During the budget deliberations last June, I offered a budget amendment to get the people of Wisconsin back to work and fix Walker’s broken budget. I am hopeful that all of my colleagues will support putting our surplus money where our mouths are to get Wisconsin working again; I will offer my concrete ideas to get Wisconsin’s families working again.

My amendments will:

— Increase funding for the homestead and earned income tax credits. The tax hike reversal provision puts $25 million back into the hands of seniors, homeowners, and working families, instead of funding the proposed tax cuts for the super-rich.

— Reinvest in our public school children, college students, and worker training programs. The last Walker budget cut $792 million in aid to public schools; the "support our school children" provision restores funding to public school students. The "invest in college students" provision restores $273.8 million to the UW System budget, reversing the harsh cuts to Wisconsin’s colleges and universities. In addition, the "invest in worker training" provision restores the $71.6 million cut from general state aid to the technical college system in the last budget.