State Sen. Paul Farrow, R-Pewaukee, responded Friday to criticism from state Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, on a resolution requiring the federal government to operate under a balanced budget.
Farrow and other representatives introduced Assembly Joint Resolution 81 to the American Legislative Exchange Council Jan. 21.
The representatives created the resolution in response to a December 2010 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility report predicting “severe devastation” if the nation does not reorganize.
“I joined Representative [Chris] Kapenga in this endeavor to send a message to Washington that Wisconsinites are fed up with their inaction on budgetary matters and the time has come for real solutions, not just broken promises,” Farrow said in the release.
AJR 81 is part of a Convention of States campaign, which Taylor said aims to amend the Constitution and limit federal government.
Farrow called Taylor a “Madison liberal” and said he was offended by her claims that AJR 81 is the “latest ALEC scheme.”
