further strengthens our resolve and we see the governor trying to balance the budget, his state budget on the backs of every single person who takes advantage of our wonderful public education system, whether k-12, technical schools or the university system, it is a mistake. he is going after not only collective bargaining but things we value. he s going after our kids education. if anything, it really strength ens our resolve. i have two kids at middleton high school. they have wonderful opportunities, i wish they would take advantage of them, but have wonderful opportunities because of the staff there. he is going after their education, going after the future of wisconsin, and it is just not the right thing to do on either side of the aisle. this is a really touchy subject. wisconsin state senator, democrat jon erpenbach, thank you for your time. nice to see you. thanks, rachel. hostile corporate takeover of the state of wisconsin. it is a rare moment in politics and in life
no, it doesn t. what it does is lays out a blueprint that attacks pretty much everything wisconsin is. it goes after the public services that our dedicated employees provide to wisconsinites. it goes after the k-12 education system that we have been investing in for years and years and something we have always been proud of. it attacks the uw system, and the school system. so if anything, rachel, it lays out what governor walk plans on doing, and that we have been saying for a long time is to systematically dismantle state service in wisconsin and bring in private contractors do the job. senator erpenbach, the republican senate leader says he met with some of your fellow senate democrats. does this mean that some democrats are thinking about caving here, about going back and letting republicans have their quorum to strip the unions and do the other things? no, no, it doesn t. hopefully they had a conversation about which
state senator, jon erpenbach, one of 14 state senators who remain outside wisconsin to deny republicans the quorum needed to pass the governor s union stripping bill. senator erpenbach, great to have you again. thank you for your time. hey, rachel, how are you. i m good. i wonder if it feels to you like you and democrats and other people who are opposed to the governor s plan in your state, whether it feels to you like you re winning. from here, my vantage point, feels like you are. well, it does, even from where i am, undisclosed location in chicago, we re winning. we feel strong about what we have seen in madison over the weekend and over the state of wisconsin. i know right now, there s about a thousand people in dodgeville, wisconsin. that s the senate district for senator dale schultz on defense on this issue. a lot of people are turning out, voicing opinions. that makes all of us feel good.
pressure than we are. wisconsin state senator jon erpenbach joining us from a location that looks suspiciously like chicago. thank you very much for your time. thank you, rachel. that s every interviewer s dream. the person that looks to you on television live and says is this off the record? absolutely perfect! at this point, i have to tell you our oscar s coverage for the evening is complete. our coverage of the reportedly buxom and blonde ukranian nurse at the center of international intrigue, however, that has room this hour. please stand by! you know, when i grow up,
next guest. a battle he and his fellow democrats appear to be winning. state senator, jon erpenbach, one of 14 state senators who remain outside wisconsin to deny republicans the quorum needed to pass the governor s union stripping bill. senator erpenbach, great to have you again. thank you for your time. hey, rachel, how are you. i m good. i wonder if it feels to you like you and democrats and other people who are opposed to the governor s plan in your state, whether it feels to you like you re winning. from here, my vantage point, feels like you are. well, it does, even from where i am, undisclosed location in chicago, we re winning. we feel strong about what we have seen in madison over the weekend and over the state of wisconsin. i know right now, there s about a thousand people in dodgeville, wisconsin. that s the senate district for senator dale schultz on defense on this issue. a lot of people are turning out,