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Monday, October 15, 2007

Helping hand offered

Kicking off the special Assembly session, Assembly Minority Leader Jim Kreuser, D-Kenosha, said he's ready to get a budget passed.

"Mr. Speaker, let me help you pass the budget," he said.

"I never said once I would hang you up. You need 10 votes? We can do that," Kreuser said.

Kreuser said he can offer votes from two-thirds, three-quarters, "maybe more" of his members. But Kreuser said he's not confident a budget can be passed tonight because "the tail is wagging the dog" in the Assembly GOP caucus, and more than 20 Assembly Republicans signed a no tax increase pledge.

"I hope you don't obstruct this budget from being passed," Kreuser said.

Greg Bump

Contact: bump@wispolitics.com

Updates on Joint Finance Committee action on the 2007-09 Wisconsin state budget, from the first JFC meetings through the governor's final vetoes.

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