Republicans announce bill to end $300 weekly federal unemployment benefit
Republican leaders in the Wisconsin legislature have drafted a bill to end $300 in weekly federal payments, to people who aren’t working.
State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) said he’s spoken with a number of employers in his district, including one who told him ” we’re no longer competing with other employers, we’re no longer competing with Illinois, we’re no longer competing with Iowa. We’re competing with the couch. ”
Sen. Howard Marklein
“When you pay people more to stay home, they stay home,” Marklein said during a Tuesday press conference at the Capitol.
Budget panel Republicans cut hundreds of items from Evers’ budget
Democrats on the legislature’s budget committee are calling Republican cuts to Governor Tony Evers’ proposed budget “foolish and embarrassing.”
Those comments came after the Joint Finance Committee removed a total of 380 items from the Governor’s budget on Thursday.
Representative Evan Goyke said the cuts would leave a “fiscal hole we will not be able to climb out of.” The Milwaukee Democrat expanded on that, in a YouTube video.
Governor Evers is calling on Wisconsinites to contact their lawmakers to push for items to be reintroduced into the budget, including expansion of Badgercare. “This is an embarrassing decision that will cost Wisconsin for decades to come,” said JFC Democrat, Senator Jon Erpenbach said of the Republican decision to reject federal funding for that.
Evers Urges Residents to Contact Lawmakers About JFC Budget Cuts
Governor Tony Evers is calling on Wisconsinites to contact their senators and representatives after today’s (Thursday) vote by the G-O-P Joint Finance Committee to slash his proposed budget. The Democratic governor claims an overwhelming majority of residents support expanding BadgerCare, legalizing marijuana, raising the minimum wage and a non-partisan approach to redistricting. Republican co-chair Senator Howard Marklein says they’re building a new budget from base that is the same as the budget Evers signed two years ago. Evers said in a statement, “Republicans have obstructed our ability to beat this virus every step of the way, and now they’re playing politics with our economic recovery.” More than 380 items were removed from the proposed Badger Bounceback budget.
GOP leaders want to meet with Evers to discuss spending federal funds, state budget
MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) The top two Republicans in the state along with co-chairs on the powerful budget writing committee are asking to meet with Gov. Tony Evers to discuss his plans for spending billions in federal relief aid.
In a letter to Evers, GOP leaders invite him to meet with them “as soon as possible” to share details about his vision to spend $3.2 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act.
With members of the budget writing committee scheduled to begin taking votes on Thursday to craft0 the next spending plan for the state, Republicans want “to know where the federal funds are going so that we can direct state funds where we need them,” wrote Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, Representative Mark Born and Senator Howard Marklein, co-chairs of the budget committee, in a letter to Evers.
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