GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER,

A MAN OF

 COURAGE AND PRINCIPLE

DESPITE THREATS AND INTIMIDATION, GOVERNOR WALKER PUT THE INTERESTS OF WISCONSINITES BEFORE POLITICAL INTERESTS. HE DID THIS WITHOUT DEMEANING A SINGLE PERSON OR GROUP OF PEOPLE.

Thank you, Governor Walker, for exposing and eliminating fraud in our governmental system:

1.        Revealing the WEA Trust’s abuse of tax dollars by overcharging teachers and school districts for        health care premiums

2.      Forbidding the raiding of funds from all trust accounts including the Patients’ Compensation Fund (PCF)which had been raided by Governor Doyle’s administration. Paying back $200 million plus $33 million in lost interest for a total of $233 million returned to PCF.

3.      Eliminating fraud in programs like Badger Care, welfare, and unemployment

Thank you, Governor Walker, for returning fiscal security to our educational system while protecting a quality education for our children:

1.      Implementing programs under Act 10 which provide schools the OPTION to gain fiscal responsibility.

2.      Bringing fiscal stability to those schools which implemented your reforms enabling them to hire new teachers, implement new programs, and make much needed building repairs.

3.      Providing options to schools. Those who CHOSE not to implement ACT 10 lost as many as 1000 teachers and limited programs while remaining in debt.

4.      Creating opportunities for change. Milwaukee Public Schools has seen the light and will be implementing ACT 10 reforms this June.

5.      Continuing to meet the needs of Wisconsin students as verified in a survey by the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators.

Thank you, Governor Walker, for returning fiscal integrity to our state:

1.      Turning a $3 billion deficit to a $300 million surplus

2.      Paying off Wisconsin’s $60 million debt to Minnesota

3.      Keeping an extra $228 million in Wisconsin property taxpayers’ pockets

Thank you, Governor Walker, for bringing bi-partisanship to the legislative process:

1.      Passing Assembly Bill 319 with bi-partisan support to allow municipal employers to make modifications in compensation and fringe benefits without having to reopen negotiations

2.      Passing Senate Bill 117 with bi-partisan support to make it easier for citizens to file an action against the state

3.      Passing Assembly Bill 273 with bi-partisan support to make it easier for residents to gain remedy when they have been overcharged for property taxes

4.      Passing Senate Bill 259 with bi-partisan support to provide a level of accountability of elected officials to protect tax payers.

Thank you, Governor Walker, for returning power to the people:

1.      Passing legislation which returns a voice to the people

2.      Expanding school choice to Racine and Green Bay with Act 32

3.      Passing Act 10  which increases the voice of the local school board and the parents in decisions regarding their schools

4.      Creating legislation which will restore Parents’ Rights

Thank you, Governor Walker, for improving Wisconsin’s economic environment:

1.      Passing Act 2 which limits manufacturer liability to products actually produced here.

2.      Supporting legislation to eliminate excessive regulations.

3.      Supporting legislation which will provide Tort reform

4.      Supporting legislation which will renew Wisconsin’s mining industry

5.      Providing “Ready, Set, Go!” grants to grow jobs, wages, and revenues by enhancing tourism in Wisconsin.

Thank you, Governor Walker, for treating every citizen with respect and for properly implementing our republic, a form of government which assures equal opportunity, justice, and freedom for ALL.