by James Parks, Mar 7, 2011
Wisconsin Senate Democratic Leader Mark Miller this morning offered to meet in person with Gov. Scott Walker and Senate Republican Leader Scott Fitzgerald to discuss how to reach a “bipartisan solution to our differences.”
In a letter hand-delivered by Miller’s office to Walker and Fitzgerald, the Democratic leader said:
Over the past several weeks we have witnessed an unprecedented public debate in Wisconsin over the value of public workers and the importance of collective bargaining rights.
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 differences to move our state forward.
Fourteen Democratic state senators, including Miller, left Wisconsin for Illinois on Feb. 17 to prevent a quorum from considering Walker’s plan to eliminate bargaining rights for public employees. By leaving, the Democrats prevented Walker and Fitzgerald from ramming the bill through without working people having their voices heard.
