Government and Politics
April 24, 2024
MADISON, Wi. — According to new reporting from the Cap Times, an anonymous lawmaker on the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee is blocking funding intended to combat the opioid epidemic.
“Do-nothing Republicans in the Legislature are holding hostage funding to address real and immediate challenges facing our communities, and Wisconsinites are suffering because of it,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin Deputy Communications Director Haley McCoy. “The obstruction we’re seeing from Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee is downright dangerous—there is simply no excuse for keeping this funding from the Wisconsinites who desperately need help. Rest assured: true accountability for the obstruction and petty political power grabs perpetrated by do-nothing Republicans is coming at the ballot box this November.”
Here’s some of the priorities that Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee have obstructed: