bill doesn t pass by friday, the state won t be able to save the full amount. but don t worry. not all legislation was stalled today in madison. governor walker proudly and defiantly signed a bill making it more difficult for the state to raise revenue during what he, himself describes as a time of fiscal crisis. it is that same crisis which has been and continues to be the governor s argument as to why he wants to dismantle public sector unions. he reiterated it earlier this evening in his fireside chat, an awkward name, awkward choice of name, given the president with which we associate fireside chat oversaw an era of union proliferation proliferation. the legislation is about balancing the budget, now and in the future. our bill is about protecting the hard working taxpayer. some will question why we have to reform collective bargaining, to balance the budget.
one provision in the bill allows the state to refinance debt for savings of $165 million. and the governor claims if the bill doesn t pass by friday, the state won t be able to save the full amount. but don t worry. not all legislation was stalled today in madison. governor walker proudly and defiantly signed a bill making it more difficult for the state to raise revenue during what he, himself describes as a time of fiscal crisis. it is that same crisis which has been and continues to be the governor s argument as to why he wants to dismantle public sector unions. he reiterated it earlier this evening in his fireside chat, an awkward name, awkward choice of name, given the president with which we associate fireside chat oversaw an era of union proliferation. the legislation is about balancing the budget, now and in the future.