.@MayorGenrich is wearing a Sterling Sharpe jersey for today's news conference with former #Packers coach Mike Holmgren.
"It didn't have to be this bad. It really didn't," Holmgren says of Trump's COVID-19 response. "He knew and he did not take action."
Holmgren says he's voted in every election but never been outspoken. Says he believes this is the most important elex of his lifetime and, since WI was so close in 2016, he thought he might be able to help Biden here.
"If I'm ever going to do this, this is the time to do it."
Asked about critics who say it's WI's fault there are no fans at GB games, @MayorGenrich: Trump has pitted govs against each other to compete for fed support. If he had been "sincerely interested in working w/ govs of both parties…things would have played out much differently."
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.@SenRonJohnson is up at the @wisgop convention, taking the stage to chants of "six more years."
.@SenRonJohnson says he first ran for office because he "was panicked for our nation."
"Now I’ve been serving for 11 years. I’ve seen the change, and I hate to admit it, I’m more panicked."
.@SenRonJohnson is sharing stories about some recent confrontations, including getting booed at Juneteenth in Milwaukee. "Don’t worry about me. I’ve got a very thick skin. I sold plastic for 30 years; I’m very used to rejection."
"My purpose here isn't trying to make headlines; my purpose is to convey to the American public information and truths that I believe are important."
.@SenRonJohnson on whether he'll run again for #WISEN in 2022: "I don't feel any pressure to make (a decision) anytime soon."
.@SenRonJohnson on his promise in 2016 that he wouldn't run for a third term: "When I made that pledge, I meant that pledge." But he says he didn't realize at the time that Democrats would take majorities in Congress.
According to Lafayette County Board member Kriss Marion, a resolution has been introduced that, among other things, says media that print info from a press release about a water quality study — but not the WHOLE press release — "will be prosecuted."
@Kriss4Wisconsin There's obviously a lot going on here but I'm so hung up on any local government official thinking they can "prosecute" media for not printing an entire press release
Good morning! It's a busy day in Wisconsin's beautiful state Capitol. So many things happening. For starters, @GovWalker will light this Christmas tree at noon. But wait! There's more!
Last night, the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee voted to approve bills that would narrow Wisconsin's early voting window and strip away some powers from the executive branch and attorney general. Here's @katelynferral's story on the committee vote: madison.com/ct/news/local/…
.@repmarkpocan says if @SpeakerVos “does get too clever … I’ll come back from D.C and do what I have to.”
Vos and WI Republicans have talked about limiting some executive powers before @Tony4WI takes office. Pocan and Vos are in opposite parties, but are friends.
.@repmarkpocan names priorities for House Democrats:
🔸Access to health care/prescription drug pricing
🔸Minimum wage
🔸Infrastructure
🔸Election/campaign finance/ethics reform
.@repmarkpocan says @NancyPelosi committed to give more committee representation to Progressive Caucus. “I am waiting to have a personal conversation with her before I announce any decision … I would say the odds are that Nancy Pelosi is the next Speaker at this point.”