Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Press Release

The Art of a Desperate Deal

Gov. Walker signs $3 billion taxpayer giveaway to Foxconn

By - Nov 10th, 2017 02:38 pm

MADISON —  As Gov. Scott Walker signed the Foxconn contract, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Melanie Conklin released this statement.

“Rather than invest in Wisconsin-owned businesses across the state, Gov. Walker has chosen to gamble $3 billion of our tax dollars on a foreign corporation with a history of broken promises, all for the sake of his own reelection.”

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