Quotes of the Week You shouldn’t allow biological males to compete against girls. I mean, it’s just disheartening to the girls. … You shouldn’t allow biological males to be going into women’s bathrooms. It’s creepy. It’s just not good. – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, during a telephone interview, responding

Quotes of the Week I think there was widespread fraud and I think we are going to see more and more data that comes out as Justice Gableman continues his investigation. But it’s up to the people of Wisconsin to decide who they want to lead their state. – Assembly

Quotes of the Week I think (Pelosi) wanted to proceed the way she wanted to proceed. I might have been one of the ringleaders that were trying to protect their states’ money, and that always makes for a tense conversation — but at the end of the day, we fixed

Quotes of the Week I saw how the Russian media was endlessly running Trump’s comments applauding Putin. It was embarrassing and un-American. The free world is united in our support for Ukraine and we must continue to hold Putin accountable. – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, on former President

Quotes of the Week Indifference in this building is getting expensive, folks. And let me be frank: The people who will bear the burden of inaction are almost certainly not the people sitting in this chamber tonight.  So don’t sit here in a white, marble building with state coffers that

Quotes of the Week If parents want to “have a say” in their child’s education, they should home school or pay for private school tuition out of their family budget. – Rep. Lee Snodgrass, D-Appleton, in a deleted tweet about a Republican bill to give parents more say over schools’

Quotes of the Week My office, and I’m certain all other legislative offices, received hundreds of emails calling for the withdrawal of Wisconsin’s electoral votes. I believed it was unconstitutional, but we asked the non-partisan Legislative Reference Bureau so we could share the memo with our members and constituents. –

Quotes of the Week Wisconsinites need help making ends meet and can’t wait until the next biennial budget—they need relief now. – Gov. Tony Evers, calling to use money from the state’s projected $3.8 billion surplus to fund education and provide a $150 tax rebate to each Wisconsinite. To quote

Quotes of the Week If you’re a Democrat right now getting ready to run for reelection, let’s see, do you run on controlling inflation? No. Do you run on controlling COVID? No. Do you run on controlling spending and worrying about the deficit and how we do all of these

Quotes of the Week We face powerful forces that desire even more power and control over our lives. Their path, paved with false hope and greater dependency, always leads to tyranny. We cannot let them win. – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, on why he’s seeking a third term after

Quotes of the Week The citizens of the state of Wisconsin deserve the truth. Either these records exist and they’re being improperly withheld, or they don’t exist. – Dane County Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn denying attempts by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and his staff attorney, Steve Fawcett, to block the

Quotes of the Week Mr. Gableman is coming to my county and I will attend that meeting along with my concealed carry permit, to be perfectly honest, because it keeps jazzing up the people who think they know what they’re talking about, and they don’t. – Senate Elections Committee Chair

Quotes of the Week That would never be my first effort, right. I want them to cooperate. Let’s hope they cooperate. – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on whether he would support former Justice Michael Gableman’s effort to jail the mayors of Madison and Green Bay if they don’t cooperate with

Quotes of the Week By starting with current maps, the conservatives on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court won’t simply be blessing a partisan gerrymander, they will be actively engaging in partisan gerrymandering. – Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, on the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Republican-backed

Quotes of the Week This trial made clear that when authorities fail to utilize appropriate resources to protect public safety, violence and destruction often follows. The destruction in Kenosha did not need to occur. The events covered in the trial were avoidable if proper steps were taken last summer to

Quotes of the Week Having to sign the third subpoena in the history of the Senate is not something I take lightly. … I sign this with the full effect of the law behind it. We are not playing games, and there will be consequences if they don’t comply. –

Quotes of the Week For years, the people of this state have demanded better and fairer maps. And for years, the people of the state have been ignored. The gerrymandered maps the Republicans passed a decade ago, have enabled members of the Legislature to comfortably ignore the will of the

Quotes of the Week Candidates determine who is successful in our election, not simply the partisan makeup of the district.  What I hear in your frustration is the inability of Democrats and their candidates to connect with voters in every part of the state. – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester,

Quotes of the Week The public has had an unprecedented level of input and influence over the map-drawing efforts. We encouraged Wisconsinites to play an active role in the process, and their participation has fundamentally shaped the way the maps were drawn. – Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, on

Quotes of the Week Politicians shouldn’t be in the business of interfering with decisions a patient makes with their healthcare provider. I will always defend reproductive rights. Period. – Gov. Tony Evers on a series of abortion-related bills following an Assembly Health Committee public hearing. Republicans in the Legislature have