LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson issued a statement critical of spending policies Tuesday as President Biden visited the state.
In a statement, Sen. Johnson said, “What President Biden needs to learn and acknowledge today is that Wisconsin employers are finding it almost impossible to hire the workers they need because federal unemployment benefits provide an enormous incentive not to work. Biden and his fellow Democrats refuse to acknowledge their socialist policies are creating greater dependency, hampering economic recovery, and further mortgaging our children’s future. Everyone agrees we must invest in infrastructure. Unfortunately, we’ve recently added $6 trillion to our national debt that now exceeds $28 trillion. A fiscally responsible infrastructure bill would use the $700 billion of ‘Covid relief’ spending that isn’t spent in this fiscal year and repurpose that amount for real infrastructure – not new entitlements.”
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In an expected move, Gov. Tony Evers on Saturday announced his bid for reelection at his partyâs annual convention online, officially kicking off a gubernatorial race that will put the state Democratic Party, emboldened by a recent presidential victory, to the test.
The midterm elections about 1½ years away will present a significant challenge for the party, which will face the stark realities of off-year elections, when the party not in the White House tends to pick up seats.
Sights and sounds from Janesville as Donald Trump supporters arrive for a rally Saturday. Mitchell Schmidt
In announcing his bid for 2022, Evers coined himself âthe real education governorâ and underscored the high stakes of the election, listing off a litany of Democratic priorities, such as protecting a womanâs right to an abortion, safeguarding protections for preexisting conditions in health care, acknowledging climate change and defendin