1-25-24 state of state react: republican state senator dan feyen

Madison, WI – State Senator Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac) released the following statement after Governor Tony Evers’ 2024 State of the State Address:

“There are many issues facing Wisconsin as we head into 2024. Rising consumer prices and high cost of living is hurting families all across our state. This is a national problem, but there is something our state government can do to ease the economic pressure this is putting on Wisconsinites. This is why I have been honored to support repeated attempts to cut taxes for hardworking families in our State. Government has been collecting more money than it needs to operate and returning this money to the taxpayers is long overdue.

“We must also continue to tackle or workforce issues head on. Wisconsin needs to eliminate barriers to entering the workforce through apprenticeships and compete on a national scale to get skilled workers to come to Wisconsin to live, work, and play.

“One way to attract workers is through affordable housing. I’m proud of the work we did this session to boost development and create workforce housing. This previous budget invested $525 million in housing packages. We have more work to be done on this front, but this was a monumental step.

“Governor Evers brought up child care issues and I agree there is work to be done on this front. This is why I’ve introduced Senate Bill 623 which will help get the business community involved in solving this crisis. We will continue to look at more ways that we can change regulations and target investments to stabilize Wisconsin’s child care.

“I’m ready and excited to work for the people of the 18^th Senate District in 2024”