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Republicans on the Failed Surplus Deal
Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol wasted no time in assigning blame for the death of the state’s tax deal.
Both Republicans and Democrats passed the $1.8 billion package through the Assembly Wednesday night, but the package died in the State Senate.
Three Republicans and every single Senate Democrat voted No.
Sen Mary Felzkowsi, R-Tomahawk, was one of the Republicans who voted yes. She immediately blamed Democrats, and framed the death of the tax deal as a campaign issue.
"[The vote] was extremely disappointing. Not even one Senate Democrat would join Senate Republicans to take real action and deliver immediate relief to Wisconsin families. For months, Senate Democrats have talked about the rising cost of living that Wisconsin families are facing. Today, they had an opportunity to act, and they said no. Against their own Governor," Felzkowski said. "The Senate Democrats said no to providing special education aid. They said no to property tax relief. They said no to returning money to taxpayers. They said no to permanently eliminating tax on tips and overtime."
Rep Amanda Nedweski, R-Pleasant Prairie, echoed her thoughts.
“Legislative Republicans spent years budgeting responsibly, putting Wisconsin in the strong fiscal position today to be able to return the surplus to hardworking families while making another historic investment in special education,” Nedweski said. “Democrats think the surplus belongs to them to be able to spend it on their next political pet project. Republicans understand that it belongs to the taxpayers, and we trust them to be able to spend it more wisely than Madison politicians.”
Gov. Evers blamed Republican candidate for governor, Tom Tiffany, for the tax deal’s death.
"Wisconsin’s kids and schools aren’t going to get the investments they desperately need this year because Tom Tiffany and a few Republican and Democratic lawmakers chose to blow up a bipartisan plan to invest in our K-12 schools, lower property taxes, and help working families afford rising costs, all because they’d rather do what’s best for the next election than what’s right for the people of our state," Evers said in a statement.
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