JS ONLINE ^ | 2/22/11 | Marley
Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 5:35:00 PM by ADSUM
Madison — In a "fireside chat" to the state, Gov. Scott Walker is to praise Wisconsinites for engaging in a "passionate, yet civil debate," while stressing that his budget-repair plan ultimately is about money and not worker rights.
"The legislation I've put forward is about one thing. It's about balancing our budget now and in the future," Walker is to say, according to transcripts of the speech released by the governor's office.
The release of the transcripts came as the Assembly went into its fourth hour of debate on the bill, which would balance this year's budget, repeal most union bargaining rights for public employees and give Walker's administration broad powers to reshape state health programs for the poor.
In the Senate, Republicans are trying to lure Democrats boycotting sessions in that house back to the state. Their latest move Tuesday hits them in the pocketbook.
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