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MADISON -- Gov. Scott Walker said late Monday that unless 14 Senate Democrats return to the state Capitol to act on his budget bill by this weekend, approximately 1,500 state and government employees face layoffs soon and as many as 12,000 could ultimately get pink slips.
"It is of the greatest important that we pass this budget repair bill. It sets the table to make sure we can balance the $3.6 billion deficit going into the next biennium," Walker told a news conference in Madison.
He also said failure to act quickly on the budget bill would eventually lead to the state being unable to make Medicaid reimbursements.
Taking note of the mass protests outside the Capitol for the past week, Walker said:
"They have every right to be heard, but I want to make clear, especially to those union leaders who are coming in from outside of the state of Wisconsin, that when given the choice to stand with them or to stand with the millions of the hard-working taxpayers all across Wisconsin, many of whom are paying much [more] for health care and retirement benefits than the modest amount we’re asking for in this proposal I’m going to stand with the hard-working taxpayers of Wisconsin.”
Walker called statements by unions that they are now willing to make concessions on pensions and health care insurance "an interesting development" in light of their position that such changes were unacceptable 10 days ago.
"Their logic changes day by day," he said, adding...
Walker warns of imminent layoff of 1,500 government workers if Senate fails to act on budget bill; calls on Democrats to return to Capitol - NewsoftheNorth.Net, Northwoods News
"It is of the greatest important that we pass this budget repair bill. It sets the table to make sure we can balance the $3.6 billion deficit going into the next biennium," Walker told a news conference in Madison.
He also said failure to act quickly on the budget bill would eventually lead to the state being unable to make Medicaid reimbursements.
Taking note of the mass protests outside the Capitol for the past week, Walker said:
"They have every right to be heard, but I want to make clear, especially to those union leaders who are coming in from outside of the state of Wisconsin, that when given the choice to stand with them or to stand with the millions of the hard-working taxpayers all across Wisconsin, many of whom are paying much [more] for health care and retirement benefits than the modest amount we’re asking for in this proposal I’m going to stand with the hard-working taxpayers of Wisconsin.”
Walker called statements by unions that they are now willing to make concessions on pensions and health care insurance "an interesting development" in light of their position that such changes were unacceptable 10 days ago.
"Their logic changes day by day," he said, adding...
Walker warns of imminent layoff of 1,500 government workers if Senate fails to act on budget bill; calls on Democrats to return to Capitol - NewsoftheNorth.Net, Northwoods News
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