WI Dems Propose Border Meeting
Sam Stein at Huffington Post reports:
The Democratic state Senate leader in Wisconsin has written a letter to Gov. Scott Walker asking him to hold a meeting to resolve differences regarding his controversial proposed budget at a neutral site along the Wisconsin-Illinois border.
Mark Miller, who on Sunday night was quoted by the Wall Street Journal as saying he was prepared to head back to the state capital to force a vote on the budget -- even without ensuring that the controversial anti-collective bargaining provision was dropped -- walked back that impression on Monday morning. From his letter to Walker and Republican state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald:
I write today to offer to meet, in person, as soon as possible to resume discussions on how we reach a bipartisan solution to our differences on January 2011 Special Session Senate and Assembly Bill 11.
The working people of Wisconsin are deeply concerned about what the future holds for their families and for the great state they call home. Now more than ever they are counting on us as leaders to work together to resolve our difference to move our state forward.
Since the bill's introduction public workers have come forward to offer economic concessions and democrats have offered a number of proposals to try to reach a bipartisan resolution.
I assure you that democratic State Senators despite our differences and the vigorous debate we have had, remain ready and willing to find a reasonable compromise. To that end, I would ask that you or your authorized representatives agree to seem with us near the Wisconsin-Illinois border to formally resume serious discussions as soon as possible
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