Rep. Bowen Statement on Passage of Watered-Down Republican Budget
Bowen Disappointed by Numerous Missed Bi-Partisanship in Republican Version of Budget
MADISON – State Rep. David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement on the passage of Assembly Bill 56, the State Budget for the 2019-2020 biennium:
“Compared to the promise of Governor Evers’ ‘People’s Budget,’ I am disappointed in the Republican version of the budget passed last night. Governor Evers traveled the state and actually listened to everyday Wisconsinites, Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, to find out what the citizens of our great State wanted. The answers were clear – the people wanted Medicaid expansion, the people wanted full funding for schools, the people wanted clean water, the people wanted investment in transportation and no more potholes. With this watered-down version of the budget, Republicans have made it clear that they think that they know better than the people who elected them. Last I checked, our job as Representatives is to listen and re-present what is shared, not dictate.”
While Governor Evers’ proposed “People’s Budget” would have expanded Medicaid, fully funded Wisconsin’s schools and higher education institutions, increased access to clean water across the state, put forth historic investments in Wisconsin’s transportation infrastructure sharing the burden with out of state, and included numerous other forward-thinking propositions, the Republican version of the budget passed last night either stripped or weakened many of the provisions included in Gov. Evers’ budget.
“To be clear, after years of austerity budgets balanced on the backs of local governments and school districts under former Governor Walker, it is finally nice to see Republicans recognizing that Governor Evers is right about the need for our state government to actually invest in our State. But at the end of the day, this Republican budget is full of missed Bi-Partisanship to respond fully to the needs of our citizens.”
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.
More about the 2019-2021 Wisconsin Budget
- State Budget Fell Short on Highways? - Laurel White - Jul 8th, 2019
- Rep. LaKeshia Myers Supports Governor Evers’ Partial Vetoes - State Rep. LaKeshia Myers - Jul 3rd, 2019
- Statement: Wisconsin’s biennial budget will speed up transition to electric vehicles and improve public transit - WISPIRG Foundation - Jul 3rd, 2019
- Majority Leader Fitzgerald Reacts to Governor Evers Signing the Wisconsin Budget - U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald - Jul 3rd, 2019
- Evers Uses 78 Partial Vetoes on Budget - Laurel White - Jul 3rd, 2019
- Rep. Bowen Statement on Gov. Evers’ Signing of Biennial Budget - State Rep. David Bowen - Jul 3rd, 2019
- Promises Made, Promises Kept: Gov. Evers Signs Wisconsin’s 2019-21 Biennial Budget into Law - Gov. Tony Evers - Jul 3rd, 2019
- Budget Bill The Shortest in Decades - Shawn Johnson - Jun 30th, 2019
- Op Ed: Budget Should Plan For the Future - State Sen. Jennifer Shilling - Jun 29th, 2019
- Majority Leader Fitzgerald Statement on the Passage of the Wisconsin Budget - U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald - Jun 26th, 2019
Read more about 2019-2021 Wisconsin Budget here
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