Gov. Evers sends letter to Vos, LeMahieu proposing compromise for COVID-19 relief bill
December 21, 2020 5:13 PM Site staff
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Morry Gash
MADISON, Wis. Gov. Tony Evers sent two bills to Republican lawmakers Monday asking to take action and address the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Evers showed disappointment due to a bill not being passed yet. He seeks to reach “a timely agreement on these pressing issues” by the end of the year.
“Wisconsinites are demanding and deserve the legislature to reconvene and pass legislation that addresses the continuing needs of our response to COVID-19,” Evers wrote in the letter. “I agree, and I hope at the very least this first compromise bill will be sent to my desk quickly and without delay, even if it means meeting during the next two weeks, and remain hopeful it will only be the first of several bills passed by the Legislatur