Sen. Fitzgerald: Statement on budget passage

6/16/2011

Contact: Andrew Welhouse, (608) 266-5660

Madison, WI… Tonight, the state Senate voted 19-14 to pass the 2011-13 state budget, sending it to Gov. Walker for signature. Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) released the following statement in response:

“What Republicans did to fix this mess is nothing short of incredible. We turned a $3 billion deficit into a $300 million surplus, and we did it on time and under budget.

“Gov. Walker and the Republicans inherited an absolute mess: a broken economy, a $3 billion structural deficit, runaway government spending, property tax hikes and billions in tax hikes on job creators and families. That’s the Democrats’ legacy in Wisconsin.

“The Republicans fixed this mess with real spending cuts, no tax hikes, a permanent property tax cap for the first time in our state’s history, and a real focus on jobs and the economy. We kept our promises to the people of Wisconsin, and we did it without pushing the problems off to the next generation.

“This budget brings a long-overdue change to a broken government. Maybe that’s the fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats: Democrats promise change… Republicans deliver it.”

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