As so often happens with Washington scandals, it isn't the original scandal that gets people in the most trouble -- it's the attempted cover-up. |
Do I think it should it be a criminal offense? Yes. |
It would be totally unreasonable to impose this tax on the already-struggling family farmers of Wisconsin. Dairy farming is essential to our economy, and our agricultural traditions are high on the list of the things that define our state. We need to provide a helping hand to our farmers instead of trying to pick their pockets. |
There's clearly a massive readjustment going on in Congress. |
We think if people say something in a campaign, they should have to stand behind it, be held accountable for it, be proud of it. So we want disclosure and then that would bring things to light. |
We were hoping it would be a bigger priority for our [Republican] caucus than it turned out to be. It's a winning issue, we believe. |