Democrats Continue to Lead the Fight to Protect Taxpayers on Foxconn
Walker’s Republican allies in Legislature reject resolution calling for Foxconn contract to be made public
Madison – Today, during scheduled floor debate in the Wisconsin State Assembly, the Assembly Democratic Caucus brought forward a privileged resolution (AR ##) calling for the contract currently being negotiated between Foxconn and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to be made publically available to the individuals that will finance the deal: the Wisconsin taxpayers. This call comes prior to Wednesday’s scheduled vote by the WEDC board to approve or reject the contract.
Assistant Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement after Governor Walker’s Republican allies used their majority to vote down the resolution:
“It’s clearer than ever that Democrats are leading the fight to protect Wisconsin taxpayers and ensure the biggest state giveaway to a foreign corporation isn’t rigged against them. The governor and his allies in the legislature love to cling to poll tested talking points about protecting tax dollars, but their actions once again contradict their hollow rhetoric.
“The public will be financing this unprecedented corporate giveaway and deserve to see what the contract actually states before sending their tax dollars to Governor Walker and letting him funnel their money to a foreign corporation. Transparency to the taxpayer is not that hard of a concept to understand, yet my Republican colleagues continue to carry water and fall in line with the governor instead of working to protect Wisconsin residents.”
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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- Murphy’s Law: What Are Foxconn’s Employees Doing? - Bruce Murphy - Dec 17th, 2024
- With 1,114 Employees, Foxconn Earns $9 Million in Tax Credits - Joe Schulz - Dec 13th, 2024
- Mount Pleasant, Racine in Legal Battle Over Water After Foxconn Failure - Evan Casey - Sep 18th, 2024
- Biden Hails ‘Transformative’ Microsoft Project in Mount Pleasant - Sophie Bolich - May 8th, 2024
- Microsoft’s Wisconsin Data Center Now A $3.3 Billion Project - Jeramey Jannene - May 8th, 2024
- We Energies Will Spend $335 Million on Microsoft Development - Evan Casey - Mar 6th, 2024
- Foxconn Will Get State Subsidy For 2022 - Joe Schulz - Dec 11th, 2023
- Mount Pleasant Approves Microsoft Deal on Foxconn Land - Evan Casey - Nov 28th, 2023
- Mount Pleasant Deal With Microsoft Has No Public Subsidies - Evan Casey - Nov 14th, 2023
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