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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2001Contact: Kevin Boatright
(608) 263-2227
Statements Concerning Today's Action
by the State Senate Majority Caucus
Katharine Lyall, President, University of Wisconsin System
"In addition to what the Governor and Joint Finance Committee
have already proposed, funding for our statewide Economic Stimulus
Package remains the UW System's highest budget priority. Today's
action by the Senate Democrats puts that package into the budget.
This is very helpful to the university but, even more importantly,
it is vital to the state's economic future. The caucus took other
actions today that would also help the UW System. I am grateful
for these actions and I encourage the full Senate to support the
amended budget bill when it comes to a vote."
Jay L. Smith, President, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents
"The Economic Stimulus Package approved by the state Senate
majority caucus is a crucial part of the UW System's biennial budget
proposal. It reflects our ongoing commitment to Wisconsin, by increasing
the number of students in high-tech, high-paying fields. All of
our institutions and their students would benefit from this package,
and it has strong support from the Wisconsin business community,
demonstrating that our economy will surely benefit from a strategic
investment of new money in the UW System now and for years to come."
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