• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / Legislature / Fitzgerald: no negotiating with Democrats (AUDIO)

Fitzgerald: no negotiating with Democrats (AUDIO)

February 26, 2011 By Bob Hague

Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (PHOTO: WRN)

One of the 14 Senate Democrats hiding out in Illinois said Friday that they’re talking with Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald about breaking the Senate impasse over Governor Scott Walker’s budget repair bill, but Fitzgerald said there are no negotiations. “He did reach out to us, to a degree,” said Senator Dave Hansen of Green Bay, the Assistant Minority Leader. “So we’re hoping against hope that there’s some common sense action that’s going to happen. We’re holding strong, and there’s no deadline set, and negotiations are continuing.”

Fitzgerald was asked following Friday’s floor session, whether there was any room for negotiation. “No, absolutely not,” he said. “We’re even stronger now since the Assembly vote last night. There’s no negotiating on this bill at all.” Hansen told Appleton radio station WHBY that he believes Senate Republicans aren’t 100 percent behind the governor’s proposal. “They do not like what is happening,” he said. “And I think it’s evidenced by the four Republican Assemblymen saying ‘this is just wrong.'” Four GOP Assembly members did vote against the bill early Friday morning.

“I don’t think there’s any doubt in anyone’s mind that there are rock solid 18 Republican Senators that are ready to vote for this bill,” said Fitzgerald. “We’ll be here waiting for final passage. We will negotiate the terms of what that will look like, that floor period, there’s no doubt about it. I’m not allowing them to come back and just go on ad nauseam, after they checked out on the process.”

AUDIO: Senator Scott Fitzgerald (12:00)

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Legislature, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Scott Walker



Featured Stories

Wisconsin veterans cheer passage of PACT Act

Lasry leaves U.S. Senate race and endorses Barnes

Trump will host Waukesha campaign rally for Tim Michels

U.S. House passes Respect for Marriage Act

Former UW Chancellor Blank’s cancer diagnosis means she will not take Northwestern job

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Giannis breaks franchise scoring record, Bucks beat Nets in OT

Wisconsin’s Davis declares for NBA Draft

Badgers to face Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl

Williams likely out for the season with broken hand

Packers releasing TE Jace Sternberger

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2022 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC

 

Loading Comments...