Republicans Tie Wisconsin Disability Accommodations to Power Grab |
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Elections, Elected Officials, Political Parties |
Written by Wisconsin Assembly Democrats |
Friday, 11 October 2019 11:22 |
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/disability-students-s5.jpg MADISON – Republicans continued on Thursday their long-standing pattern of self-serving power grabs which undermine our democracy and democratic institutions. Representative Anderson has privately asked for reasonable accommodations related to his disability since February. Since then, Representative Robin Vos has repeatedly denied these requests which would allow Rep. Anderson to continue serving his constituents. This week, Republicans offered some accommodations for Rep. Anderson, but paired them with significant, unrelated items that tilted power toward the majority Republicans. Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement on Vos’ latest power grab:
“Apparently Republicans are not capable of the simple decency of accommodating their colleague without attaching rule changes that have literally nothing to do with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The fact that throughout this process none of Rep. Anderson’s GOP colleagues reached out to him to offer even their minimal support tells you everything you need to know.” |
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