Walker talks unions, budgets in IL visit ahead of recall
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012SPRINGFIELD — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday visited a state he has used as a political punching bag to campaign ahead of a historic recall election in the Badger State.
Walker spoke to a crowd of about 300 lobbyists, lawmakers and members of the business community at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center.Walker’s speech was part of theIllinois Chamber of Commerce and National Federation of Independent Business lobby day here.
Walker’s visit comes less than two months before the embattled governor faces a recall election, spurred mostly by Act 10, a law passed during his administration that largely removes the ability of unions to use collective bargaining.
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