Biography

“At a time when we need to be creating jobs and we need to maintain tight fiscal order it is terribly concerning that our new economic development agency is failing to do so. Last session, when the Department of Commerce was disintegrated and WEDC was formed, many amendments were put forward by my Democratic Colleagues that would have provided more oversight of the new entity, unfortunately we have found out about multiple examples of misuse, abuse and failure to meet objectives by WEDC.”

“Last year Governor Walker set up the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Elimination Taskforce to look into fraudulent use of state benefits by individuals, that is a laudable goal. We should also be watching for fraudulent use of private contracts the state has with service providers. The contract with LogistiCare seems to be set up to encourage misuse and abuse by the company rather than providing appropriate and necessary rides to medical appointments.”

“As a State Representative, I believe it is very important to give my constituents a regular opportunity to sit down and share their questions, comments or concerns with me. I always appreciate the opportunity to help resolve issues and to provide answers to questions that people might have about things going on in the State of Wisconsin.”