Thanks for your feedback: March 11, 2010

Thank you to all those you participated in my telephone town hall meeting last night.  We had a great turnout with over 5,200 callers.  I was able to address concerns and answer questions on a variety of topics including the economy, jobs, health care, fiscal responsibility, and education.  I also took the opportunity to ask callers a few poll questions.  I thought you might be interested in the responses.

Poll Question 1. Do you think focusing on helping small businsses create jobs is the most effective approach for turning around our economy in western Wisconsin? 82% of respondants said yes, focusing on small buisnesses is effective.

Poll Question 2. Today the House Appropriations Commitee said they would ban earmarks for for-profit companies.  Do you feel like this is a good step for fiscal responsibility? 86% agreed that it was.

It is clear that fiscal responsibility is a concern among the residents of western Wisconsin. As a former intern for Senator Proxmire, I am committed to fiscal responsibilty and will continue to do my best to be a good steward of taxpayer dollars.

My next telephone town hall will be in mid-April. In addition, I will be holding several in-person town halls in the district March 29-April 9.  Please check back on the website for dates, times and locations.