CARTA DEL SENADOR CHRIS LARSON DE WISCONSIN (7/3/11):

Thank you for contacting me regarding Governor Walker's use of the Budget Adjustment Bill to reverse 50 years of Wisconsin history in preserving worker rights. I have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of public support.

As you know, Senate Democrats have chosen to stand with Wisconsin workers and unions. We ask that the Republican majority reconsider their unprecedented attack on Wisconsin workers, their communities and our tradition of working with labor to move Wisconsin forward. We ask simply that they come to the bargaining table and address the concerns of so many from across Wisconsin.

Beyond stripping away rights, this bill will also give the governor the unchecked authority to make dramatic cuts to the state's safety net programs like Badgercare and Seniorcare. It even gives the governor the ability to sell off 36 state-owned power plants using NO BID contracts. Now that we have seen the Governor's budget, we know that his Wisconsin is simply a land of less opportunity. His slash and burn budget specifically attacks education, the environment, transportation, and will prevent local governments from providing vital community services.

I appreciate your support in the fight ahead of us.

The rubber-stamp Republican Legislature is doing everything they can to railroad the governor's radical agenda through the Legislature. Please continue your advocacy with him as well as with your friends and community. We need you to let your neighbors know that his assault on worker rights, will hurt every person and every community across Wisconsin. It will drive down wages and decrease work place safety for all Wisconsin workers, union and non-union alike.

While rallies continue at the capitol, our fight has moved to every community in the state. Legislative compromise and moderation seems
unlikely until the faces change.

Thank you again for emailing me and for joining me in opposing Governor Walker on this crucial issue.

In Solidarity,

Chris Larson
State Senator
7th District