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Democrats Upset with JFC Republicans
Democrats on Wisconsin’s budget-writing committee are slamming Republicans for their plans to not pass Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal.
The Joint Committee on Finance is set to start writing the state’s new, two-year spending plan this week. On Tuesday, JFC Democrats said Republicans on the committee are planning “to strip Governor Evers’ state budget to the bone by slashing hundreds of provisions and billions of dollars.”
“Especially with the unprecedented level of chaos and uncertainty created by the Trump-Musk regime, Wisconsinites are looking for support and stability from their state elected officials,” Sen. LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee, Sen. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, Rep. Tip McGuire, D-Kenosha, and Rep. Deb Andraca, D-Whitefish Bay, said in a statement. “However, this motion shows that JFC Republicans once again plan to turn their backs on working families by removing broadly popular policy proposals in pursuit of a massive tax giveaway to their ultra wealthy donors.”
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that JFC Republicans are planning to cut Evers’ $3.5 billion school funding increase, along with his plans to hire hundreds more state employees, and his long-promised plan to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin.
“Time and time again at our JFC public hearings and dozens of additional listening sessions throughout the state, we heard the message that Gov. Evers’ budget proposal offers a positive vision for our state that prioritizes what people spoke up for and addresses the rising cost-of-living for communities throughout Wisconsin,” the JFC Democrats added.
Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August, R-Walworth, said Republicans have been clear for months about what they will, and won’t vote for.
“The Governor has once again proposed an unserious document and a liberal wish list,” August said. “Assembly Republicans will continue to be fiscally responsible as we work to return more money to the hardworking taxpayers of Wisconsin. We know that they already pay too much in taxes, Governor Evers believes they don't pay enough.
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