Wisconsin governor Scott Walker told THE WEEKLY STANDARD this evening that it is indeed possible for Senate Republicans to vote on the collective bargaining portion of his budget repair bill with a simple majority of senators present. "You could technically do it,” Walker told me, but he said he's reluctant to do it. Why?
“First of all, I’m an eternal optimist. My hope is still that in the end … Senate Democrats eventually feel the need from the public to come back and debate this bill.”
Pressed further on whether or not he'd consider voting on the collective bargaining separately in the future, Walker deflected the question and said he's currently committed to keeping the bill intact:
TWS: Is there any consideration that, in the future, you might split off and vote on this collective bargaining portion separately?
Walker: I still think it’s important to keep it intact. Because one [part of the bill] goes with the other. If you fail to get one, it makes it hard to balance the rest of the budget. So our hope, our focus is still on trying to figure out a way to make it possible for those state senate Democrats to get back. (More)
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