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Walker, GOP Legislative Leaders to Meet Today
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 28, 2017
From WisPolitics.com …
Top Republicans are meeting with Gov. Scott Walker today following a tense budget meeting that left GOP legislative leaders voicing blistering criticisms of the process and their colleagues.
The two caucuses are divided on the appropriate levels of bonding in the transportation budget, as Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald calls for another $850 million in borrowing during the next two years to pay for roads, $350 million of that which would be paid for through the general fund.
But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos reaffirmed his argument yesterday that more borrowing is a short-term solution. The only way he’d agree to it, he said, is if additional revenue can be found to fund it.
The two exchanged fire yesterday in separate impromptu news conferences in the Capitol press room, where Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, lobbed insults at Vos’ position on transportation, calling it “laughable.”
Vos, R-Rochester, then came to the room minutes later to return fire, insisting the only thing laughable was the idea of putting more debt on the state’s credit card to pay for roads.
Vos and Fitzgerald are getting together with the guv today for their weekly meeting.
Meanwhile, the Senate and Assembly GOP caucuses will be meeting today.Fitzgerald said yesterday he would talk with Senate Republicans about the possibility of the Senate doing its own budget.
See Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article here.
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