GOP Assembly Speaker Calls for Regional Response to COVID-19

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Wisconsin needs a regional approach to re-opening businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.  Republican lawmakers held news conferences today in Appleton, Wausau and Chippewa Falls pushing to re-open the state in places that have not seen a big impact from COVID-19.  Vos said, “let’s start to turn the dial, as opposed to keeping every part of the state like it was Milwaukee. Because if we wait for Milwaukee and Brown County to be the indicator, it’s going to be a long time potentially before Wisconsin can open up.”  The Republican speaker also said, “we certainly want to minimize the number of people who die, but whenever we reopen the state, it is not going to be possible for us to prevent all deaths.”  Vos believes Governor Tony Evers is doing the best he possibly can, but says he needs more input.