Today @GovEvers and @SpeakerVos both said they want to work on COVID-19 legislation, but it's clear they aren't near a deal yet.
Even if they reach an agreement -- and that's a big if -- they could have major trouble in the state Senate.
Even if they reach an agreement -- and that's a big if -- they could have major trouble in the state Senate.
The incoming Senate president, @SenatorKapenga, told me he didn’t see any need for the Legislature to act.
“At this point, I haven’t seen anything that I’m real excited about,” he said.
“At this point, I haven’t seen anything that I’m real excited about,” he said.
He said he didn’t support Vos’ call for increasing contact tracing.
“I’m not on the same page,” Kapenga said. “I don’t think I would add funding to that.”
That's true even if federal money is used, he said.
"It's still taxpayer money."
“I’m not on the same page,” Kapenga said. “I don’t think I would add funding to that.”
That's true even if federal money is used, he said.
"It's still taxpayer money."
Kapenga said he didn’t like some of the main provisions of Evers’ legislation, such as banning evictions and foreclosures and continuing to suspend the waiting period to receive unemployment benefits.
“I’m not real keen on that stuff,” he said.
“I’m not real keen on that stuff,” he said.
Kapenga said he was worried Evers’ mask requirement and other COVID-19-related policies were hurting the state’s economy.
“You’ve got people I think who are very scared right now and that’s part of the problem out there. There’s a lot of fear,” Kapenga said.
“You’ve got people I think who are very scared right now and that’s part of the problem out there. There’s a lot of fear,” Kapenga said.
Sen. @chriskapenga: “I don’t think it’s a good idea for (@GovEvers) to be what I consider fear mongering. I think it’s OK to have a healthy respect for what’s going on with COVID and I think people can make their own decisions on that.”
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