Robson: Biggest Differences Lie in Health Care
Sen. Robson in her opening statements said the biggest differences between Senate and Assembly proposals is in how they address the costs of health care.
She said the cost of health care is hurting local governments, school districts and families.
"The cost of health care is eating budgets alive, and we can no longer ignore it," she said.
Robson said she hopes Republicans on the panel will be open minded to the Healthy Wisconsin plan included in the Senate budget. While detractors have attacked it as a socialized system, she said it was "managed competition," and doesn't raise taxes but "substitutes" what businesses and individuals currently spend on health care.
"We cna no longer sustain this system - it's broken," Robson said.
She said she hopes both sides can "set aside the rhetoric and posturing, roll up our sleeves and come up with a budget in a timely way that's responsible as well."
"This is what Democracy is about in the best way," said the Beloit Democrat. "It's not about horsetrading. It's about finding some good compromise."
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