(Press Release) Madison – Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) released the following statement after passage of the Budget Repair Bill:
“Today’s passage is a momentous step toward getting our state’s fiscal house in order. Local municipalities and school districts will now have the tools they need to deal with the pending budget crisis without widespread layoffs.
“In November, we ran on solving the state’s economic crisis by cutting spending and not raising taxes. That is exactly what we are doing today.
“The actions taken today by the State Assembly were in keeping with the rules of this body. Legislating is not always pretty but the minority party’s continual attempts to block Democracy demanded that we take the steps necessary to complete the people’s business.”
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