,
AND
IT
%SAVES
THE
STATE $324 MILLION.
%THIS
IS
MONEY
THAT
OUR
TAXPAYERS
%HAVE
ALREADY
PAID
I
N
FEDERAL
%TAXES,
AND 36 STATES
HAVE
%DECIDED
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NOW I
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THAT
DEMOCRATS
SAY
%STATEWIDE
POLLS
SHOW
70%
OF
%RESPONDENTS FAVOR
EXPANDING
%MEDICAID, BUT THE
REPUBLICAN
%CO-CHAIR
SAYS
THAT
WHEN
ASKED
IF
%THEY WANT T
O
ENGS
PAND
WELFARE,
%80%
IN
HIS
DISTRICT OF
THE
%RESPONDENTS SAID NO.
%HOW
DO
YOU
RESPOND TO
THAT?%>>
WELL,
IT'S
UNFORTUNATE
%BECAUSE THE WAY
THAT
BADGERCARE
%IS SET
UP, IF
YOU
ARE
A
SINGLE
%INDIVIDUAL
WITH ONE CHILD
AND
%YOU
EARN $8.15 A
N
HOUR,
THAT
%MAKES
YOU
INELIGIBLE
FOR
%BADGERCARE.
%SO
W
E ARE
TALKING ABOUT
PEOPLE
%WHO EARN
PENNIES
ON
A
DOLLAR.
%ONE WAY
TO
MAKE
SURE
THAT
%INDIVIDUALS
DON'T
QUALIFY
FOR
%WELFARE
IS
TO
RAISE
THE
MINIMUM
%WAGE.
%BUT MY
REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES
%FAIL T
O
DO
THAT
AS
WELL.
%BUT TO
SEE
THIS AS
A
WELFARE
%PROGRAM, IT'S
NOT.
%THESE
ARE
INDIVIDUALS
WHO
HAVE
%JOBS, BUT
ARE
NOT
EARNING
ENOUGH
%TO
AFFORD
THE
PRICES ON
THE
%PRIVATE
MARKET
EXCHANGE.
%WE
HAVE 230,000 INDIVIDUALS IN
%THIS STATE
THAT
ARE
UNINSURED,%AND T
O
FEEL
THAT $8.15 IS
ENOUGH
%TO
PURCHASE
INSURANCE ON
THE
%PRIVATE
MARKET,
I
JUST
DON'T
%UNDERSTAND THAT
SENTIMENT.%>> ALL
RIGHT.
%WE
NEED
TO
LEAVE
IT
THERE,
%SENATOR LA TONYA
JOHNSON, THANKS%VERY MUCH FOR
JOINING US.
%>> THANK
YOU
.
%>>
NOW
TO
THE
THORNY
FEDERAL
%ISSUE OF
TARIFFS
AND
%IMMIGRATION.
%PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP
HAS
SET
%MONDAY
FOR THE
DAY
A
5%
TARIFF
%ON
IMPORTED
GOODS
FROM
MEXICO
%WILL
TAKE
EFFECT.
%THE PRESIDENT WANTS
T
O
USE
THE
%TARIFFS
TO
PUSH
MEXICO
TO
STOP
%PEOPLE FROM
COMING
TO
THE
U.S.
%FROM THAT
COUNTRY'S
SOUTHERN%BORDER.
%THE
TARIFFS
COULD
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5%
%EACH
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HITTING
25%
ON
%OCTOBER 1ST.
%AS
THAT
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ROYALS
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REPRESENTATIVES%MOVE TO
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SO
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%AMERICAN DREAM
AND
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%UNDER
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%DREAMERS
AND
IMMIGRANTS
ELIGIBLE
%FOR
TEMPORARY
PROTECTED STATUS
%WOULD
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ELIGIBLE
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%CITIZENSHIP.%THAT
INCLUDES
NEARLY 19,000
%IMMIGRANTS
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%ACCORDING
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THE
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FOR
%AMERICAN
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%IN
TONIGHT'S "CLOSER
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WE
%CHECK IN
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%DEMOCRAT
U.S.
REPRESENTATIVE%MARK
POCAN,
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VOTED
IN
FAVOR%OF THE
DREAMERS
AND
PROMISE
ACT.
%THANKS VERY MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
%>>
YEAH, THANK YOU.
%GLAD TO BE
HERE.%>>
FIRST
TO
THE
TARIFFS,
WHAT
IS
%YOUR
POSITION ON THE
TARIFFS
OF
%GOODS IMPORTED
FROM MEXICO IN
IS%>>
YEAH,
IT'S NOT
JUST
THE
GOODS
%IMPORTED
FROM
MEXICO,
WHICH IS
A
%BAD
IDEA, IT'S
ALL THE
TARIFFS
%THAT WE'RE
THROWING
OUT
THERE,
%MUCH
LIKE
SPAGHETTI AGAINST A
%WALL,
HOPING
THAT
IT
STICKS
AND
%DOES SOMETHING.
%THE PRESIDENT
REALLY DOESN'T
%HAVE
A
TRADE
POLICY.
%I THINK
WHEN
HE
RAN
IN
%WISCONSIN, HE
TALKED
ABOUT
%BRINGING
AMERICAN
JOBS
BACK,
%THAT
RESONATED
WITH A
LOT
OF
%PEOPLE
WHO'VE LOST
MANUFACTURING
%JOBS,
BUT HE
REALLY
DOESN'T KNOW%WHAT
HE'S
TALKING ABOUT
WHEN
%HE'S BEEN
DEALING WITH
TRADE.
%THAT'S WHY
WE
DON'T HAVE
A
NAFTA
%2.0, THAT'S
WHY ON THE
TARIFF
%ISSUE, OUR
FARMERS
ARE
REALLY
%HURTING
IN W
ISCONSIN
JUST FROM
%THE
EXISTING
TARIFFS.
%I'M NOT
AGAINST
TARIFFS.
%YOU
CAN
USE
A
TARGETED
TARIFF
IN
%EFFECTIVE WAY TO
STOP
A
COUNTRY
%FROM
DUMPING STEEL
OR
SOMETHING
%ELSE, BUT
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WE'RE
DOING
%IT
IS
COMPLETELY
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HAD
A
FARMER
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%BY
WHO
COMES
BY
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WHOSE
%FAMILY HAS
A
LONG
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OF
%FARMING
WHO'S
TALKING
ABOUT
%MAYBE
SELLING
THE
FARM,
AND
WHEN
%PEOPLE
TALKED ABOUT
HOW THE
%PRESIDENT HAS
A
PACKAGE
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%PROVIDE SOME
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FARMERS
%BASED ON THE
TARIFFS, THIS
%FARMER
TOLD
ME
ON
SOYBEANS,
IT'S
%ABOUT 50 CENTS ON THE
DOLLAR,
ON
%DAIRY, IT'S
ABOUT 2 CENTS ON THE%DOLLAR
AND
FOR
CORN
GROW,
IT'S
%ABOUT 1 CENT ON THE DOLLAR.
%THAT'S NOT
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YOU
ANYWHERE
%CLOSE
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KEEPING
A
FAMILY
FARM
A
%FAMILY FARM.
%SO THE
TARIFFS RIGHT
NOW
ARE
%REALLY
HURTING
WISCONSIN FARMERS
%AND
WE'VE
GOT
TO
HAVE
A
CHANGE%IN
THE
PRESIDENT'S
POLICY.%>>
ON
THE
TARIFFS
WITH
MEXICO,
%WISCONSIN IMPORTED
NEARLY%$3 BILLION IN GOODS
FROM
MEXICO
%LAST
YEAR,
SO
HOW
MIGHT
A
5% OR
%A
25%
TARIFF
THEN
AFFECT
PEOPLE
%IN
WISCONSIN?%>> IT WILL
BE
A
MESS.
%I
MEAN, FIRST OF
ALL,
WE
ALREADY%HAVE A
PROBLEM
WITH
TRUCKS
%BRINGING
SOME
GOODS
IN
TO
%WISCONSIN
BUSINESSES THAT ARE
%TALKING ABOUT
LAYING
OFF
STAFF
%BECAUSE
THEY
CAN'T
PRODUCE
GOODS
%IN
WISCONSIN
BECAUSE
THEY'RE NOT
%GETTING
SOME OF
THE
PRODUCT
THAT
%THEY
NEED
TO
ASSEMBLE
FROM
%MEXICO.
%AND IF YOU
KEEP
DOING
THIS, OF
%COURSE IT'S GOING TO
BE
PRICE
%INCREASES TO
PEOPLE
IN
%WISCONSIN, BUT ALSO IT'S
GOING
%TO
HAVE
THAT
OTHER
RIPPLE EFFECT%WHERE
YOU
SEE
PEOPLE
ACTUALLY
%WORKING IN
WISCONSIN NOT
BEING
%ABLE TO
WORK BECAUSE
GOODS ARE
%GOING TO
COST
MORE
OR
TAKE
%LONGER TO
GET
HERE AND
A
THERE'S%NO
REASON, THE
PRESIDENT HAS
%ABSOLUTELY
NO
POLICY
%REASON/PROOF THAT THIS WILL WORK
%IN
ANY
WAY OTHER
THAN
HE
FEELS
%LIKE IT'S A
WAY
T
O
TRY
TO
%PRESSURE
MEXICANS ON
THE
BORDER
%WHEN LAST TIME I
LOOKED, THE
%SURGE THAT
WE
HAVE AT
THE
BORDER
%IS
FROM
HONDURAS, EL
SALVADOR
%AND
GUATEMALA,
NOT
MEXICO.
%SO
ONCE
AGAIN, THE PRESIDENT IS
%SHOOTING THE AT A
TARGET HERE
%WHEN THE
REST OF
THE
AMERICAN
%PEOPLE
ARE
BUSY
WORRYING
ABOUT
%WHAT'S
HERE.%>> ON
THAT,
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LISTEN
%TO
WHAT
U.S.
SENATOR
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%RON JOHNSON SAYS
ABOUT
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FLOW
%OF
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THROUGH
%MEXICO.
%>>
I
COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND%PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S
FRUSTRATION
%WITH
CONGRESS
NOT
ACTING TO
%SOLVE
THI
S
PROBLEM,
AND
QUITE
%HONESTLY
WITH
MEXICO NOT
DOING
%ENOUGH TO
HELP SOLVE
THE
PROBLEM
%AS
WELL.
%I MET
WITH
THE
MEXICAN
%AMBASSADOR AND
FOREIGN
MINISTER
%AND I
N THAT
MEETING
ASKED
THEM
%TO
MOVE
TOWARD
ENACTING
A THIRD
%SAFE COUNTRY
AGREEMENT
WITH
%AMERICA WHICH
WOULD
HELP
DETER
%THAT
FLOW
OF
PEOPLE
FROM CENTRAL
%AMERICA
TAKING A
VERY
DANGEROUS
%JOURNEY
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AMERICA.
%THIS
IS
COMPLETELY OUT OF%CONTROL.
%WE'RE ALREADY
U
P
TO
400,000
%UNACCOMPANIED
CHILDREN,
MOSTLY
%PEOPLE COMING
IN AS
A
FAMILY
%UNIT
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ADULT, ONE
%CHILD, IN JUST
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FIRST EIGHT%MONTHS OF
THIS FISCAL YEAR.
%IF
WE
MAINTAIN
THIS
RATE, IT
%WILL
BE 800,000 BY THE END
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%SEPTEMBER.
%SO THAT
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IN%2014.
%SO
THIS IS
A
CRISIS
THAT
IS
%GROWING.%>> SO
WHAT DO
YOU
KNOW
ABOUT
THE
%MEXICAN
GOVERNMENT'S POTENTIAL
%TO
CURTAIL
IMMIGRANTS COMING
TO
%THE
U.S.
BECAUSE
OF
THESE
%TARIFFS AND
COULD
THEY BE
DOING
%MORE?%>> I
THINK
THAT'S
THE
WRONG
%QUESTION
THAT THE
PRESIDENT
IS
%TRYING TO PUT
OUT
THERE.
%THE REAL
QUESTION
IS,
MY FIRST
%TERM IN
CONGRESS, THERE WAS A
%BILL THAT CAME
THROUGH
THE
%SENATE THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN
A
%COMPREHENSIVE
IMMIGRATION
%REFORM, IT
GOT
NEARLY 70
VOTES
%IN
A
BIPARTISAN
MANNER
THAT
%WOULD HAVE DEALT
WITH
ASPIRING
%AMERICANS AS WELL AS DEAL
WITH
%PROTECTIONS AT THE
BORDERS,
BUT
%THIS
PRESIDENT
REFUSES
TO
TAKE
%ANYTHING LIKE THAT
UP.
%ALL HE
WANTS TO
DO
IS
BUILD
A
%WALL
BECAUSE
THAT
GOES WELL
WHEN
%HE
GOES TO
HIS
RALLIES AROUND
%THE COUNTRY.
%BUT THE
REALITY
IS,
HE'S
TAKING
%AWAY
FUNDING FROM
THE
COUNTRIES
%WHERE PEOPLE
ARE
COMING SO
WE
%COULD STOP
THE
VIOLENCE THERE
SO
%THAT
PEOPLE
WOULDN'T
LEAVE
THOSE
%COUNTRIES.
%THE
LAST 10
YEARS
WE'VE HAD
A
%NET
MIGRATION
OUTSIDE
THE UNITED
%STATES
BUT
THE
SPIKE
WE
HAVE
%RIGHT NOW
IS
BECAUSE THE%PRESIDENT IS TALKING
ABOUT
%BUILDING
A
BORDER,
PEOPLE
ARE
%LIKE,
WELL,
WE'D
BETTER
HURRY UP
%AND GET
HERE
TO
ADDRESS
DEALING
%WITH
THE
VIOLENCE
IN
THOSE
%COUNTRIES.
%SO
EVERYTHING THE PRESIDENT HAS
%DONE HAS BEEN WRONG HEADED
IN
%THIS AREA
AND
QUITE
HONESTLY,
%RON
JOHNSON
I
S
JUST
WRONG,
HIS
%SENATE
DID A
VERY
RESPONSIBLE%THING WITH
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MY
%VERY FIRST
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SHOULD BE
%DOING
COMPREHENSIVE
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%REFORM
INSTEAD
OF
TRYING
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%PIECEMEAL
A
WALL
OR
TAKE
KIDS
%WHO HAVE
BEEN
HERE
LEGALLY
%THROUGH THE
DACA PROGRAM
AND
%PUNISH THEM.
%EVERYTHING ABOUT
THIS
ISSUE HAS
%BEEN DONE
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B
Y
THIS
%ADMINISTRATION.%>>
ONE
MORE
CLIP
FROM
SENATOR
%JOHNSON ABOUT
THE
TARIFFS
WITH
%MEXICO, AND
THERE SEEMS
TO
BE
%OPPOSITION
AMONG
REPUBLICAN
%SENATORS.
%LET'S LISTEN TO
WHAT
HE
SAYS.
%>>
I'M
NOT
A
FAN
OF
TARIFFS.
%THE PRESIDENT
IS
FULLY AWARE OF
%THAT.
%HE'S
USING
TARIFFS,
IS
WHAT
HE
%SAYS, FOR LEVERAGE.
%IF
WE
COULD
SUES A
TARIFF
AS
A
%LEVERAGE TO
GET
MEXICO
TO
ENACT
%A THIRD
SAFE
COUNTRY
AGREEMENT,%THAT WOULD BE A GOOD
THING.
%I DO NOT
WANT TO
SEE
THESE
%TARIFFS
IMPOSED.
%TARIFFS ARE
A TAX
ON
CONSUMERS,
%I'M
PAPERFULLY AWARE OF
THAT A
S
%WELL.%>>
SO
THERE
YOU
HAVE
IT,
HIS
%PERSUASION ON TARIFFS.
%ANOTHER
MATTER, THE
HOUSE THIS%WEEK
PASSED
THE
DREAM
AND
%PROMISE ACT.
%WISCONSIN
ACCORDING
TO
%STATISTICS IS HOME
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NEARLY%19,000
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WOULD
BE
%ELIGIBLE FOR THIS
PATH
TO
%PERMANENT
CITIZEN
SHIP.
%WHY IN
YOUR
MIND
IS
THIS
%IMPORTANT
NOW?%>>
IT'S
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WE'VE
%HAD A LOT
OF
PEOPLE
RIGHT HERE
%IN
WISCONSIN,
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ABOUT%19,000 PEOPLE ACCORDING TO
THE
%CENTER FOR
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%THAT
ARE
HERE
THAT
MAY
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%AT TWO WEEKS
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OLD,
%MAY NOT
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%THE COUNTRY
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%WE HAD
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%DACA
PROGRAM
FOR A
VERY LONG
%TIME AND
SOME
OTHER
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YET%THE PRESIDENT KIND OF TOOK
THAT
%AND BROKE IT.
%AND NO ONE
ASKED
FOR
IT
IN
%CONGRESS.
%THAT'S THE THING.
%IT'S NOT
LIKE
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%PROBLEM, BUT
H
E
CREATED
A
NEW
%PROBLEM IN
TRYING TO
GET
MONEY
%FOR
THE
BORDER WALL.
%WE DECIDE
WE
NEEDED
T
O
FIX
THIS
%BUT
REALLY FIX
THIS,
NOT
JUS
T
%THE
TEMPORARY
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PLACE
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ACTUALLY%FIGURE
OUT
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D
O
THIS,
SO IF
%YOU
WORK
HERE, GO
TO
SCHOOL
%HERE, SERVE IN THE
MILITARY,
%THAT CAN
HELP
PROVIDE
THAT
PATH
%TO
CITIZENSHIP.
%BUT
ALSO ONE
THING ON
THE
LAST
%PART, MEXICO
IS ONE
OF
OUR
%BIGGEST
TRADING
PARTNERS.%IT
IS
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ALLY.
%THE
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%WHEN THAT'S
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%COMING FROM
IS
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%THIS AND
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%IMPACT
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N
%WISCONSIN, AND OTHER
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%I
TALKED
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SOMEONE
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SAUK
%COUNTY AND
THE
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THEY
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%THAT THEY'RE
GOING
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ASSEMBLE,
%PUT TOGETHER
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CREATE
THE
JOBS
%FOR PEOPLE
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SAUK
%COUNTY, THEY
CAN'T
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BECAUSE%THE
PRESIDENT
WON'T
PUT
MONEY
%TOWARDS
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THE
TRUCKS
COME
%THROUGH BECAUSE
HE'S
TRYING
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%BORDER WALL.
%EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE
DOING
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%THIS
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I
S
SO
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%THAT
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VERY
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%LET'S NOT
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%SEPARATION POLICY AND ALL THE
%REST
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!
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%THIS IS
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%PRESIDENT HAS BEEN
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%STUBBORN-HEADED
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%WHAT AND
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%HAVE THIS
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%TREATING PEOPLE WHO
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%DATA CRAM WHO
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%PROVIDE THAT PATHWAY
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%CITIZENSHIP, WE NEED TO
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%MORE THAN
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%DOING.%>> A LOT
MORE
T
O
TALK
ABOUT.
%REPRESENTATIVE
POCAN, THANK YOU.
%THE MONTH
OF
JUNE
IS
DESIGNATED
%AT
LGBTQ
PRIDE
MONTH IN
THE
%STATE AND A
GROUP
OF
WISCONSIN
%LEGISLATORS IS
ROLLING
OUT
WHAT
%THEY
CALL
THEIR
HE
QUALITY
%AGENDA, TO
BAN
DISCRIMINATION
%BASED ON
GENDER
IDENTITY
AND
%MAKE CERTAIN
LANGUAGE
IN
STATE
%STATUTE
GENDER-NEUTRAL.
%INCLUDED IN THE
PROPOSAL IS
A
%CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
TO
%ELIMINATE THE
STATE'S
BAN
ON
GAY
%MARRIAGE, WHICH WAS
LEFT
%UNENFORCEABLE BY THE
U.S.%SUPREME COURT.
%THE BILLS
ARE
BEING
CIRCULATED
%FOR
CO-SPONSORSHIP WITH
SOME
%BIPARTISAN
BACKING,
AND
TODAY,%GOVERNOR EVERS
ORDERED
RAINBOW
%FLAGS TO
BE
FLOWN AT THE
STATE
%CAPITOL
.
%BEFORE WE
LEAVE
YOU
TONIGHT,
WE
%WANT TO
CALL
YOUR
ATTENTION
TO
%AN
HISTORICAL
GATHERING AT THE
%STATE CAPITOL
SCHEDULED
NEXT
%WEEK.
%WISCONSIN WAS
THE FIRST
STATE
TO
%RATIFY
THE
19TH
AMENDMENT
WHICH
%GAVE WOMEN
THE
RIGHT
TO
VOTE.
%ON
MONDAY,
THE
100TH
ANNIVERSARY
%OF
WOMEN'S
SUFFRAGE
WILL
BE
%CELEBRATED AT
THE
CAPITOL.
%THE EVENT
GETS
UNDERWAY
AT
NOON
%AND
INCLUDES
REMARKS
FROM
%WISCONSIN FIRST
LADY KATHY
%EVERS,
FORMER LIEUTENANT
%GOVERNOR REBECCA
KLEEFISCH, AND%SUPREME
COURT
JUSTICE
ANN
WALSH%BRADLEY.
%THE
ORIGINAL
DOCUMENT
WILL
ALSO
%BE ON
VIEW.
%THE EVENT STARTS A
T NOON.
%THAT'S OUR
PROGRAM FOR
TONIGHT.
%I'M FREDERICA FREYBERG.%HAVE
A
GREAT WEEK
END.
%♪
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FUNDING
FOR "HERE AND NOW" IS
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BY
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