A Note from Rep.
Macco
Rep. Macco's 2015 Spring
Survey
So far, I have
received over 300 surveys back in the mail and online. If you have not taken
the time to fill out the survey, you can click on the link below to do so!
This is an essential
tool to let me know how you feel about what's going on in Madison, and it
should only take 5 minutes!
A great
visit with Green Bay Preble High School
This past
Wednesday, 34 students from Green Bay Preble High School toured the
Capitol. The students are English as a Second Language students, so I
had to talk through their teacher as a translator. Still, the students
were very receptive and asked me some great questions and were engaged
the entire time I spoke. I told them how, being a third generation
belgian, I remember my grandparents talking about their Belgian parents
and discussing the hardships they had.
Even
though that was 100 years ago, the struggles of 1st and 2nd generation
Americans have always been difficult. However, after meeting these
students, I am excited to see the great things they will do with their
lives!
Need a Job?
Although we are
at the lowest statewide unemployment since Governor Doyle, there are
still people all over Wisconsin looking for a job or perhaps looking for
a career move. Congressman Ribble is hosting a job fair on April 20th at
NWTC. If you, or anyone you know, is looking for a job, this is a great
opportunity to talk to over 80 companies from around the Green Bay area.
Click here for more information, or contact Congressman Ribble's
office.
Joint Committee on Audit Public Hearing
On Wednesday, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee met to discuss a number
of potential audits. One of the audits that we discussed was regarding fraud
in the unemployment claims at the Department of Workforce Development. The
audit discovered 64,700 cases of intentional fraud from 2011 to 2014. This
meant that 44,000 people intentionally defrauded the systm over three years
which cost taxpayers $86 million dollars.
During discussion on
the subject I said the following:
"I find it
profoundly unconscionable that anybody in any circumstance would try and
justify what is tantamount to stealing from the rest of the employees who
are looking for this and from the rest of us taxpayers."
You can find out
more about the story, and see video from my testimony here.
Busy Week!
The weather is
getting warmer, kids are finishing up school and the community is coming out
of hibernation. Soon, farmers markets, festivals and parades will begin in
the area. I'm looking forward to having a busy summer getting to see you at
these events in the community!
Have a great
weekend,
John Macco
Representative
88th Assembly
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