“I can tell you, that’s fine, but I think they can go suck lemons. The rest of us are going to cheer and figure out how we get this thing going forward.”

The plant would be the first outside of Asia to produce LCD screens used in computers, televisions and other products. The displays could eventually have automotive, health care and entertainment uses.

I-94 transportation

project included in bill

Also included in the bill aimed at laying the groundwork for Foxconn’s promised 20 million square feet of manufacturing space is $250 million in bonding to rebuild and expand the Interstate 94 north-south corridor that connects Milwaukee and Chicago.

That project has been in limbo as lawmakers have struggled to find consensus on how to fund major road projects in the 2017-19 state budget, which was due June 30 and has not yet passed.

Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, who represents an area being considered by Foxconn for the plant, thanked Walker and Foxconn for including the I-94 project in the bill.