WisGOP Statement on Bernie Sanders Visit to Mount Pleasant

MADISON, Wis. – If you are covering Senator Bernie Sanders’ visit to Mount Pleasant today, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Spokesperson Matt Fisher:

“With high costs continuing to plague the economy, the last person Wisconsinites want to hear from is tax and spend socialist Bernie Sanders. His presence in Wisconsin’s 1st district is a reminder to voters that he and Peter Barca have nothing to offer except higher taxes and more inflation.” —WisGOP Spokesperson Matt Fisher

Background:

• In Congress, Barca supported and voted for the 1993 Clinton Budget Omnibus, considered the “largest tax increase in U.S. history” at the time.
• Wisconsin families ended up paying an average of $256 more per year in taxes as a result of the 1993 Clinton Budget Omnibus.