Wisconsin State Senator Devin Lemahieu
Republican State Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu of Oostburg was quick – and sharp – in his reaction to the outcome of a vote on a multi-billion dollar spending package in Madison on Wednesday. The legislation, developed over the past several months by Democratic Governor and Republican leaders, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senator LeMahieu, passed in the Assembly 61-32, but couldn’t attract enough votes in the Senate where it failed 15-18. LeMahieu called the failure “…the worst of Madison politics”.
LeMahieu said that “Senate Democrats stood together to buck their own governor to deny working families tax relief and leave $2.5 billion sitting in a Madison bank account instead of helping schools perform special education services”, and that “Voters now know exactly who Senate Democrats serve in Madison: themselves.”
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