Republicans Fall Short in their COVID-19 Bill Package |
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Written by Melissa Agard Press |
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 16:12 |
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/coronavirus-nurse-tired-s5.jpg MADISON - On Tuesday, Legislative Republicans on the Assembly Committee on Health held a public hearing and executive session on the GOP COVID-19 Response legislation, Assembly Bill 1. This hearing comes one day after the introduction of two separate COVID-19 relief bills - Assembly Bill 1, championed by Republicans and LRB 0993/1, championed by Legislative Democrats. Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released this statement regarding the competing legislation:
“Legislative Democrats have been continuing to serve their constituents and come up with legislation to address many of the challenges that our friends, families, and neighbors are facing throughout this pandemic. However, the plan that we released most likely will not be considered for a committee hearing. Democrats have a plan that is rooted in science and addresses issues that are plaguing our communities. It is truly unfortunate that Republicans are continuing to play partisan games with peoples’ lives - it did not have to be this way. “The Republicans inability to wear masks in the Capitol, on the first day of session, as they mourn the nearly 5,000 Wisconsinites who have lost their lives to COVID-19 continues to highlight that responding to COVID-19 is not their top priority.” |
Last Updated on Friday, 08 January 2021 16:25 |
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