Politics & Government

State Senators React to Wednesday's Vote

Lazich voted for it while Carpenter was still in Illinois.

As expected, the two State Senators who represent Greenfield, were split on yesterday's Senate approval of the modified budget-repair bill that stripped collective bargaining rights from public workers.

Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) issued the following statement: 

“For nearly three weeks, the Senate Democrats have delayed approval of a badly needed budget repair bill. The Senate Democrats ignoring their responsibilities as elected officials have ignored repeated efforts to negotiate on the bill. Something needs to be done to balance the budget in the current year and avoid large-scale layoffs of public employees. By approving Senate Bill 11 (Wednesday), Senate Republicans avoid layoff.

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“I look forward to the return of Senate Democrats to debate and vote on the quorum-required aspects of the bill.”

Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee), one of the 14 Democratic Senators who have been in Illinois for three weeks, did not issue an official statement but did call the vote a "Pearl Harbor on workers' rights" in an interview with TMJ4 Thursday morning.

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