Monday, November 07, 2005

Where are Badgers on budget bill?

It's decision week in the House on a reverse Robin Hood budget bill that takes from the poor and gives to the rich.

President Bush’s allies want to hack $50 billion from Medicaid, food stamps, child support, student aid and other critical services for working families—so they can give $70 billion in new tax cuts to the rich.

Democrats are opposed, and some Rs are having misgivings. Rep. Tom Petri wants the provision allowing oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge out of the bill, the Journal Sentinel reports.

Rep. F. Jim Sensenbrenner isn't saying what he'll do, although he did sign a letter asking that the Arctic drilling provision be removed. He doesn't think it belongs in a budget bill, but that may not be a deal breaker for him

Rep. Paul Ryan has already voted for the plan in the Budget Committee, as Eye On Wisconsin details.

And Rep. Mark Green, the man who would be governor, who says he represents Wisconsin values? He told the Journal Sentinel that he was "reviewing the bill to make sure the spending reductions go far enough." Maybe we could squeeze a little more out of the poor, the elderly, and the children. Wisconsin values my eye!

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