Press Releases

Tommy Thompson and Paul Ryan will soon “have the time” to explain to Wisconsin voters their plan to cut taxes for millionaires like Mitt Romney while cutting investments in education.

Last month Thompson said he would carry Wisconsin for Mitt Romney and that MU poll was “Gold Standard”

Three GOP Senate candidates and incumbents in tight races have so far distanced themselves from Mitt Romney's comments that 47 percent of the American public doesn't pay income taxes and is "dependent on government." But on Wednesday, Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Tommy Thompson broke that trend and stood by his party's presidential nominee.

The Washington Post is reporting that Paul Ryan and Congressional Republicans are advancing legislation that would allow states to consolidate all state-federal aid programs into a single “Workforce Investment Fund,” where work eligibility requirements could be completely eliminated.

Reuters is today reporting that even fellow conservatives are hammering Mitt Romney over his unwillingness to level with the American people about details of his tax plan and the effects it would have on working families.

Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate on Scott Walker’s address at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL.

Addressing Tea Party supporters at the Republican National Convention in Tampa earlier this afternoon, Sean Duffy proclaimed his support for the Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan “dream ticket.”

As he struggled to explain the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan plan to end Medicare, freshman Ryan protege Sean Duffy said seniors should be able to buy vital health care the same way they buy lawnmowers.

Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following the adoption by the Romney-Ryan-Thompson Republican Party of restrictive language that would ban abortion nationwide, without exceptions for rape and incest.