Wisconsin Republicans Again Refuse to Expand BadgerCare; Deny Wisconsin Over $1 Billion in Federal Funding
MILWAUKEE – In response to Wisconsin Republicans’ decision to gavel in and out of today’s Special Session on BadgerCare Expansion, thereby ignoring the will of Wisconsin voters, keeping tens of thousands of Wisconsinites without access to affordable healthcare coverage, and denying our state over $1 billion in federal funding, State Representative
Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement:
“Today’s decision by Republican leadership to yet again deny affordable healthcare coverage to working Wisconsin families is absolutely shameful. Time and again, Wisconsin Republicans have shown that they are out of touch with reality in this state and in this country: Medicaid expansion is wildly popular among Wisconsin voters, and 38 states – red, blue, and purple – have chosen to expand Medicaid coverage for their residents. For goodness sake,
Some Wisconsin lawmakers request millions in earmarks, others nothing
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As a congressional ban on earmarks is lifted, some Wisconsin lawmakers request millions for their districts, others nothing
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