Fourteen Wisconsin Democratic State Senators who protested the budget repair bill by leaving the state have been found. The lawmakers are in the Best Western Clock Tower in Rockford Illinois.
Law enforcement officials have been looking for at least one Democratic senator to bring in for a quorum required for a fiscal measure, but Democratic Senator Jon Erpenbach confirmed to Newsradio 620 WTMJ that he and all of his Democratic colleagues boarded a bus and left the state.
Wisconsin Senate Democrats are boycotting the legislative session on Thursday, an attempt to prevent Republicans from reaching a quorum and being able to move forward on Gov. Scott Walker's (R) proposal to take away the collective bargaining rights of public workers.
There are a total of 33 members in the chamber. Twenty must be present to pass a fiscal bill. Therefore, the 19 Republicans need at least one Democratic senator must be present.
source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/17/wisconsin-protests-scott-walker-police_n_824697.html
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