Contact: Van Wanggaard 608-266- 1832 “This is a great day for Racine and Kenosha counties, and the entire state of Wisconsin. Today, we sent a message not just to Foxconn, but every other manufacturer of cutting-edge technology – Wisconsin should be your new home. “I am proud of the tremendous

Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5670 (Madison)—“As someone who helped Marinette Marine land the Navy LCS contract that created thousands of new jobs in Northeast Wisconsin and around the state, I am supportive of responsible efforts to create jobs regardless of which party those ideas come from. “Unfortunately, the deal negotiated by

Contact: Sen.Larson 608.266.7505 Madison, WI – Today, Senator Larson released the following statement regarding the passage of the Walker/Trump/Foxconn proposal in the State Senate: “Our Wisconsin economy must be built on rewarding hard work and innovation by creating more opportunities for our small businesses, innovators, communities, and children to reach

Contact: LaTonya Johnson 608.266.2500 MADISON – Wisconsin State Senator LaTonya Johnson (D – Milwaukee) made the following statement regarding today’s vote on August 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 1 on the Wisconsin State Senate floor: “At a time when far too many people across the state are struggling to make

Contact: Senator Chris Kapenga (608) 266-9174 Madison – State Senator Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) released the following statement after the State Senate voted to pass Special Session AB 1, which would bring electronics manufacturer Foxconn to Wisconsin. The bill passed the Senate on a bi-partisan vote of 20-13. “The opportunity to

Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 Republicans pass corporate welfare package at the expense of local schools and crumbling roads MADISON – With a budget that fails to restore school funding, improve local roads and protect access to healthcare, Senate Republicans voted for the largest state taxpayer giveaway to a foreign

By Tim Sheehy – President, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce On behalf of MMAC and its member companies, I salute the State Senate for the vision they showed today by passing legislation necessary to bring Foxconn’s transformational investment of jobs and capital to Wisconsin. Foxconn is committing to create an

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Republicans Continue to Lead While Democrats Look to Obstruct Good-Paying, Family-Supporting Jobs [Madison, WI]— Today Republicans in the Wisconsin State Senate passed legislation in support of Foxconn Technology Group’s historic investment that will lead to tens of thousands of jobs in Wisconsin. The Republican Party

Contact: State Senator David Craig (608) 266-5400 Senate Advances Foxconn Legislation to Bring New Industry to Wisconsin Madison, WI — Today, State Senator David Craig (R-Town of Vernon) voted in favor of the Foxconn bill. The legislation is a package that will help bring the Foxconn Technology Group to Southeast

Contact: media@foxconn.com “We thank lawmakers in the state Legislature for their endorsement of this project to bring our state-of-the-art advanced display manufacturing campus and thousands of jobs to Wisconsin. We eagerly await being able to take the next steps in this partnership and make Wisconsin a center of worldwide high-tech

Contact: Sen. Duey Stroebel, 608-266-7513 New technology will be game changer for supply chain businesses Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) released the following statement after the passage of Foxconn: I first ran for office shortly after Governor Walker coined the motto ‘Wisconsin is open for business.’ Foxconn is

Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 MADISON- Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) has released the following statement after casting a ‘no’ vote on August Special Session Assembly Bill 1, the Foxconn incentive package: “The decision to vote no on the Foxconn incentive package did not come easy. Weeks of

Contact: Senator Fred Risser 608-266-1627 Largest state taxpayer giveaway to a foreign corporation in U.S. history State Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison) said that today’s passage by the Senate of the Foxconn legislation is a breathtaking sweetheart deal that sells out state environmental laws, give Foxconn special treatment in our courts,

Contact: Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov MADISON, Wis. — Senate Assistant Majority Leader Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, issued the following statement Tuesday upon passage of the Foxconn bill in the state Senate: “Wisconsinites have been calling on their elected officials to listen to them and put their interests first. The

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released the following statement after the Wisconsin State Senate passed the Wisconn Valley Special Session legislation with bipartisan support. “Thank you to the members of the State Senate for passing this bill with bipartisan support and opening the door to