The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Wisconsin state Sen. Jon Erpenbach claims there is no urgency to pass budget repair bill
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Hanging over the standoff on union rights in Wisconsin is the question: How long will Democratic state senators continue their out-of-state boycott in an effort to delay a vote and get a compromise with Republican Gov. Scott Walker? The 14 Democrats are holed up in Illinois to avoid being forced to return to Madison for a vote. Their absence means the Senate lacks a quorum to vote on spending measures. And that means a delay on Walker’s plan to solve a $137 million budget shortfall – in part by forcing most public employees ...
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