Wisconsin Lawmaker Hopeful Bush Gets The Economy Moving WASHINGTON…President Bush scheduled a stop in Wisconsin for Friday morning, October 3, 2003.  The Congresswoman representing the 2nd District extended her warm Wisconsin welcome. “Our weather may be a little chilly,” U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin noted, “but a Wisconsin welcome is usually very warm.” Baldwin hoped the President will unveil a new plan to create jobs while in the Badger State. Since Wisconsin has one of the highest manufacturing job loss rates in the nation, Baldwin noted the President’s reception could be less than rosy if he didn't announce a plan to get people back to work and jump start the sluggish economy. “All of Wisconsin is suffering. I represent parts of Rock County,” she noted. “The Beloit-Janesville area alone lost 3,000 manufacturing jobs in 2001 and 2002. My constituents want solutions that work and I hope the President will deliver.” The sour national economy has contributed to the state’s financial crisis as well. “Wisconsin is not alone,” Baldwin added. “Most states have budget problems. Soaring health care costs, increasing unemployment, rising numbers of Americans without health care, and growing numbers of those living in poverty is also rampant across the country.” The Wisconsin lawmaker wanted the President to offer a job creation package and tell voters how he plans to fund national priorities like health care, Social Security, education, and protecting our men and women in uniform when we now have a looming deficit approaching $500 billion dollars a year. “I would like to see President Bush announce a repeal of his tax cut for the wealthiest 1%,” Baldwin said. “When the full impact of this massive give-away to our richest citizens takes effect, it will cost our depleted national treasury billions of dollars, put us into an even deeper budgetary hole, and impact our ability to put the 3.3 million people who lost their jobs since George Bush took office back to work.”