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02-28-2011, 05:24 PM
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Walker responds to Obama (http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/117101638.html)
JS Online
Feb. 28, 2011
Gov. Scott Walker on Monday afternoon responded to comments President Barack Obama made earlier in the day (http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/117073853.html) about the protests in Madison:
Walker’s office issued this statement:
“I'm sure the President knows that most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for wages and benefits while our plan allows it for base pay. And I'm sure the President knows that the average federal worker pays twice as much for health insurance as what we are asking for in Wisconsin. At least I would hope he knows these facts.
“Furthermore, I’m sure the President knows that we have repeatedly praised the more than 300,000 government workers who come to work every day in Wisconsin.
“I’m sure that President Obama simply misunderstands the issues in Wisconsin, and isn’t acting like the union bosses in saying one thing and doing another.”
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Walker responds to Obama (http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/117101638.html)
JS Online
Feb. 28, 2011
Gov. Scott Walker on Monday afternoon responded to comments President Barack Obama made earlier in the day (http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/117073853.html) about the protests in Madison:
Walker’s office issued this statement:
“I'm sure the President knows that most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for wages and benefits while our plan allows it for base pay. And I'm sure the President knows that the average federal worker pays twice as much for health insurance as what we are asking for in Wisconsin. At least I would hope he knows these facts.
“Furthermore, I’m sure the President knows that we have repeatedly praised the more than 300,000 government workers who come to work every day in Wisconsin.
“I’m sure that President Obama simply misunderstands the issues in Wisconsin, and isn’t acting like the union bosses in saying one thing and doing another.”
Related Articles:
Wisconsin Gov. to Obama: Butt Out (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/6381-wisconsin-gov-to-obama-butt-out)
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Obama should concentrate on his own, rather than Wisconsin's, budget crisis. By Jack Kenny
Wisconsin Protests: The Reforms, the Reality (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/6458-wisconsin-protests-the-reforms-the-reality)
As the protests in Wisconsin move into their second week, The New American took a look at Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed reforms (the so-called “budget repair bill”), critics’ claims, and the fiscal situation of the state, with state and local governments facing massive deficits, including enormous unfunded government-employee pension liabilities of around billion. By Alex Newman
Union Influence with the Obama Administration (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/6432-union-influence-with-the-obama-administration)
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Wisconsin Gov. Warns 12,000 State Workers Could be Fired Without Budget Deal (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/20/12g-state-workers-fired-budget-deal-wisconsin-governor-warns/)
Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/20/12g-state-workers-fired-budget-deal-wisconsin-governor-warns/), All Voices (http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8247529-wisconsin-governor-warns-12000-state-workers-could-be-fired)
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If changes aren't made to the benefit contributions paid by Wisconsin's nearly 300,000 public sector employees, about 10,000-12,000 workers will lose their jobs, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker warned Sunday.