Reply #66: (Wisconsin) Democratic Senators Out-Of-State

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Source: NBC15 Madison

A source tells NBC15 News that all 14 members of the State Senate are meeting at an out-of-state location to avoid the Senate reaching quorum.

The reason they have left the state is because the Senate has the power to issue a Call of The House, which would send the Wisconsin State Patrol to bring absent Senators in.

The source tells us that the Senators say they understand this is an extreme move, but their feeling is that the legislation is extreme, and they're doing what they can to slow things down.


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