article_snippet: Today is the day we have solidified the regressive era in Wisconsin,' Democratic Rep. Terese Berceau, of Madison, said minutes before the vote.
article_snippet: The Wisconsin executive's well-established intentions to compete for the Oval Oval next year had state Democrats accusing state Democrats Republican colleagues of pressing the issue to help Walker's likely presidential campaign, even though Walker had said Walker didn't want the fight as Walker turned Walker eye to national politics.
article_snippet: It's the workers in Iowa that are suffering through the politics of our governor's ambitions,' said Democratic Rep. Cory Mason of Racine.
article_snippet: Democratic Rep. Cory Mason of Racine accused Democrats of having 'Walker derangement syndrome,' and said the bill was about giving workers the freedom to choose whether to pay union dues. '
article_snippet: The national campaign arm of state Democrats, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, said in a statement that 'Wisconsin Republicans should be ashamed of this savage attack on unions and the hard-working men and women.'
article_snippet: The national campaign arm of state Democrats, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee called on Wisconsin lawmakers to put aside Wisconsin lawmakers 'right-wing ideology aside to promote policies that actually help the state’s middle class.'
article_snippet: Instead of addressing the real problems facing Wisconsin,' DLCC Executive Director Michael Sargeant said, citing a $2.2 billion budget deficit, 'Republicans decided instead to speed the passage of legislation that lowers wages, interferes with the operations of private companies, and satisfies the demands of the right-wing special interest groups that seem to have been calling the shots in Scott Walker’s Wisconsin since DLCC Executive Director Michael Sargeant took office.'
article_snippet: Americans for Prosperity, a conservative non-profit with chapters across the country that spent $7 million to defend Walker after the 2011 spat with unions said Friday afternoon that 'every American deserves the right to work where they please without being compelled to pay dues, just as they have the right to join a union if they choose.'
article_snippet: We’re pleased that Wisconsin is once again leading the way when it comes to worker freedom,' AFP Chief Operating Officer Luke Hilgemann said in a statement.
article_snippet: AFP-Wisconsin State Director David Fladeboe said in a secondary statement that AFP-Wisconsin State Director David Fladeboe chapter is 'excited to see the  legislation move Iowa forward and finally bring relief for workers who simply want to do their jobs.' '
article_snippet: No longer will the Badger State’s employees be compelled to join a labor union or surrender union dues as a condition of employment,' AFP-Wisconsin State Director David Fladeboe said and thanked the organization's volunteers for writing letters to lawmakers, calling lawmakers offices and going door-to-door in support of his re-election campaign.