Walker said the bill is necessary to close a budget shortfall of $137 million and a looming $3.6 billion deficit in the next two-year budget.
It wasn't long after the budget committee passed the bill that a group of Democrat lawmakers blocked the bill's passage by refusing to show up for a vote. They left the state in an effort to force Republicans to the negotiating table.
Teachers took to the street to protest a reduction in their benefits. Some parents supported their right to protest, but many parents were angry that teachers were shirking their classroom duties. They wished the teachers had found a different way to express their opposition.
One of the protesters who came to support Walker's bill was Dave Willoughby, a swimming coach at a private club. He held a sign saying "These teachers have abandoned post."
"There are parents with jobs who were forced to go home because their kids weren't in school. That was real helpful. Yeah, that's really what's best for the kids."
Obama claims that Wisconsin is launching an "assault on unions," click here. (Breitbart)
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