Democratic Assembly Leader Comments on Spat Between Attorney General and Republicans
Thursday, August 29th, 2019 -- 8:42 AM
(WRN) -As the legislature's Joint Finance Committee and Attorney General Josh Kaul continue to spar over one of the lame duck laws, Democrat Assembly Leader Gordon Hintz says this is just a vision of things to come."It looks like we're going to need some changes to fix this, otherwise Wisconsin taxpayers are going to be the ones holding the bag."
Hintz says this is just a sign of things to come, if the law isn't changed.
"We did tell them that this was going to happen, and now we're at this day of reckoning, and it's just humiliating reading the headlines that these guys don't even know what they're doing."
Hintz says this is what happens when you rush legislation.
"I think the lesson here is don't jam through last minute changes in the middle of the night if you're not sure what you're doing."
Kaul came before the committee this week as required to discuss a possible settlement that the state was involved in, but wouldn't disclose what the settlement was until lawmakers signed non-disclosure agreements. Republicans on the committee refused. Kaul says that he has until Friday to make a move on a major settlement, and that legally the Joint Finance Committee needs to tell him what to do.
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