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Three times, show the bill be

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passed, represented from the 61st.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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I'd be remiss if I didn't thank

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the Republican leadership

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and Governor Evers

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for putting together this

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compromise.

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I think it's a good one,

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and I am proud to support

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this bill.

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I had to

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take a second take yesterday

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when I was listening to some of the

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talk show individuals saying,

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oh, this is a back room deal,

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a back-room deal, heaven forbid.

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How the hell, Mr.

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Speaker, do they think things get

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Whether it's the back room or

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the front room, who

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gives a damn?

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This is a good compromise when

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both sides, opposite sides

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I might add, came together

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and addressed many

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of the concerns that

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I certainly hear from my

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constituents.

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This bill helps address property

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taxes.

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This bill help address special

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education.

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This bill gives the money

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back to the

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people that we got it from

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in the first place.

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There's a lot of good in

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this bill.

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Is it perfect?

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Heaven forbid, no.

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It's not perfect.

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Nothing in this world is

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perfect, but this is a

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good compromise bill.

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And I hear from

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some of my colleagues on the other

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side a lot wishful thinking.

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Oh, I wish

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that the bill included this,

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or I wish the bill included that.

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We all wish a lot of

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things. Hell, Mr. Speaker,

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I wish rainwater was

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beer!

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But it's not.

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What we have to do here

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today is deal

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with reality as it's

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placed before us.

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Let's not vote against

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this because it's

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no good enough.

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Let's vote for it because

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it moves us in the right

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direction and hopefully

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next session

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we can move it even

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further.

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So the vote is green Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you.

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Represent the 53rd.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, a lot of

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notes here.

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Thank you for the opportunity to

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speak on this, probably the

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last time also where you're going to

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have to listen to me.

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I've been around here a long time,

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because I'm old, and

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I've seen just about everything.

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And then something else comes up and

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you kind of go, wow, I didn't see

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that one coming.

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So some of the stuff I'm hearing

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today, I don't see coming,

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but I've here for two-thirds

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school funding. I was here when

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Molly Kanicki was standing right in

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the minority leader sits right now

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and says, hey, why don't we fund

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schools at two-thirds?

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Boy, the Republicans, we went

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to caucus and said, hey, let's take

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them up on that.

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So we spent two-thirds school

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funding back then.

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I was here for Act 10.

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I was hear when Governor Doyle

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took a whole bunch of money from the

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transportation fund that

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a lot of Republicans and Democrats

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regretted.

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I wasn't here for the 400-year veto,

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but I'm here now and so we're seeing

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the effects of that.

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I've worked with a lot of great

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people around here.

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there's great people, good people

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here, and people

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are trying to do the right thing.

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changed, I've listened to the

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rhetoric, and the people change.

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I've had the great opportunity to

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work with you know so many

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Good People, Marlon Schneider,

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Wally Konicki, Joel Ian, Mary

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Hubler, Joe Andrea,

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John Antramian, Tammy Baldwin,

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Mike Ellis,

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Mickey Forty,

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Representative Sunicky, still here,

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so David Prosser.

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And times have changed.

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So I've worked for some great

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governors.

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I've been in the minority, the

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majority, back to the minority and

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back to majority.

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I was chair of joint finance when

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Jim Doyle was governor.

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We did a lot of good things

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in a bipartisan

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way, in compromise

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and working together.

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could get back to that.

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So when we have things like this

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happen, where everyone

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in this room knew that there were

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negotiations going on

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between the governor and

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between the Republican legislature,

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you can't say you didn't know that

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these things were going on.

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If you don't know what was in it,

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that's not our problem, that's our

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fault.

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that these negotiations were going

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on.

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That's what the people of Wisconsin

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want.

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I'm a bar owner, too.

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And I listen to the people.

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And Monday night, when this hit the

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airwaves, people were

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saying, I listen the people at the

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bar.

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Democrats.

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And they saying, hey, this is good

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stuff.

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You're finally getting something

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done together.

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They didn't know the details.

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They didn't know what was in it.

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They did hear they were going to get

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a $600 check,

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and they were pretty excited about

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that.

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They said, hey, it'll help when

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I'm paying four bucks for

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gas, it will help.

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They heard about more money for

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schools, and then they were excited

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about What was that?

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and when I hear these people

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say that they want us

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to work together,

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they want to find solutions to our

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problem, we're not going to have a,

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we've never had a bill here that

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satisfied everybody.

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these red herrings of, oh it doesn't

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include this, it doesn' t include

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that, there isn't

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any bill in 28 years that

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has done that.

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It never fixes

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all our problems.

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Been around here long enough to

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know.

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Sometimes you gotta take two-thirds

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of a loaf of bread and

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then come back next time and work on

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the rest of the problem.

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And so when I see what's going on

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here today, I'm kinda shocked.

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$862 million are gonna go back

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in checks.

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I was here when we sent checks back

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one time.

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It didn't go that well.

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what they were, $137 or

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something.

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Administrative costs were very high,

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but I listened to the governor, I

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listened to the

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revenue secretary who said they now

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have technology in

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a system where you can do this for

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very little cost.

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millionaires or people who make a

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lot of money are going to get 300

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bucks and people that

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are just working class people

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are going get 300 bucks.

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It's harder to fix

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that, so we're doing this

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and we're going to help a lot of

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people. 300 more million

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dollars. We put 563

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million dollars into special

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education and it wasn't

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dollars in the special education.

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It was a mistake to

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not put any money in

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general schoolings.

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get their money regardless,

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they were going to get it from the

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taxpayer.

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So now here we are.

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the schools to

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hopefully help them.

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It's helping my district, Appleton,

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Menasha, Nina.

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They're getting some pretty good

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increases.

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So, while the names

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change, all of us change

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and people come after, the

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rhetoric's still the same.

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Lloyd Kincaid, all those people

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with, you know, things

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you could write a book about.

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But sometimes, you just

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gotta do what's right.

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fact that people want us

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to work together.

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They know they're not gonna get

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everything they want, Republicans,

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Democrats. And so,

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compromise.

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Be civil to each other,

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and try and get things done that

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help all Wisconsinites,

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whether they're rich or poor.

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always said consistently when

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people on my side were saying, we're

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not giving Milwaukee any more money.

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And as chair of finance, I would

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say, as Milwaukee goes,

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the state of Wisconsin goes.

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So we've got to help Milwaukee just

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like we have to help Superior, just

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like We have to have a green bed.

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The formulas are what they are.

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Somebody came up with these

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formulas.

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Every time we try to change a

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formula, there's winners and there's

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losers.

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And if you're a loser on the

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formula, you

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don't like it. You don't vote, no.

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But social media,

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politics, money in

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politics has changed this

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chamber, and not for the better.

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So sometimes you gotta check that at

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the door and just do what's

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right.

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So I hope that people

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can do what right today.

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Vote for this bill, get this

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money out of here.

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I was here when there was a huge

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structural deficit.

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I was a couple years when we

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had negative growth.

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Because of the economy.

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Can you imagine us putting together

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the last budget with

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negative growth when

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you got medical assistance costs or

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you got school costs?

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Jim Doyle was here when we had

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negative growth and

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we got it done with a split

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legislature and

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so Thanks for everything,

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but this is the best

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we got going out the door and

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I think it's going to make a

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difference, a small difference in

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a lot of people's lives.

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We need to pass it, we need to

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send a message that we're

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not going to sit on 2.8

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billion dollars, over 2

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billion dollars in the rainy day

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fund.

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We had $31.17

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in the rainy day fund at

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one time when we started.

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Said, enough's enough, we've got to

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get that up.

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But there's good people here on both

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sides of the aisle.

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It's time to continue that.

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You know, elections are going to

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happen, and the stuff during

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elections is not pretty.

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But when you get here,

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sometimes you just got to check it

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out the door and say, you know what?

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I got to give a little to get a

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little. And this will be a much

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better place.

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And the state of Wisconsin will have

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a much better state.

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Thank you.

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Question is, May 2026 Special

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Session, Assembly Bill 1 and the Ben

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Retsky Times, so the bill will be

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passed, representative from the

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67th.

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Mr. Speaker, I

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have not drained for 38 years,

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and I am grateful that rain was

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not a fear for me.

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Gotta start that out that way.

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The way I've operated since I've

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been here is,

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I think in a bipartisan fashion.

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I like working with folks

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on the left.

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They're not happy sometimes

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with the end result

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of the bill, and that's mainly

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because of the process, all right?

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The process for a bill,

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we write a bill.

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I introduce it.

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All right? First thing I've got to

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do is I've gotta go back to

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my leadership.

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Will this bill work with

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my leadership?

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I tweak.

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Then I immediately go to the state

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agency, because I need the

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state agency on this or else

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pretty much guarantee the governor

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is going to veto it.

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So I work with the state agency,

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more tweaks.

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Ultimately go to the governor's

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office.

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Are you good with this?

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That will lead to more tweaks."

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I got all my bills that

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made to the governor's this

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sands one pass.

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So I got a lot of pens this year.

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I lost.

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Good year.

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But again, that's the process that's

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got to work.

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For bills to get signed at least

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for me.

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In this bill,

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we've been discussing this since

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first of the year.

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It's been going on forever.

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And based on, for example, my

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last 24 hours of travel,

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I wish this would have got done in

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April as well.

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Okay, it's been a mess.

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But when I look at what's with

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this, of SPED, for example,

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Special Education Funding.

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We were given estimates of, all

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right, this is how much money was

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needed for 42 and 45,

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the estimates were low.

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We're off.

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We funded it to 42, 45.

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Estimates are low.

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We're off. Now we're back.

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Should we fund it to

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what we promised?

419
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Absolutely.

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Well, in the negotiations that have

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gone on between leadership

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of the different houses,

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the governor's got it up to 50%.

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Fine. I talk to my school districts

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typically every month.

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In fact, I've got one of my

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school districts on my board of

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directors for the other every month.

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All of them are happy to get this

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extra money.

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One district's price late's

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getting a little over $600,000 or

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getting it, okay?

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So, SPED absolutely should

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be done.

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Hourly workers, overtime

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tax and tips.

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That's kind of all of our bread and

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butter.

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That's who support both

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sides of this.

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Absolutely, these folks should

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be included in this.

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Um, property tax,

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as I've been out doing doors, that

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is the number one

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thing I'm hearing from everybody.

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Is there a shot to see 20,

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25%, in some cases 30%

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increases of property tax.

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We're addressing it now.

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Somehow we're going to have to

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address it somewhere down the

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line with 400-year veto because

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this is not an issue

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that's going to wait.

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It's going to be here

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long after him does, okay?

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The one thing I've heard of is...

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These bills were dropped

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to our friends on the left on

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Monday.

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Do you not talk to your government?

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It's your government.

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That's where I don't understand

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the dysfunction or

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the rift

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that exists if

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that's the first time you've seen

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these bills.

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That bothers me.

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That needs to be looked at.

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Maybe the media can look at.

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Why weren't they not talking before

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this? I just don't know.

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But for me, when I look at this,

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again, compromise is kind of key to

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everything that you do in life.

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This is the compromise we're

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dealing with today, and I'm

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a yes on this.

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Repeat that from the 68.

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Mr. Speaker, I ask for a temporary

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leave of absence for the gentleman

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from the 34th and gentleman

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from 63rd.

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Representative from the 68,

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ask for a temporary name of absence

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for the representative from the 34th

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and 63rd.

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Hearing no objection, so ordered.

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Representative from 79.

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I ask unanimous

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consent for a temporary leave of

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absence for the representative from

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the 95th.

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Representative from the 79th House,

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we now have some time for a group of

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accents for the representative from

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the 90th.

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Hearing no objection, so ordered.

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The question is, may in 2026,

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special session, Assembly Bill 1,

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have a member and three times shall

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the bill be passed.

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Representative, vote with us.

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Thank you Mr. Speaker.

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We've heard,

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we are willing to compromise,

510
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but yet the only compromise

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that they're ever willing to make is

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if they get everything they want and

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our side gets nothing.

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00:17:01,380 --> 00:17:03,279
That's not a compromise,

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just so they know, because

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we've heard the definition of

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compromise.

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We can give another one.

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An agreement or settlement reached

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through mutual concession.

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All sides give, all sides

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get, that's a compromise.

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And this.

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A compromise.

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And just so you know, people outside

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of the dome here,

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people that are disconnected

528
00:17:25,819 --> 00:17:27,618
from the, you know political bubble

529
00:17:27,619 --> 00:17:29,179
that we like to live in, they don't

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00:17:29,180 --> 00:17:32,099
care who put this deal together.

531
00:17:32,100 --> 00:17:33,499
They care about getting their money

532
00:17:33,500 --> 00:17:35,319
back, they care about

533
00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,219
their schools being funded, they

534
00:17:37,220 --> 00:17:38,879
care about property taxes going

535
00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:40,959
down, they care about putting

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food on the table and gas in the

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car.

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00:17:43,540 --> 00:17:45,879
So it's like completely disingenuous

539
00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:47,739
to sit here and complain about

540
00:17:47,740 --> 00:17:49,639
process when an agreement

541
00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,579
was reached by the legislative

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and executive branches for

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the benefit of Wisconsin taxpayers.

544
00:17:57,300 --> 00:17:59,219
Mr. Speaker, we've

545
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also heard, we had no

546
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idea this was happening.

547
00:18:04,740 --> 00:18:05,959
Do you guys ever come out from under

548
00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:06,960
your rock?

549
00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:10,279
Permission to speak from a printed

550
00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:11,299
document, please.

551
00:18:11,300 --> 00:18:12,139
Without objection.

552
00:18:12,140 --> 00:18:13,699
Thank you so much.

553
00:18:13,700 --> 00:18:15,479
Back in February, Wisconsin Public

554
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Radio put out an article titled,

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Assembly Speaker Robin Voss says,

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the money is there for tax rebates

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00:18:22,300 --> 00:18:24,259
and special education funding.

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00:18:24,260 --> 00:18:26,379
Voss remains open to permanent tax

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relief and general school aid as

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negotiations with the governor

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continue.

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Continue, meaning we already

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00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:35,439
knew that it was happening at that

564
00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,698
time. So...

565
00:18:38,699 --> 00:18:40,799
Your leadership didn't say,

566
00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,739
hey, Tony, what are you negotiating?

567
00:18:43,740 --> 00:18:45,179
What are you working on?

568
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Can we be part of that?

569
00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:48,479
Can we have some say in it?

570
00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:50,049
Because

571
00:18:50,050 --> 00:18:52,449
Everybody knew what was happening.

572
00:18:52,450 --> 00:18:54,309
You gotta come out and maybe ask

573
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some questions.

574
00:18:55,550 --> 00:18:57,349
I would think you have a good

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00:18:57,350 --> 00:18:59,069
relationship with your governor that

576
00:18:59,070 --> 00:19:01,489
you could ask them what's going on.

577
00:19:01,490 --> 00:19:03,209
When you have to explain the

578
00:19:03,210 --> 00:19:05,849
process, you've already lost.

579
00:19:05,850 --> 00:19:07,389
If you want to make the point that

580
00:19:07,390 --> 00:19:09,189
the governor didn't invite Democrat

581
00:19:09,190 --> 00:19:11,129
leadership to the table, that's on

582
00:19:11,130 --> 00:19:13,029
the governor, and it's an

583
00:19:13,030 --> 00:19:15,539
internal issue with your leadership.

584
00:19:15,540 --> 00:19:17,359
So, hopefully you can work on

585
00:19:17,360 --> 00:19:19,179
that, but the rest of the

586
00:19:19,180 --> 00:19:20,979
state doesn't need to suffer.

587
00:19:20,980 --> 00:19:23,019
We worked on this in good faith.

588
00:19:23,020 --> 00:19:24,559
It's a good plan.

589
00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,459
It's good compromise for Wisconsin.

590
00:19:27,460 --> 00:19:28,460
Thank you so much.

591
00:19:30,949 --> 00:19:31,949
Represented by the second.

592
00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:36,379
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

593
00:19:36,380 --> 00:19:38,479
There's a lot to consider

594
00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,479
as I've been hearing the speeches

595
00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:42,459
here, but I guess what I'd like to

596
00:19:42,460 --> 00:19:44,439
start with is the fact that anyone

597
00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,339
in my caucus could probably

598
00:19:46,340 --> 00:19:48,459
attest to this, that I've

599
00:19:48,460 --> 00:19:50,459
been a little bit frustrated in

600
00:19:50,460 --> 00:19:52,979
several of our caucuses thinking we

601
00:19:52,980 --> 00:19:54,979
weren't doing enough for

602
00:19:54,980 --> 00:19:56,639
those who are working the hardest in

603
00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:58,479
the state of Wisconsin as it relates

604
00:19:58,480 --> 00:19:59,759
to tax cuts.

605
00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:01,019
I think some of you could even

606
00:20:01,020 --> 00:20:02,999
remember the time that I

607
00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:04,639
threw some papers and stormed out

608
00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:05,619
because I was so angry that we

609
00:20:05,620 --> 00:20:07,959
weren't doing enough to

610
00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:09,539
help the people who are working the

611
00:20:09,540 --> 00:20:11,379
hardest in the state of

612
00:20:11,380 --> 00:20:12,380
Wisconsin.

613
00:20:12,900 --> 00:20:15,839
That's what this bill does.

614
00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,299
It gives the people that are putting

615
00:20:17,300 --> 00:20:19,119
in the overtime a

616
00:20:19,120 --> 00:20:21,459
tax cut. It's giving our servers

617
00:20:21,460 --> 00:20:22,699
a tax-cut.

618
00:20:22,700 --> 00:20:24,719
It's given everybody a

619
00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:26,399
relief on property taxes.

620
00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,879
That's what this bill does.

621
00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:29,880
And...

622
00:20:31,049 --> 00:20:32,909
It is mind boggling to

623
00:20:32,910 --> 00:20:34,749
me that they're saying that somehow

624
00:20:34,750 --> 00:20:36,409
they weren't aware of what was going

625
00:20:36,410 --> 00:20:37,989
on, even though, as the lady from

626
00:20:37,990 --> 00:20:39,069
the Vip just said, I mean, it's

627
00:20:39,070 --> 00:20:41,008
literally been in the media.

628
00:20:41,009 --> 00:20:42,969
But secondly, did anyone

629
00:20:42,970 --> 00:20:44,289
ever think, hey, maybe I should go

630
00:20:44,290 --> 00:20:45,809
talk to the governor?

631
00:20:45,810 --> 00:20:47,369
Anyone ever think maybe you should

632
00:20:47,370 --> 00:20:49,349
do your job and actually talk

633
00:20:49,350 --> 00:20:50,629
to the governor's office at some

634
00:20:50,630 --> 00:20:51,728
point?

635
00:20:51,729 --> 00:20:53,669
Maybe have your leadership talk

636
00:20:53,670 --> 00:20:54,889
to the governors office at a point

637
00:20:54,890 --> 00:20:56,209
and say, hey, what's going on?

638
00:20:56,210 --> 00:20:57,389
What are we working on?

639
00:20:57,390 --> 00:20:59,249
Maybe we need

640
00:20:59,250 --> 00:21:00,269
to work on something here.

641
00:21:00,270 --> 00:21:02,329
If you weren't aware of it...

642
00:21:02,330 --> 00:21:03,809
You know, maybe you should talk to

643
00:21:03,810 --> 00:21:04,729
the governor because I've worked

644
00:21:04,730 --> 00:21:05,909
with the governor's office on a

645
00:21:05,910 --> 00:21:07,209
number of proposals.

646
00:21:07,210 --> 00:21:09,809
The representative from

647
00:21:09,810 --> 00:21:11,649
67 mentioned,

648
00:21:11,650 --> 00:21:12,909
he's worked with governor's offices

649
00:21:12,910 --> 00:21:14,189
on a number of proposal.

650
00:21:14,190 --> 00:21:16,009
He will talk to you, his office will

651
00:21:16,010 --> 00:21:17,989
talk to you if you actually make the

652
00:21:17,990 --> 00:21:19,749
effort, if you actually do the work.

653
00:21:19,750 --> 00:21:21,669
But see, that's the biggest thing I

654
00:21:21,670 --> 00:21:23,409
think that's going on here.

655
00:21:23,410 --> 00:21:24,669
There's a difference between what

656
00:21:24,670 --> 00:21:25,670
the

657
00:21:27,930 --> 00:21:30,209
and what they do.

658
00:21:30,210 --> 00:21:32,889
They say they are working,

659
00:21:32,890 --> 00:21:35,809
but they just put out statements.

660
00:21:35,810 --> 00:21:37,549
They say that they support the

661
00:21:37,550 --> 00:21:39,389
working class, but they're going to

662
00:21:39,390 --> 00:21:41,529
vote against overtime tax cuts.

663
00:21:41,530 --> 00:21:43,589
They say their willing to work on

664
00:21:43,590 --> 00:21:44,469
compromise.

665
00:21:44,470 --> 00:21:46,269
And yet, if you look for every

666
00:21:46,270 --> 00:21:48,209
budget that has been passed in

667
00:21:48,210 --> 00:21:50,229
a compromise in over the last eight

668
00:21:50,230 --> 00:21:51,209
years with Governor Evers, since

669
00:21:51,210 --> 00:21:52,289
I've been in office, I've worked

670
00:21:52,290 --> 00:21:53,529
with GovernorEvers every single

671
00:21:53,530 --> 00:21:55,329
time, because he's the only governor

672
00:21:55,330 --> 00:21:56,869
I've ever worked with.

673
00:21:56,870 --> 00:21:59,389
Every single time,

674
00:21:59,390 --> 00:22:01,689
the Republicans work with Democrat

675
00:22:01,690 --> 00:22:04,429
Governor Evers to pass a budget,

676
00:22:04,430 --> 00:22:06,009
and the other side of the aisle

677
00:22:06,010 --> 00:22:07,929
votes no!

678
00:22:07,930 --> 00:22:08,949
Almost exclusively.

679
00:22:08,950 --> 00:22:10,309
I think there's one or two of these

680
00:22:10,310 --> 00:22:12,149
that have voted here and there on

681
00:22:12,150 --> 00:22:13,859
some sort of compromise.

682
00:22:13,860 --> 00:22:15,859
But that side of the aisle at this

683
00:22:15,860 --> 00:22:17,719
level has been so

684
00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:20,319
captured by the fringe of

685
00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:22,859
their parties, of their party,

686
00:22:22,860 --> 00:22:24,759
that they can't even conceive of the

687
00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:26,219
idea of compromise.

688
00:22:26,220 --> 00:22:28,239
To see Tony Ebers represents the

689
00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,319
Democrat party of

690
00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,179
10 years ago or 20 years

691
00:22:32,180 --> 00:22:33,199
ago that was willing to actually

692
00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:34,639
talk to Republicans and work

693
00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:36,259
together to get something done.

694
00:22:36,260 --> 00:22:38,279
The modern Democrat representative

695
00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:40,259
elected bodies, those

696
00:22:40,260 --> 00:22:42,549
people are so far to the left.

697
00:22:42,550 --> 00:22:44,589
That they are calling out their own

698
00:22:44,590 --> 00:22:46,049
Democrat governor.

699
00:22:46,050 --> 00:22:47,869
This is incredible to me and

700
00:22:47,870 --> 00:22:50,429
as the representative from

701
00:22:50,430 --> 00:22:53,489
the Appleton area mentioned before,

702
00:22:53,490 --> 00:22:54,630
at 56 I think,

703
00:22:55,870 --> 00:22:57,769
they're gonna have to help Tony

704
00:22:57,770 --> 00:22:59,369
E. Resetti and pull the knife out of

705
00:22:59,370 --> 00:23:01,329
his back after he's been betrayed

706
00:23:01,330 --> 00:23:02,929
by people and that's the outside of

707
00:23:02,930 --> 00:23:04,849
the aisle who didn't even

708
00:23:04,850 --> 00:23:06,729
do the effort to go talk to him and

709
00:23:06,730 --> 00:23:08,449
find out what was happening because

710
00:23:08,450 --> 00:23:10,449
apparently that's too much

711
00:23:10,450 --> 00:23:11,450
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

712
00:23:13,910 --> 00:23:15,369
Representing number 69.

713
00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:22,980
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

714
00:23:24,460 --> 00:23:27,719
Today, I've heard so many things,

715
00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:29,279
and some of them we hear all the

716
00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:31,639
time, especially in

717
00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:33,039
the media.

718
00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:34,649
That is...

719
00:23:34,650 --> 00:23:36,749
It's beyond hyperbole.

720
00:23:36,750 --> 00:23:39,109
It goes into gaslighting.

721
00:23:39,110 --> 00:23:40,429
I heard a comment from the other

722
00:23:40,430 --> 00:23:42,509
side of the aisle during this debate

723
00:23:42,510 --> 00:23:44,409
that we

724
00:23:44,410 --> 00:23:46,769
broke our promise on

725
00:23:46,770 --> 00:23:48,669
special ed, that we

726
00:23:48,670 --> 00:23:50,949
said that we would give 42%

727
00:23:50,950 --> 00:23:52,909
in the last budget we passed

728
00:23:52,910 --> 00:23:55,489
in July 2025,

729
00:23:55,490 --> 00:23:57,869
and we broke our promise.

730
00:23:57,870 --> 00:23:59,989
When we say those type of things

731
00:23:59,990 --> 00:24:02,849
to the public, the legislature,

732
00:24:02,850 --> 00:24:04,289
the republicans have broken their

733
00:24:04,290 --> 00:24:05,249
promise.

734
00:24:05,250 --> 00:24:07,729
We really need to be more active,

735
00:24:07,730 --> 00:24:09,229
because otherwise that's called

736
00:24:09,230 --> 00:24:10,089
gaslighting.

737
00:24:10,090 --> 00:24:11,869
Because the public hears, they've

738
00:24:11,870 --> 00:24:12,989
broken their promises.

739
00:24:12,990 --> 00:24:14,189
No, we didn't.

740
00:24:14,190 --> 00:24:16,369
We promised a half a billion

741
00:24:16,370 --> 00:24:18,369
dollars to special ed, and

742
00:24:18,370 --> 00:24:20,949
we're giving a half of a billion.

743
00:24:20,950 --> 00:24:23,009
But what we do is because each

744
00:24:23,010 --> 00:24:25,269
school district is different,

745
00:24:25,270 --> 00:24:27,229
the needs, the special needs of

746
00:24:27,230 --> 00:24:28,849
each school district and the number

747
00:24:28,850 --> 00:24:30,449
of children is different.

748
00:24:30,450 --> 00:24:32,269
We come up with a percentage of

749
00:24:32,270 --> 00:24:33,949
what this would be like.

750
00:24:33,950 --> 00:24:36,229
And our fiscal bureau, the governor,

751
00:24:36,230 --> 00:24:37,309
also came up with it.

752
00:24:37,310 --> 00:24:40,889
They came up, this would about 42%.

753
00:24:40,890 --> 00:24:43,029
But when all the numbers came back

754
00:24:43,030 --> 00:24:44,949
in, when the students came back this

755
00:24:44,950 --> 00:24:46,809
year, in September this year and

756
00:24:46,810 --> 00:24:48,609
they count the number students, and

757
00:24:48,610 --> 00:24:49,849
the numbers students that need

758
00:24:49,850 --> 00:24:51,729
special aid, and the amount

759
00:24:51,730 --> 00:24:53,289
of help that these children will

760
00:24:53,290 --> 00:24:56,129
need, well then the number changes.

761
00:24:56,130 --> 00:24:58,749
And so the estimate of the percent

762
00:24:58,750 --> 00:25:00,729
is not what we thought it

763
00:25:00,730 --> 00:25:03,429
was. It wasn't a mistake,

764
00:25:03,430 --> 00:25:05,509
it wasn't promise that was

765
00:25:05,510 --> 00:25:06,510
broken.

766
00:25:07,190 --> 00:25:09,189
This is the way we project and

767
00:25:09,190 --> 00:25:11,209
use as a budgeting tool for our

768
00:25:11,210 --> 00:25:12,809
school district to say, we think

769
00:25:12,810 --> 00:25:13,929
it's going to be around this

770
00:25:13,930 --> 00:25:15,629
percent, but we don't know until we

771
00:25:15,630 --> 00:25:16,769
get there.

772
00:25:16,770 --> 00:25:18,589
So what we say, that you've

773
00:25:18,590 --> 00:25:20,689
broken your promises,

774
00:25:20,690 --> 00:25:22,689
well, that's guess-like.

775
00:25:22,690 --> 00:25:24,189
We just need to be accurate in

776
00:25:24,190 --> 00:25:25,329
what's really happening.

777
00:25:25,330 --> 00:25:26,549
I've heard some more guess-lining

778
00:25:26,550 --> 00:25:28,069
today.

779
00:25:28,070 --> 00:25:29,769
From the other side of the aisle,

780
00:25:29,770 --> 00:25:31,909
the people in Wisconsin are

781
00:25:31,910 --> 00:25:33,829
getting nothing.

782
00:25:33,830 --> 00:25:36,009
Quote, they are getting nothing.

783
00:25:36,010 --> 00:25:37,849
Now, to be fair to the person

784
00:25:37,850 --> 00:25:39,269
who said that, they were

785
00:25:39,270 --> 00:25:41,469
specifically, I believe,

786
00:25:41,470 --> 00:25:43,449
referencing the income

787
00:25:43,450 --> 00:25:45,309
tax rebate.

788
00:25:45,310 --> 00:25:47,229
There are some in the state

789
00:25:47,230 --> 00:25:49,049
of Wisconsin that did not

790
00:25:49,050 --> 00:25:51,129
pay any income tax.

791
00:25:51,130 --> 00:25:53,589
They are our lower wage

792
00:25:53,590 --> 00:25:54,429
earners.

793
00:25:54,430 --> 00:25:56,529
We are giving them a

794
00:25:56,530 --> 00:25:58,309
tax break. They didn't pay anything

795
00:25:58,310 --> 00:26:00,329
in, so it is correct.

796
00:26:00,330 --> 00:26:02,649
Those that didn't any income taxes,

797
00:26:02,650 --> 00:26:04,629
they won't be getting anything

798
00:26:04,630 --> 00:26:05,429
back.

799
00:26:05,430 --> 00:26:07,349
If they paid a little bit more,

800
00:26:07,350 --> 00:26:08,949
maybe some of them are only going to

801
00:26:08,950 --> 00:26:10,869
get 74 cents back, but

802
00:26:10,870 --> 00:26:13,469
they never put anything in.

803
00:26:13,470 --> 00:26:14,669
And so there's a difference.

804
00:26:14,670 --> 00:26:16,449
And then what we gaslight, we say

805
00:26:16,450 --> 00:26:18,269
they get nothing.

806
00:26:18,270 --> 00:26:20,229
And we're talking about our lower

807
00:26:20,230 --> 00:26:21,229
income people.

808
00:26:21,230 --> 00:26:23,029
That is not true.

809
00:26:23,030 --> 00:26:25,109
Our lower income are the

810
00:26:25,110 --> 00:26:26,529
servers in the restaurant.

811
00:26:26,530 --> 00:26:28,469
They are the people

812
00:26:28,470 --> 00:26:30,689
that are receiving tips.

813
00:26:30,690 --> 00:26:33,149
We are taking care of them also

814
00:26:33,150 --> 00:26:35,249
by giving them no tax

815
00:26:35,250 --> 00:26:36,409
on tips.

816
00:26:36,410 --> 00:26:37,809
And what about the hard-working

817
00:26:37,810 --> 00:26:39,789
Wisconsinites that are pulling two

818
00:26:39,790 --> 00:26:41,949
ships or two jobs

819
00:26:41,950 --> 00:26:43,789
and they're working overtime.

820
00:26:43,790 --> 00:26:45,549
We're not going to tax their

821
00:26:45,550 --> 00:26:46,550
overtime.

822
00:26:47,610 --> 00:26:49,829
I also heard it

823
00:26:49,830 --> 00:26:51,878
said here today that

824
00:26:51,879 --> 00:26:53,319
that maybe there is some

825
00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,619
appreciation for what we have done

826
00:26:55,620 --> 00:26:57,639
in lowering the profit tax

827
00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:59,879
and buying that back down and

828
00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:01,639
increasing the special ed.

829
00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,339
I need people here to know that I

830
00:27:03,340 --> 00:27:05,319
represent the 69th District Assembly

831
00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,079
and I have had my school districts

832
00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:08,719
all of them contact me and say,

833
00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,719
thank you, thank you thank you.

834
00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:12,499
Thank you for this wonderful deal

835
00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:13,619
that you have worked.

836
00:27:13,620 --> 00:27:15,679
This is going to help us so much.

837
00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:17,579
It will help all of Wisconsin,

838
00:27:17,580 --> 00:27:18,599
not just the 69.

839
00:27:20,370 --> 00:27:23,109
Today, I've also heard that

840
00:27:23,110 --> 00:27:24,929
we didn't get to

841
00:27:24,930 --> 00:27:27,009
be a part of the compromise.

842
00:27:27,010 --> 00:27:29,329
I don't know who we is,

843
00:27:29,330 --> 00:27:31,219
because in my caucus...

844
00:27:31,220 --> 00:27:33,079
We have been on board

845
00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:35,099
all the entire

846
00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:37,039
time, since we knew in January

847
00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:38,839
that we would have a surplus.

848
00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:40,739
We have given guidance to

849
00:27:40,740 --> 00:27:42,759
our leadership of what are

850
00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:44,579
our borders, where we

851
00:27:44,580 --> 00:27:46,639
would not go, where,

852
00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:48,439
where we could compromise.

853
00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:50,139
We've been a part of this the entire

854
00:27:50,140 --> 00:27:51,378
time.

855
00:27:51,379 --> 00:27:53,319
So, if there's people

856
00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:54,839
in this chamber that haven't been a

857
00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:56,859
part of this, I'm not sure why

858
00:27:56,860 --> 00:27:58,399
you haven't. I don't know if that's

859
00:27:58,400 --> 00:27:59,899
because of the splintering in your

860
00:27:59,900 --> 00:28:02,039
party or schisms or what's

861
00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:03,679
going on. I'm no a part in that

862
00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:05,719
party, but I know that we

863
00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:06,919
have been a party to that

864
00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:07,920
discussion.

865
00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,019
Mr. Speaker, permission to read from

866
00:28:11,020 --> 00:28:12,659
a printed document.

867
00:28:12,660 --> 00:28:13,660
Without objection.

868
00:28:14,650 --> 00:28:15,429
Thank you.

869
00:28:15,430 --> 00:28:17,030
This is from the journal SIPMOL,

870
00:28:18,050 --> 00:28:19,869
and it was in response to

871
00:28:19,870 --> 00:28:22,009
the criticism Governor Evers told

872
00:28:22,010 --> 00:28:24,609
the SIPMO, quote,

873
00:28:24,610 --> 00:28:26,489
Compromise is never perfect.

874
00:28:27,510 --> 00:28:29,189
That's how compromise works.

875
00:28:30,550 --> 00:28:33,169
Everyone gets something they want,

876
00:28:33,170 --> 00:28:34,889
and no one gets everything they

877
00:28:34,890 --> 00:28:35,949
want.

878
00:28:35,950 --> 00:28:38,029
And I think most Wisconsinites would

879
00:28:38,030 --> 00:28:39,729
say that's how government's supposed

880
00:28:39,730 --> 00:28:42,169
to work. Everywhere

881
00:28:42,170 --> 00:28:43,709
I go...

882
00:28:43,710 --> 00:28:45,829
I hear from families,

883
00:28:45,830 --> 00:28:47,769
and teachers, and principals

884
00:28:47,770 --> 00:28:49,889
who are worried about local

885
00:28:49,890 --> 00:28:51,489
schools going belly up.

886
00:28:51,490 --> 00:28:53,269
I hear it from Wisconsinites who are

887
00:28:53,270 --> 00:28:54,889
getting priced out of their homes

888
00:28:54,890 --> 00:28:56,569
and can't afford to raise their

889
00:28:56,570 --> 00:28:58,469
property taxes even higher

890
00:28:58,470 --> 00:29:00,489
to keep their school doors open.

891
00:29:00,490 --> 00:29:02,549
And I hear for working families who

892
00:29:02,550 --> 00:29:04,049
are struggling to keep up with

893
00:29:04,050 --> 00:29:06,149
rising costs on gas and

894
00:29:06,150 --> 00:29:08,229
groceries as it is

895
00:29:08,230 --> 00:29:10,109
while the state sits on

896
00:29:10,110 --> 00:29:12,090
a multi-billion dollar surplus.

897
00:29:13,410 --> 00:29:15,249
Governor Evers went on,

898
00:29:15,250 --> 00:29:17,349
some legislators may be fine

899
00:29:17,350 --> 00:29:19,569
doing nothing about

900
00:29:19,570 --> 00:29:21,869
any of that, but I

901
00:29:21,870 --> 00:29:23,509
am not.

902
00:29:23,510 --> 00:29:25,269
It's my job as governor to get

903
00:29:25,270 --> 00:29:27,129
things done and to help people

904
00:29:27,130 --> 00:29:28,989
however I can.

905
00:29:28,990 --> 00:29:31,329
I am NOT going to tell Wisconsinites

906
00:29:31,330 --> 00:29:33,309
to sit tight and hold

907
00:29:33,310 --> 00:29:35,369
out for another year or longer in

908
00:29:35,370 --> 00:29:37,469
hopes that they may eventually get

909
00:29:37,470 --> 00:29:39,549
the help they need right now.

910
00:29:40,850 --> 00:29:42,349
There have been many times that I've

911
00:29:42,350 --> 00:29:44,170
disagreed with Governor Evers,

912
00:29:45,430 --> 00:29:47,389
but I will have to say thank

913
00:29:47,390 --> 00:29:49,169
you, Governor Ebers.

914
00:29:49,170 --> 00:29:50,989
Thank you for thinking about the

915
00:29:50,990 --> 00:29:53,029
people of Wisconsin.

916
00:29:53,030 --> 00:29:55,029
Thank you, for compromise

917
00:29:55,030 --> 00:29:57,289
so that we can take care of

918
00:29:57,290 --> 00:29:59,349
those people that live in our state

919
00:29:59,350 --> 00:30:00,869
and that are looking to this

920
00:30:00,870 --> 00:30:02,989
legislature, this governmental

921
00:30:02,990 --> 00:30:04,869
body to not have

922
00:30:04,870 --> 00:30:06,749
partisan bickering,

923
00:30:06,750 --> 00:30:08,729
but to do something for the people

924
00:30:08,730 --> 00:30:10,009
in Wisconsin.

925
00:30:10,010 --> 00:30:11,869
And this bill

926
00:30:11,870 --> 00:30:12,989
does it.

927
00:30:14,210 --> 00:30:16,089
We all want to be at a certain

928
00:30:16,090 --> 00:30:18,109
place in time and

929
00:30:18,110 --> 00:30:19,949
in our efforts, but we're

930
00:30:19,950 --> 00:30:21,189
over here.

931
00:30:21,190 --> 00:30:23,029
And we would like to just leapfrog

932
00:30:23,030 --> 00:30:25,029
to that place, but that's not

933
00:30:25,030 --> 00:30:26,189
reality.

934
00:30:26,190 --> 00:30:28,289
Reality is we take a step

935
00:30:28,290 --> 00:30:30,229
in the right direction, and

936
00:30:30,230 --> 00:30:31,649
then so we can come back and take

937
00:30:31,650 --> 00:30:34,049
another step in right direction.

938
00:30:34,050 --> 00:30:35,709
This is a step...

939
00:30:35,710 --> 00:30:37,529
In the Right Direction.

940
00:30:37,530 --> 00:30:39,149
There are several attitudes that

941
00:30:39,150 --> 00:30:41,169
actually are true today from

942
00:30:41,170 --> 00:30:42,909
this discussion I have heard thus

943
00:30:42,910 --> 00:30:44,349
far.

944
00:30:44,350 --> 00:30:46,309
One is, don't look a gift horse

945
00:30:46,310 --> 00:30:47,709
in the mouth.

946
00:30:47,710 --> 00:30:49,369
We know what that means.

947
00:30:49,370 --> 00:30:51,389
The other is, if I don't get

948
00:30:51,390 --> 00:30:53,389
my way, then I'm going to take my

949
00:30:53,390 --> 00:30:55,489
ball and go home.

950
00:30:55,490 --> 00:30:58,009
Let's not let that happen today.

951
00:30:58,010 --> 00:31:00,069
Let's do what's good for

952
00:31:00,070 --> 00:31:01,189
the state of Wisconsin.

953
00:31:02,810 --> 00:31:03,810
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

954
00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,259
Represent from the 87th.

955
00:31:09,930 --> 00:31:11,089
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

956
00:31:12,190 --> 00:31:13,729
There was a comment in one of the

957
00:31:13,730 --> 00:31:15,989
speeches earlier this morning that

958
00:31:15,990 --> 00:31:18,109
as a statue throughout the morning

959
00:31:18,110 --> 00:31:20,069
has bothered me, and it

960
00:31:20,070 --> 00:31:22,109
couldn't be further from the truth,

961
00:31:22,110 --> 00:31:23,609
and that was a comment to the effect

962
00:31:23,610 --> 00:31:25,689
of we are boarding

963
00:31:25,690 --> 00:31:27,549
up a window that

964
00:31:27,550 --> 00:31:29,170
we on the side of the aisle broken.

965
00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:32,599
Mr. Speaker,

966
00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:34,679
when Republicans came into

967
00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:36,819
this building in January

968
00:31:36,820 --> 00:31:38,719
of 2011, they had

969
00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:40,619
to rebuild a demolished

970
00:31:40,620 --> 00:31:42,799
house that the Democrats

971
00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:44,899
took apart board by board

972
00:31:44,900 --> 00:31:46,879
in a matter of just two

973
00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:47,880
years.

974
00:31:49,980 --> 00:31:52,219
I think there's

975
00:31:52,220 --> 00:31:54,179
a lapse in memory as to

976
00:31:54,180 --> 00:31:56,459
all the things over

977
00:31:56,460 --> 00:31:58,699
that time frame, up until today,

978
00:31:59,700 --> 00:32:01,159
that those on this side of the aisle

979
00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:02,979
have done to help property

980
00:32:02,980 --> 00:32:03,980
taxpayers.

981
00:32:04,860 --> 00:32:06,719
How about shared revenue increases?

982
00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:08,719
Historic share revenue increases

983
00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:09,819
a couple budgets ago.

984
00:32:11,580 --> 00:32:13,499
How about Act 10 itself

985
00:32:13,500 --> 00:32:15,899
that has saved property

986
00:32:15,900 --> 00:32:17,959
taxpayers billions

987
00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:20,439
and billions of dollars since

988
00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:21,440
its inception?

989
00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:25,699
How about the last budget that

990
00:32:25,700 --> 00:32:27,499
made historic investments in K-12

991
00:32:27,500 --> 00:32:28,500
education?

992
00:32:29,820 --> 00:32:31,699
And now this today that is going

993
00:32:31,700 --> 00:32:33,799
to return money

994
00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:36,099
sitting here in Madison into

995
00:32:36,100 --> 00:32:38,839
the pockets of hard-working

996
00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:40,119
property taxpayers.

997
00:32:41,850 --> 00:32:43,649
Now, what have those on the other

998
00:32:43,650 --> 00:32:45,489
side of the aisle done for

999
00:32:45,490 --> 00:32:47,929
property taxpayers in

1000
00:32:47,930 --> 00:32:49,690
the last decade or so?

1001
00:32:50,930 --> 00:32:53,029
Well, they fought

1002
00:32:53,030 --> 00:32:55,109
Act 10 with their liberal

1003
00:32:55,110 --> 00:32:56,929
lawyers in court and continue to

1004
00:32:56,930 --> 00:32:57,930
do so today.

1005
00:33:00,260 --> 00:33:02,859
They voted against every budget,

1006
00:33:02,860 --> 00:33:03,860
most of them did.

1007
00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:08,019
They refuse to ask Governor

1008
00:33:08,020 --> 00:33:10,059
Evers' 400-year veto

1009
00:33:10,060 --> 00:33:12,179
that is breaking the backs of

1010
00:33:12,180 --> 00:33:13,180
property taxpayers,

1011
00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:15,840
and now this.

1012
00:33:17,610 --> 00:33:20,049
And I ask myself,

1013
00:33:20,050 --> 00:33:21,050
why?

1014
00:33:21,670 --> 00:33:24,549
How could you not support

1015
00:33:24,550 --> 00:33:25,929
the bill before us today?

1016
00:33:27,050 --> 00:33:28,269
And the answer is clear.

1017
00:33:29,670 --> 00:33:31,509
Because they live in the moment,

1018
00:33:31,510 --> 00:33:33,009
Mr. Speaker.

1019
00:33:33,010 --> 00:33:35,049
They live in a moment.

1020
00:33:35,050 --> 00:33:37,309
And they think more about themselves

1021
00:33:37,310 --> 00:33:39,809
than Wisconsinites.

1022
00:33:39,810 --> 00:33:41,629
Because they want to go back out

1023
00:33:41,630 --> 00:33:44,029
at the doors this fall.

1024
00:33:44,030 --> 00:33:45,569
And they hope to tell people.

1025
00:33:47,950 --> 00:33:48,759
Two.

1026
00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:50,859
Billion plus dollars sitting

1027
00:33:50,860 --> 00:33:53,319
in the Hill of Madison,

1028
00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:55,139
and Republicans won't

1029
00:33:55,140 --> 00:33:57,259
do anything about it,

1030
00:33:57,260 --> 00:33:58,579
because they won't compromise with

1031
00:33:58,580 --> 00:33:59,580
us.

1032
00:34:00,020 --> 00:34:01,759
They want nothing more than for that

1033
00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:03,499
money to stay sitting here in

1034
00:34:03,500 --> 00:34:05,459
Madison, because it's

1035
00:34:05,460 --> 00:34:07,439
selfish, as you speak,

1036
00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,559
and it's living in the moment.

1037
00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:12,218
So I would hope, and I would ask,

1038
00:34:12,219 --> 00:34:14,089
that some of you...

1039
00:34:14,090 --> 00:34:16,809
Think long and hard about that,

1040
00:34:16,810 --> 00:34:18,349
and join us on this side of the

1041
00:34:18,350 --> 00:34:20,369
aisle in voting three today

1042
00:34:20,370 --> 00:34:21,369
on this bill.

1043
00:34:21,370 --> 00:34:22,370
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

1044
00:34:23,889 --> 00:34:24,889
Representative...

1045
00:34:28,570 --> 00:34:31,129
Thank you Mr. Speaker,

1046
00:34:31,130 --> 00:34:32,809
a great day today, excited to work

1047
00:34:32,810 --> 00:34:35,849
on my partisan bill for

1048
00:34:35,850 --> 00:34:37,109
several months.

1049
00:34:37,110 --> 00:34:39,549
Bring this to the floor today and

1050
00:34:39,550 --> 00:34:41,369
we'll feel good to the

1051
00:34:41,370 --> 00:34:42,369
Democratic governor of the bill

1052
00:34:42,370 --> 00:34:43,468
signing this bill.

1053
00:34:43,469 --> 00:34:44,908
I just want to address one item that

1054
00:34:44,909 --> 00:34:47,649
hasn't been addressed except for

1055
00:34:47,650 --> 00:34:49,888
the very opening remarks

1056
00:34:49,889 --> 00:34:51,070
of the minority.

1057
00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:55,619
The very first argument she made

1058
00:34:55,620 --> 00:34:57,919
against this bill is

1059
00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:00,079
there's nothing in this bill

1060
00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:02,719
for low-income and

1061
00:35:02,720 --> 00:35:05,459
middle-class seniors.

1062
00:35:05,460 --> 00:35:07,379
You don't see it here.

1063
00:35:07,380 --> 00:35:08,799
More monarchy.

1064
00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:10,979
What are you doing for that?

1065
00:35:10,980 --> 00:35:12,329
Do you have like a?

1066
00:35:12,330 --> 00:35:14,749
Apparently, she's forgot that

1067
00:35:14,750 --> 00:35:17,069
in previous legislation,

1068
00:35:17,070 --> 00:35:18,390
previous legislatures,

1069
00:35:19,770 --> 00:35:23,189
we made Social Security tax-free

1070
00:35:23,190 --> 00:35:24,790
here in Wisconsin,

1071
00:35:26,490 --> 00:35:28,709
and during this particular budget,

1072
00:35:28,710 --> 00:35:30,429
this particular session,

1073
00:35:32,510 --> 00:35:34,449
$695 million

1074
00:35:34,450 --> 00:35:36,789
was invested

1075
00:35:36,790 --> 00:35:38,749
in our seniors so they could

1076
00:35:38,750 --> 00:35:40,969
have a tax- free

1077
00:35:40,970 --> 00:35:41,970
retirement.

1078
00:35:42,750 --> 00:35:44,809
Every senior is

1079
00:35:44,810 --> 00:35:46,469
going to have that opportunity up to

1080
00:35:46,470 --> 00:35:48,330
$48,000 tax-free retirement.

1081
00:35:50,740 --> 00:35:52,779
So, and,

1082
00:35:52,780 --> 00:35:55,499
let's be honest with all this,

1083
00:35:55,500 --> 00:35:56,719
they all voted against it.

1084
00:36:00,660 --> 00:36:02,579
So today, they will say, where

1085
00:36:02,580 --> 00:36:04,499
are your support,

1086
00:36:04,500 --> 00:36:06,379
your thoughts, your money, your

1087
00:36:06,380 --> 00:36:08,739
language relating to the seniors?

1088
00:36:08,740 --> 00:36:10,719
When every single one of them,

1089
00:36:10,720 --> 00:36:12,679
when they have the option to support

1090
00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:14,499
the seniors in our state,

1091
00:36:14,500 --> 00:36:16,599
to give them a tax-free retirement,

1092
00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:18,459
said no, you don't deserve it.

1093
00:36:21,660 --> 00:36:22,660
Thankfully,

1094
00:36:23,620 --> 00:36:26,479
we had a thoughtful

1095
00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:28,919
governor who

1096
00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:30,839
was willing to put politics

1097
00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:32,939
aside for the benefit of

1098
00:36:32,940 --> 00:36:33,940
the state.

1099
00:36:34,780 --> 00:36:36,959
I'm hopeful that my colleagues on

1100
00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:38,679
the other side of the aisle may

1101
00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:40,879
choose that same option

1102
00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:41,880
today. Thank you.

1103
00:36:45,050 --> 00:36:46,929
The question is, may in

1104
00:36:46,930 --> 00:36:48,869
2026, special session assembly

1105
00:36:48,870 --> 00:36:50,409
bill one, have the member at three

1106
00:36:50,410 --> 00:36:52,049
times show the bill be passed,

1107
00:36:52,050 --> 00:36:53,449
representative or needy?

1108
00:36:58,450 --> 00:37:00,310
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

1109
00:37:01,470 --> 00:37:02,849
We've heard a lot of great comments

1110
00:37:02,850 --> 00:37:04,030
today.

1111
00:37:05,170 --> 00:37:07,429
A lot of experienced legislators

1112
00:37:07,430 --> 00:37:09,029
talking, some newer legislators

1113
00:37:09,030 --> 00:37:10,569
talking. So I'd just like to share a

1114
00:37:10,570 --> 00:37:12,609
little bit of experience from a

1115
00:37:12,610 --> 00:37:14,449
legislator who is in the second year

1116
00:37:14,450 --> 00:37:16,749
of his first term, and

1117
00:37:16,750 --> 00:37:18,029
how I see this bill.

1118
00:37:18,030 --> 00:37:19,690
And I am in support of this.

1119
00:37:21,049 --> 00:37:22,869
I do want to say one thing real

1120
00:37:22,870 --> 00:37:23,789
quick, though.

1121
00:37:23,790 --> 00:37:25,229
I think that sometimes some of the

1122
00:37:25,230 --> 00:37:26,769
arguments that I am hearing from the

1123
00:37:26,770 --> 00:37:28,509
other side of the aisle, People need

1124
00:37:28,510 --> 00:37:30,269
to remember we are not congressmen,

1125
00:37:30,270 --> 00:37:31,269
we are not U.S.

1126
00:37:31,270 --> 00:37:32,529
Senators, we're state

1127
00:37:32,530 --> 00:37:34,309
representatives and the focus should

1128
00:37:34,310 --> 00:37:35,809
maintain on the state of Wisconsin

1129
00:37:35,810 --> 00:37:36,810
what we're doing here.

1130
00:37:38,410 --> 00:37:40,029
So that being said, I'm going to

1131
00:37:40,030 --> 00:37:41,809
take a trip down memory road.

1132
00:37:41,810 --> 00:37:43,549
Last year, I was campaigning for the

1133
00:37:43,550 --> 00:37:45,689
very first time in the 80th

1134
00:37:45,690 --> 00:37:47,069
assembly district.

1135
00:37:47,070 --> 00:37:49,289
One thing that I heard over and

1136
00:37:49,290 --> 00:37:51,429
over and over again

1137
00:37:51,430 --> 00:37:53,389
is can you guys just work

1138
00:37:53,390 --> 00:37:55,309
together to get things done

1139
00:37:55,310 --> 00:37:56,310
for Wisconsin?

1140
00:37:58,440 --> 00:37:59,940
And we've done that this session.

1141
00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:02,439
So one thing that I want my

1142
00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:04,019
constituents to know, if they're not

1143
00:38:04,020 --> 00:38:07,199
already aware, we had significant

1144
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:09,379
impact results from

1145
00:38:09,380 --> 00:38:10,879
our recent binding budget that we

1146
00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:12,759
passed at the start of this session,

1147
00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:14,819
over $50 million of

1148
00:38:14,820 --> 00:38:16,199
infrastructure projects were put

1149
00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:18,179
into the state budget with

1150
00:38:18,180 --> 00:38:20,039
one time money that saved the local

1151
00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:21,839
taxpayers of Brown County, where I

1152
00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:22,840
represent,

1153
00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:25,080
saved them money.

1154
00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:28,499
That is significant for that area.

1155
00:38:28,500 --> 00:38:30,559
We were able to get 10 bills

1156
00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:32,739
signed into law by our Democratic

1157
00:38:32,740 --> 00:38:34,039
governor as a Republican

1158
00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:35,419
representative. That doesn't happen

1159
00:38:35,420 --> 00:38:36,939
by accident.

1160
00:38:36,940 --> 00:38:39,039
That happens by hard work.

1161
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:41,099
That happens by working across the

1162
00:38:41,100 --> 00:38:42,100
aisle. That

1163
00:38:46,630 --> 00:38:48,929
compromising where you must in

1164
00:38:48,930 --> 00:38:51,949
order to get a good bill done with

1165
00:38:51,950 --> 00:38:53,389
the focus on our future here in

1166
00:38:53,390 --> 00:38:54,390
Wisconsin.

1167
00:38:55,060 --> 00:38:56,659
Four of those bills were geared

1168
00:38:56,660 --> 00:38:58,599
toward veterans, a couple of

1169
00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:00,219
them were geared toward currently

1170
00:39:00,220 --> 00:39:02,179
serving garden service, a couple

1171
00:39:02,180 --> 00:39:03,339
of those were geared towards

1172
00:39:03,340 --> 00:39:04,819
protecting our children and looking

1173
00:39:04,820 --> 00:39:06,179
out for our future rights and

1174
00:39:06,180 --> 00:39:07,119
generation.

1175
00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:09,339
These are important issues that

1176
00:39:09,340 --> 00:39:10,359
we are fighting for here in

1177
00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:12,159
Wisconsin. What we have before us

1178
00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:13,999
today, this bill,

1179
00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:15,099
is no different.

1180
00:39:15,100 --> 00:39:16,360
It gives us an opportunity

1181
00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:19,419
to take action on something that was

1182
00:39:19,420 --> 00:39:21,619
done on a bipartisan basis

1183
00:39:21,620 --> 00:39:24,019
with a Democratic governor.

1184
00:39:24,020 --> 00:39:25,879
And I do acknowledge the

1185
00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:27,779
work that was by his office on this,

1186
00:39:27,780 --> 00:39:29,459
and I thank them for that.

1187
00:39:29,460 --> 00:39:30,499
And I acknowledge the works that

1188
00:39:30,500 --> 00:39:32,259
were done by their leadership here

1189
00:39:32,260 --> 00:39:34,419
on the Republican side as well,

1190
00:39:34,420 --> 00:39:35,939
in the state assembly and in the

1191
00:39:35,940 --> 00:39:37,159
Senate.

1192
00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:38,799
Just to quickly highlight a couple

1193
00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:40,739
of these things and why I think this

1194
00:39:40,740 --> 00:39:42,559
is too big of an

1195
00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:44,480
opportunity for us to pass up.

1196
00:39:46,530 --> 00:39:48,769
This is number one about delivering

1197
00:39:48,770 --> 00:39:51,309
results to Wisconsinites

1198
00:39:51,310 --> 00:39:54,109
in a difficult economy,

1199
00:39:54,110 --> 00:39:55,029
different things that we see going

1200
00:39:55,030 --> 00:39:56,369
on.

1201
00:39:56,370 --> 00:39:58,969
We are investing into our kids,

1202
00:39:58,970 --> 00:40:00,789
investing into schools,

1203
00:40:00,790 --> 00:40:03,309
over 600 million dollars,

1204
00:40:03,310 --> 00:40:05,169
over $600 million going

1205
00:40:05,170 --> 00:40:08,089
into the K-12 education system.

1206
00:40:08,090 --> 00:40:09,769
$300 million to special ed,

1207
00:40:09,770 --> 00:40:11,670
$300,000,000 to the generally.

1208
00:40:13,510 --> 00:40:15,349
Just like everything, there's things

1209
00:40:15,350 --> 00:40:16,189
that I don't like in this.

1210
00:40:16,190 --> 00:40:18,089
I don't particularly care for the

1211
00:40:18,090 --> 00:40:19,949
technical college provision in it.

1212
00:40:19,950 --> 00:40:21,050
But again, that's part of the

1213
00:40:21,051 --> 00:40:21,989
compromise.

1214
00:40:21,990 --> 00:40:23,369
And I look forward to working with

1215
00:40:23,370 --> 00:40:24,649
our technical college and our

1216
00:40:24,650 --> 00:40:25,969
leadership here in the caucus and

1217
00:40:25,970 --> 00:40:27,749
the governor's office of what we can

1218
00:40:27,750 --> 00:40:29,589
do to make that provision right.

1219
00:40:29,590 --> 00:40:30,789
But there are too many good things

1220
00:40:30,790 --> 00:40:32,629
in this one to just simply be

1221
00:40:32,630 --> 00:40:33,569
a note on it.

1222
00:40:33,570 --> 00:40:35,229
Another thing, tax relief for our

1223
00:40:35,230 --> 00:40:37,329
families, over $350

1224
00:40:37,330 --> 00:40:38,330
million.

1225
00:40:39,030 --> 00:40:40,030
And tax relief,

1226
00:40:41,810 --> 00:40:42,849
$350 billion.

1227
00:40:42,850 --> 00:40:43,850
Thanks.

1228
00:40:46,780 --> 00:40:48,619
Elimination of income tax

1229
00:40:48,620 --> 00:40:50,559
on tips,

1230
00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:52,119
on overtime, those people that are

1231
00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:53,239
working hard.

1232
00:40:53,240 --> 00:40:55,039
I have navigated that ever since

1233
00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:56,499
leaving the African Indian military

1234
00:40:56,500 --> 00:40:57,819
and serving in the privatized

1235
00:40:57,820 --> 00:40:58,679
sector.

1236
00:40:58,680 --> 00:40:59,779
I have navigating with that.

1237
00:40:59,780 --> 00:41:01,519
I've worked with these employees.

1238
00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:03,799
I've managed over 700 employees

1239
00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:06,279
that this directly benefits

1240
00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:07,320
here in the state.

1241
00:41:09,500 --> 00:41:11,459
This all makes a difference.

1242
00:41:11,460 --> 00:41:13,819
You look at my point number three,

1243
00:41:13,820 --> 00:41:16,799
inflation, relief, issues,

1244
00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:18,919
$850 million going directly to

1245
00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:21,219
taxpayers, 300 individuals,

1246
00:41:21,220 --> 00:41:23,299
$300 to individuals,

1247
00:41:23,300 --> 00:41:25,119
up to $600 for married family

1248
00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:26,120
jointly.

1249
00:41:26,710 --> 00:41:28,989
All these things stacked up is

1250
00:41:28,990 --> 00:41:31,209
a signal that, yes,

1251
00:41:31,210 --> 00:41:32,849
you pay more than your fair share in

1252
00:41:32,850 --> 00:41:34,729
taxes. We are doing what we can

1253
00:41:34,730 --> 00:41:36,349
to get it back to you because you

1254
00:41:36,350 --> 00:41:37,929
know how to spend your money better

1255
00:41:37,930 --> 00:41:39,009
than the government does how to

1256
00:41:39,010 --> 00:41:40,549
spending your money.

1257
00:41:40,550 --> 00:41:42,229
So the arguments that I hear that

1258
00:41:42,230 --> 00:41:44,090
this isn't enough or whatever,

1259
00:41:45,350 --> 00:41:47,069
I have knocked hundreds of doors

1260
00:41:47,070 --> 00:41:49,029
again already this

1261
00:41:49,030 --> 00:41:51,249
year and I hear the same thing

1262
00:41:51,250 --> 00:41:53,189
that I which

1263
00:41:53,190 --> 00:41:54,190
was...

1264
00:41:54,980 --> 00:41:56,499
Can you all work together to get

1265
00:41:56,500 --> 00:41:57,539
this done?

1266
00:41:57,540 --> 00:41:59,319
This addresses some of the major

1267
00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:01,139
issues that I am hearing about

1268
00:42:01,140 --> 00:42:02,399
from my constituents here in

1269
00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:03,299
Wisconsin.

1270
00:42:03,300 --> 00:42:05,219
Not federal level stuff, but here in

1271
00:42:05,220 --> 00:42:06,820
WIsconson, the vote is ringing.

1272
00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:10,880
Representing the 15th.

1273
00:42:12,830 --> 00:42:14,909
Thank you Mr. Speaker,

1274
00:42:14,910 --> 00:42:16,909
today our vote returns

1275
00:42:16,910 --> 00:42:19,669
roughly $1.5

1276
00:42:19,670 --> 00:42:21,809
billion back to

1277
00:42:21,810 --> 00:42:23,899
taxpayers who earned it.

1278
00:42:25,630 --> 00:42:28,249
Income tax rebates,

1279
00:42:28,250 --> 00:42:30,089
property tax relief, no

1280
00:42:30,090 --> 00:42:31,530
tax on tips and overtime.

1281
00:42:33,210 --> 00:42:35,069
And while, like we've heard, this is

1282
00:42:35,070 --> 00:42:36,889
big for the service industry, big

1283
00:42:36,890 --> 00:42:37,890
for our state.

1284
00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:40,739
The no tax on

1285
00:42:40,740 --> 00:42:42,699
overtime has brought support

1286
00:42:42,700 --> 00:42:44,739
over many industries.

1287
00:42:44,740 --> 00:42:46,739
In fact, we sat down with members of

1288
00:42:46,740 --> 00:42:48,219
our law enforcement community

1289
00:42:48,220 --> 00:42:50,239
recently on both

1290
00:42:50,240 --> 00:42:52,179
sides of the aisle, who actually

1291
00:42:52,180 --> 00:42:54,219
advocated for this provision

1292
00:42:54,220 --> 00:42:56,319
of the bill and said it would help

1293
00:42:56,320 --> 00:42:59,199
with recruitment, retention,

1294
00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:00,820
and their support of that piece.

1295
00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:06,159
To those that want structural change

1296
00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:08,819
or permanent tax relief,

1297
00:43:08,820 --> 00:43:10,179
we hear you.

1298
00:43:10,180 --> 00:43:11,239
We do too.

1299
00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:14,999
But we are constrained by both

1300
00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:16,879
the size of our

1301
00:43:16,880 --> 00:43:18,999
surplus and

1302
00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:20,159
by divided government.

1303
00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:23,699
When we sat down to negotiate what

1304
00:43:23,700 --> 00:43:26,339
the surplus would look like,

1305
00:43:26,340 --> 00:43:28,339
everyone had their own of what they

1306
00:43:28,340 --> 00:43:29,340
want to see.

1307
00:43:30,710 --> 00:43:32,449
The governor, clearly, he had

1308
00:43:32,450 --> 00:43:34,229
prioritized education.

1309
00:43:34,230 --> 00:43:35,270
Education spending,

1310
00:43:37,450 --> 00:43:38,750
special education spending.

1311
00:43:39,770 --> 00:43:41,909
Our side, what we prioritized

1312
00:43:41,910 --> 00:43:44,009
was returning as much of that money

1313
00:43:44,010 --> 00:43:45,909
back to the taxpayer as

1314
00:43:45,910 --> 00:43:47,149
we could.

1315
00:43:47,150 --> 00:43:49,469
We prioritized tax relief,

1316
00:43:49,470 --> 00:43:51,649
and we met somewhere

1317
00:43:51,650 --> 00:43:52,650
in the middle.

1318
00:43:55,010 --> 00:43:56,929
This is a moment where we should

1319
00:43:56,930 --> 00:43:57,749
be proud of.

1320
00:43:57,750 --> 00:43:59,649
Things that we can explain to

1321
00:43:59,650 --> 00:44:01,089
kids when they come on school

1322
00:44:01,090 --> 00:44:02,389
visits.

1323
00:44:02,390 --> 00:44:04,889
Hey, we all love Wisconsin.

1324
00:44:04,890 --> 00:44:07,369
We all have different priorities,

1325
00:44:07,370 --> 00:44:08,849
different perspectives, but there

1326
00:44:08,850 --> 00:44:10,349
are moments where we're able to come

1327
00:44:10,350 --> 00:44:12,169
together, work together,

1328
00:44:12,170 --> 00:44:13,909
and get big important things done.

1329
00:44:19,650 --> 00:44:21,689
The income tax rebates

1330
00:44:21,690 --> 00:44:24,149
that are going back to people in

1331
00:44:24,150 --> 00:44:26,189
the form of checks at

1332
00:44:26,190 --> 00:44:27,969
a time where cost of living is

1333
00:44:27,970 --> 00:44:30,069
rising and people are looking for

1334
00:44:30,070 --> 00:44:31,210
that helping hand.

1335
00:44:32,549 --> 00:44:34,549
That's money that's going directly

1336
00:44:34,550 --> 00:44:35,609
to taxpayers.

1337
00:44:38,460 --> 00:44:41,299
They were overcharged and

1338
00:44:41,300 --> 00:44:42,360
they earned that money.

1339
00:44:44,390 --> 00:44:46,429
And yet we have heard from the other

1340
00:44:46,430 --> 00:44:48,449
side that sending checks

1341
00:44:48,450 --> 00:44:50,329
to Wisconsin taxpayers from

1342
00:44:50,330 --> 00:44:52,269
our surplus is

1343
00:44:52,270 --> 00:44:54,809
actually a redistribution

1344
00:44:54,810 --> 00:44:56,269
of wealth.

1345
00:44:56,270 --> 00:44:58,190
They say it's not your money.

1346
00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:03,039
If Democrats don't

1347
00:45:03,040 --> 00:45:05,179
think the surplus belongs

1348
00:45:05,180 --> 00:45:07,259
to you, the taxpayer,

1349
00:45:07,260 --> 00:45:08,880
who do they think it belongs to?

1350
00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:12,699
We're choosing you, taxpayer,

1351
00:45:12,700 --> 00:45:14,539
and by voting yes, it's sending

1352
00:45:14,540 --> 00:45:16,539
the money back to taxpayers

1353
00:45:16,540 --> 00:45:18,619
and also honoring our commitment

1354
00:45:18,620 --> 00:45:20,839
to prioritize special education

1355
00:45:20,840 --> 00:45:21,840
in the budget.

1356
00:45:24,680 --> 00:45:26,199
Represent from the 25th.

1357
00:45:29,350 --> 00:45:30,350
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

1358
00:45:33,240 --> 00:45:35,159
Of all the bills that I've

1359
00:45:35,160 --> 00:45:37,019
been hearing in my seventh term

1360
00:45:37,020 --> 00:45:38,879
now, I think this is probably

1361
00:45:38,880 --> 00:45:42,119
one of the most impactful.

1362
00:45:42,120 --> 00:45:43,919
And it's going to impact a lot of

1363
00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:44,979
different people, especially

1364
00:45:44,980 --> 00:45:46,339
seniors.

1365
00:45:46,340 --> 00:45:48,559
And I think of this guy that,

1366
00:45:48,560 --> 00:45:49,999
and many of you probably have heard

1367
00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:51,000
this story before,

1368
00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:53,919
but he was a man I knocked on

1369
00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:55,879
his door in Manitoulac.

1370
00:45:55,880 --> 00:45:57,779
He had since passed on to be with

1371
00:45:57,780 --> 00:45:58,780
the Lord.

1372
00:45:59,670 --> 00:46:01,189
He was telling me one-third of his

1373
00:46:01,190 --> 00:46:02,609
income had to go to pay for his

1374
00:46:02,610 --> 00:46:04,209
property taxes on his house.

1375
00:46:05,330 --> 00:46:06,529
One-third.

1376
00:46:06,530 --> 00:46:07,669
Now, he didn't live in a very

1377
00:46:07,670 --> 00:46:09,029
expensive house, if anything,

1378
00:46:09,030 --> 00:46:10,189
probably at the time. It valued

1379
00:46:10,190 --> 00:46:12,349
about $150,000.

1380
00:46:12,350 --> 00:46:13,409
Can you imagine that?

1381
00:46:13,410 --> 00:46:15,629
One- third of his had to pay to

1382
00:46:15,630 --> 00:46:17,569
live in his own home.

1383
00:46:17,570 --> 00:46:18,770
I think that's a disgrace.

1384
00:46:19,930 --> 00:46:21,789
I want, I can't wait to

1385
00:46:21,790 --> 00:46:23,529
go out to dinner with my colleagues

1386
00:46:23,530 --> 00:46:24,929
from the other side of the aisle,

1387
00:46:24,930 --> 00:46:26,149
Mr. Speaker.

1388
00:46:26,150 --> 00:46:27,969
Because I want to make sure

1389
00:46:27,970 --> 00:46:30,129
that their

1390
00:46:30,130 --> 00:46:32,009
waiter or waitress

1391
00:46:32,010 --> 00:46:33,829
understands that they voted to tax

1392
00:46:33,830 --> 00:46:34,830
their tips.

1393
00:46:35,860 --> 00:46:37,699
That's what I would like to do.

1394
00:46:37,700 --> 00:46:39,379
I would to make sure that everybody

1395
00:46:39,380 --> 00:46:42,019
knows that we

1396
00:46:42,020 --> 00:46:43,899
voted to not

1397
00:46:43,900 --> 00:46:45,899
tax you, tips and overtime.

1398
00:46:45,900 --> 00:46:47,939
Think of all the people,

1399
00:46:47,940 --> 00:46:49,099
think of that the next time you call

1400
00:46:49,100 --> 00:46:51,399
that plumber, that electrician.

1401
00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:52,799
The guy that's got his name on the

1402
00:46:52,800 --> 00:46:53,800
side of his truck.

1403
00:46:55,950 --> 00:46:57,969
That guy works overtime generally

1404
00:46:57,970 --> 00:46:59,949
and

1405
00:46:59,950 --> 00:47:01,989
I would tell you tell

1406
00:47:01,990 --> 00:47:03,629
him that you voted to taxes

1407
00:47:03,630 --> 00:47:04,630
overtime.

1408
00:47:06,010 --> 00:47:07,889
I bet you won't do that Mr. Speaker

1409
00:47:07,890 --> 00:47:09,769
but I know you Mr. Speaker you're

1410
00:47:09,770 --> 00:47:10,749
probably going to vote the right

1411
00:47:10,750 --> 00:47:12,050
way. The vote is green.

1412
00:47:15,030 --> 00:47:16,030
Step in the ninth.

1413
00:47:16,850 --> 00:47:18,269
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

1414
00:47:18,270 --> 00:47:20,149
I ask unanimous consent to lift the

1415
00:47:20,150 --> 00:47:22,189
leave for the representative

1416
00:47:22,190 --> 00:47:23,399
from the 95th.

1417
00:47:23,400 --> 00:47:25,219
Represented through the 70-90,

1418
00:47:25,220 --> 00:47:26,519
passed the dam consent with a

1419
00:47:26,520 --> 00:47:28,399
temporary leave of absence for the

1420
00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:29,979
representative in the 90-50, hearing

1421
00:47:29,980 --> 00:47:31,620
no objection, so ordered.

1422
00:47:32,640 --> 00:47:34,899
Question is, May 2026 Special

1423
00:47:34,900 --> 00:47:36,699
Session Assembly Bill 1, have it

1424
00:47:36,700 --> 00:47:37,959
read read three times, should the

1425
00:47:37,960 --> 00:47:39,519
bill be passed, representative from

1426
00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:40,520
the 30-second.

1427
00:47:43,360 --> 00:47:45,159
Thank you Mr. Speaker.

1428
00:47:45,160 --> 00:47:45,959
This will be brief.

1429
00:47:45,960 --> 00:47:47,079
What we're actually seeing here

1430
00:47:47,080 --> 00:47:48,899
today is a temper

1431
00:47:48,900 --> 00:47:49,900
tantrum.

1432
00:47:50,660 --> 00:47:52,019
The real reason the Democrats will

1433
00:47:52,020 --> 00:47:53,359
be voting no today is because

1434
00:47:53,360 --> 00:47:55,399
they're upset that their own

1435
00:47:55,400 --> 00:47:57,279
Democrat governor thinks they are

1436
00:47:57,280 --> 00:47:59,739
so incapable of governing.

1437
00:47:59,740 --> 00:48:01,599
And that is why he iced them out of

1438
00:48:01,600 --> 00:48:04,339
the negotiations once again.

1439
00:48:04,340 --> 00:48:05,359
I don't know how you go back to your

1440
00:48:05,360 --> 00:48:07,119
district and look hardworking people

1441
00:48:07,120 --> 00:48:09,459
in the face and

1442
00:48:09,460 --> 00:48:11,439
tell them I voted

1443
00:48:11,440 --> 00:48:12,800
against you.

1444
00:48:13,960 --> 00:48:16,099
What a selfish and

1445
00:48:16,100 --> 00:48:18,459
nasty slap in the face.

1446
00:48:19,740 --> 00:48:21,359
The inactitude is astounding, Mr.

1447
00:48:21,360 --> 00:48:23,319
Speaker, but thankfully the grownups

1448
00:48:23,320 --> 00:48:24,999
are still in charge.

1449
00:48:25,000 --> 00:48:26,039
And we're going to pass this bill

1450
00:48:26,040 --> 00:48:28,019
today, and we are going to get the

1451
00:48:28,020 --> 00:48:30,319
people of Wisconsin the relief

1452
00:48:30,320 --> 00:48:32,319
that they have been asking for.

1453
00:48:32,320 --> 00:48:33,320
The vote is green.

1454
00:48:40,080 --> 00:48:42,159
Represented from the 41st.

1455
00:48:46,710 --> 00:48:48,729
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.

1456
00:48:48,730 --> 00:48:51,529
It does amaze me when

1457
00:48:51,530 --> 00:48:53,509
we're in this beautiful chamber,

1458
00:48:53,510 --> 00:48:55,109
just the rhetoric that we hear from

1459
00:48:55,110 --> 00:48:56,889
the other side.

1460
00:48:56,890 --> 00:48:58,589
We're either spending too much, or

1461
00:48:58,590 --> 00:49:00,529
we're not spending enough.

1462
00:49:00,530 --> 00:49:02,289
That's what we hear.

1463
00:49:02,290 --> 00:49:04,249
Not spending enough, oh my god, no,

1464
00:49:04,250 --> 00:49:05,250
you're spending too.

1465
00:49:06,090 --> 00:49:08,089
Or, we haven't had time

1466
00:49:08,090 --> 00:49:08,929
to look at this.

1467
00:49:08,930 --> 00:49:11,089
Well, first of all, we voted on

1468
00:49:11,090 --> 00:49:13,149
no tax on tips and no

1469
00:49:13,150 --> 00:49:14,749
tax over time in this chamber.

1470
00:49:15,840 --> 00:49:17,439
Last year we worked on a state

1471
00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:19,019
budget with the government.

1472
00:49:19,020 --> 00:49:21,359
Part of that state budget was

1473
00:49:21,360 --> 00:49:22,959
a historic increase in special

1474
00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:24,139
education.

1475
00:49:24,140 --> 00:49:25,059
And then I know one of our

1476
00:49:25,060 --> 00:49:26,679
colleagues talked about that somehow

1477
00:49:26,680 --> 00:49:28,659
we knowingly

1478
00:49:28,660 --> 00:49:30,199
cheated that.

1479
00:49:30,200 --> 00:49:32,019
First of all, it

1480
00:49:32,020 --> 00:49:33,959
was good negotiations with the

1481
00:49:33,960 --> 00:49:36,039
governor. We all came up with a

1482
00:49:36,040 --> 00:49:37,300
four percent increase.

1483
00:49:38,340 --> 00:49:39,419
Everybody was going to get that for

1484
00:49:39,420 --> 00:49:41,279
special education, the

1485
00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:43,259
budget was signed on July 3rd.

1486
00:49:43,260 --> 00:49:45,059
Some of you voted for it, some of

1487
00:49:45,060 --> 00:49:46,060
you didn't.

1488
00:49:46,550 --> 00:49:48,549
And then, shortly thereafter, DPI

1489
00:49:48,550 --> 00:49:49,749
comes out and says, oh, by the way,

1490
00:49:49,750 --> 00:49:52,029
it's going to be a 9% increase.

1491
00:49:52,030 --> 00:49:53,509
So I don't know how that is

1492
00:49:53,510 --> 00:49:54,510
disingenuous.

1493
00:49:55,430 --> 00:49:56,430
And now,

1494
00:49:57,630 --> 00:49:59,309
be in good faith.

1495
00:49:59,310 --> 00:50:00,949
We're going to fulfill that promise,

1496
00:50:00,950 --> 00:50:01,950
and then so.

1497
00:50:03,310 --> 00:50:05,249
On Saturday, I had the pleasure of

1498
00:50:05,250 --> 00:50:07,889
being down in Ithaca, Wisconsin,

1499
00:50:07,890 --> 00:50:09,829
went to the flower sale at Ithica

1500
00:50:09,830 --> 00:50:10,869
High School and bought some

1501
00:50:10,870 --> 00:50:12,630
beautiful flowers from my wife.

1502
00:50:14,120 --> 00:50:15,559
Ran into one of the school board

1503
00:50:15,560 --> 00:50:17,819
members, Marty and Terry,

1504
00:50:17,820 --> 00:50:18,799
and I said, Marty, you're going to

1505
00:50:18,800 --> 00:50:20,379
really like what you're going to

1506
00:50:20,380 --> 00:50:21,599
hear on Monday.

1507
00:50:21,600 --> 00:50:22,999
We're going get special education up

1508
00:50:23,000 --> 00:50:25,599
to 50%.

1509
00:50:25,600 --> 00:50:27,350
His eyes were like, what?

1510
00:50:28,780 --> 00:50:30,499
That is huge for our school

1511
00:50:30,500 --> 00:50:31,500
district.

1512
00:50:35,150 --> 00:50:37,189
Monday, I was in the driveway

1513
00:50:37,190 --> 00:50:39,109
of the

1514
00:50:39,110 --> 00:50:41,309
school board president of Reesburg,

1515
00:50:41,310 --> 00:50:42,189
Wisconsin.

1516
00:50:42,190 --> 00:50:44,369
Gary, a wonderful person.

1517
00:50:44,370 --> 00:50:46,329
I said, Gary, pay attention

1518
00:50:46,330 --> 00:50:47,330
to the news on Monday.

1519
00:50:48,290 --> 00:50:49,449
We're going to get you up to 50%.

1520
00:50:49,450 --> 00:50:52,129
That's over a million dollars for

1521
00:50:52,130 --> 00:50:53,889
the Reesberg School District.

1522
00:50:57,980 --> 00:50:59,999
And today, what astonishes

1523
00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:02,359
me is you're going to vote no

1524
00:51:02,360 --> 00:51:04,559
against that because

1525
00:51:04,560 --> 00:51:06,139
it's not enough.

1526
00:51:07,620 --> 00:51:09,139
One thing about special education

1527
00:51:09,140 --> 00:51:11,079
and why personally I am

1528
00:51:11,080 --> 00:51:12,080
so

1529
00:51:13,900 --> 00:51:16,039
Ficially looking at it because once

1530
00:51:16,040 --> 00:51:18,519
we put dollars there no

1531
00:51:18,520 --> 00:51:20,539
matter what the economy does

1532
00:51:20,540 --> 00:51:22,459
We can't pull that money

1533
00:51:22,460 --> 00:51:24,319
back with the mainest veteran of

1534
00:51:24,320 --> 00:51:26,659
the choir on the federal level Once

1535
00:51:26,660 --> 00:51:27,999
you get that dollar, you're going to

1536
00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:29,000
keep that

1537
00:51:30,710 --> 00:51:32,009
That's why during the budget

1538
00:51:32,010 --> 00:51:33,869
process, which I know a lot

1539
00:51:33,870 --> 00:51:35,549
of people forget about that, that

1540
00:51:35,550 --> 00:51:37,629
was the number one

1541
00:51:37,630 --> 00:51:40,269
thing superintendents across

1542
00:51:40,270 --> 00:51:42,949
the state asked for.

1543
00:51:42,950 --> 00:51:44,329
And if you think about it, it was

1544
00:51:44,330 --> 00:51:46,769
really brilliant on their part,

1545
00:51:46,770 --> 00:51:48,849
because they know if you get special

1546
00:51:48,850 --> 00:51:50,070
education dollars,

1547
00:51:51,150 --> 00:51:52,229
we can't pull that back.

1548
00:51:53,690 --> 00:51:56,649
And now that's up to, once again,

1549
00:51:56,650 --> 00:51:58,469
over a $300 million

1550
00:51:58,470 --> 00:52:00,429
commitment to get

1551
00:52:00,430 --> 00:52:01,769
that to over 50%.

1552
00:52:03,950 --> 00:52:05,669
We will be at two-thirds funding.

1553
00:52:05,670 --> 00:52:06,749
That's the other thing.

1554
00:52:06,750 --> 00:52:08,909
That was a gold standard that Tommy

1555
00:52:08,910 --> 00:52:11,149
Thompson worked out with Democrats

1556
00:52:11,150 --> 00:52:13,229
back in the day.

1557
00:52:13,230 --> 00:52:15,789
And we are at two thirds funding.

1558
00:52:15,790 --> 00:52:17,609
But once again, it's never

1559
00:52:17,610 --> 00:52:18,610
enough.

1560
00:52:20,070 --> 00:52:21,669
It will never be enough.

1561
00:52:21,670 --> 00:52:23,609
To my colleagues on my side

1562
00:52:23,610 --> 00:52:25,489
of the aisle, I hope if you are

1563
00:52:25,490 --> 00:52:26,949
in your first term or your second

1564
00:52:26,950 --> 00:52:28,729
term, realize this.

1565
00:52:28,730 --> 00:52:30,510
It is never enough."

1566
00:52:32,850 --> 00:52:34,309
Just like my colleague mentioned, we

1567
00:52:34,310 --> 00:52:36,349
want to get $1.5

1568
00:52:36,350 --> 00:52:38,469
billion back to our taxpayers.

1569
00:52:40,190 --> 00:52:41,469
I have a very good friend of mine,

1570
00:52:41,470 --> 00:52:42,889
his name's Brad.

1571
00:52:42,890 --> 00:52:45,189
He works for a brewery.

1572
00:52:45,190 --> 00:52:46,609
A couple years ago we were sitting

1573
00:52:46,610 --> 00:52:48,789
there having one of his beverages

1574
00:52:48,790 --> 00:52:50,330
that his brewery produces.

1575
00:52:52,150 --> 00:52:54,029
And he said, yeah, you know,

1576
00:52:54,030 --> 00:52:55,309
they want me to ask to work a bunch

1577
00:52:55,310 --> 00:52:56,709
of overtime. I don't want to do it

1578
00:52:56,710 --> 00:52:58,649
because I get taxed

1579
00:52:58,650 --> 00:52:59,650
too much.

1580
00:53:02,120 --> 00:53:03,159
And so what are we going to do

1581
00:53:03,160 --> 00:53:04,599
today? What did we vote on a couple

1582
00:53:04,600 --> 00:53:05,539
of months ago?

1583
00:53:05,540 --> 00:53:07,559
No tax on overtime.

1584
00:53:07,560 --> 00:53:09,459
That's going to help Brad.

1585
00:53:09,460 --> 00:53:10,919
That's gonna help Larry.

1586
00:53:10,920 --> 00:53:12,899
That's gotta help Jill in

1587
00:53:12,900 --> 00:53:14,439
all the factories in Richland

1588
00:53:14,440 --> 00:53:16,799
Center, in Reedsburg.

1589
00:53:16,800 --> 00:53:19,059
It's huge, and you're gonna vote no

1590
00:53:19,060 --> 00:53:21,179
against that?

1591
00:53:21,180 --> 00:53:22,719
Well, some of you did vote yes for

1592
00:53:22,720 --> 00:53:23,720
that.

1593
00:53:25,740 --> 00:53:27,179
My daughter just graduated from

1594
00:53:27,180 --> 00:53:28,539
pharmacy school, I'm so proud of

1595
00:53:28,540 --> 00:53:30,079
her. We went out to dinner on

1596
00:53:30,080 --> 00:53:31,399
Friday.

1597
00:53:31,400 --> 00:53:33,659
A wonderful waitress in Wisconsin

1598
00:53:33,660 --> 00:53:34,660
Dells.

1599
00:53:35,160 --> 00:53:36,439
Very proud to represent that

1600
00:53:36,440 --> 00:53:37,759
district.

1601
00:53:37,760 --> 00:53:38,779
If anybody's been to Wisconsin

1602
00:53:38,780 --> 00:53:40,080
Dills, it's the water capital of the

1603
00:53:40,081 --> 00:53:41,081
world, by the way.

1604
00:53:42,400 --> 00:53:43,339
But go up there.

1605
00:53:43,340 --> 00:53:44,759
You're going to run into a lot of

1606
00:53:44,760 --> 00:53:46,640
wonderful service people.

1607
00:53:47,720 --> 00:53:49,139
Allison was our waitress.

1608
00:53:49,140 --> 00:53:50,300
She was fantastic.

1609
00:53:51,740 --> 00:53:53,159
Guess what Allison's going to be

1610
00:53:53,160 --> 00:53:54,019
able to do?

1611
00:53:54,020 --> 00:53:55,959
Keep a lot more for money because

1612
00:53:55,960 --> 00:53:57,839
we're not going to tax or tips

1613
00:53:57,840 --> 00:53:58,840
them.

1614
00:54:00,140 --> 00:54:01,119
And once again, you're going to vote

1615
00:54:01,120 --> 00:54:03,219
against folks like Allison,

1616
00:54:03,220 --> 00:54:05,419
folks like Brad, because,

1617
00:54:05,420 --> 00:54:06,279
oh, we didn't have enough time to

1618
00:54:06,280 --> 00:54:07,519
look at it,

1619
00:54:09,440 --> 00:54:11,279
or you're overspending, or it's not

1620
00:54:11,280 --> 00:54:13,159
enough, yaddy,

1621
00:54:13,160 --> 00:54:15,119
yadda, yadddy, excuse after excuse

1622
00:54:15,120 --> 00:54:16,120
after excuses.

1623
00:54:20,110 --> 00:54:22,169
This is a great bill

1624
00:54:22,170 --> 00:54:23,270
for Wisconsin.

1625
00:54:25,290 --> 00:54:26,649
Saturday of Walter and Richland

1626
00:54:26,650 --> 00:54:28,489
County talked to a lot of my

1627
00:54:28,490 --> 00:54:30,289
constituents and they are great.

1628
00:54:31,690 --> 00:54:33,689
I can fully admit it, the gas prices

1629
00:54:33,690 --> 00:54:35,250
are taking a toll.

1630
00:54:36,630 --> 00:54:38,509
And to give some money back to help

1631
00:54:38,510 --> 00:54:40,449
our constituents, just like

1632
00:54:40,450 --> 00:54:42,289
Governor Evers says,

1633
00:54:42,290 --> 00:54:44,889
that is a no-brainer.

1634
00:54:48,650 --> 00:54:51,429
Representative for the 68th,

1635
00:54:51,430 --> 00:54:53,189
Mr. Speaker, I ask that lift the

1636
00:54:53,190 --> 00:54:54,469
temporary leave of absence for the

1637
00:54:54,470 --> 00:54:57,009
gentlemen from the 34th

1638
00:54:57,010 --> 00:54:59,389
and 63rd.

1639
00:54:59,390 --> 00:55:01,189
Representative for 68th dash

1640
00:55:01,190 --> 00:55:02,669
unanimous and sent the temporary

1641
00:55:02,670 --> 00:55:03,929
relief of absence from the

1642
00:55:03,930 --> 00:55:05,829
representative from the 34th in the

1643
00:55:05,830 --> 00:55:08,069
representative for the 63rd,

1644
00:55:08,070 --> 00:55:10,269
hearing no objection, so ordered.

1645
00:55:10,270 --> 00:55:12,109
The Wisconsin State Assembly stands

1646
00:55:12,110 --> 00:55:13,110
informal.

1647
00:55:15,900 --> 00:55:17,800
Thank you.

1648
00:55:47,010 --> 00:55:48,630
Or be around, yeah.

1649
00:55:53,750 --> 00:55:55,429
Stay in the building, you know,

1650
00:55:55,430 --> 00:55:56,530
just, and be ready.

1651
00:55:59,980 --> 00:56:00,980
And have your speaker on.