Statements about Job Accomplishments
As mayor, Barrett led efforts to redevelop the Menomonee Valley, "which now supports nearly 4,000 jobs in Wisconsin."
Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker "increased his own pay by $50,000."
Says "Sean Duffy was a no-show" as Ashland County District Attorney while he was on the campaign trail
Since being elected in 2002, Scott Walker has "given back over $370,000 of his salary to the county."
Says "the headlines … tell the story" of how Walker has "mismanaged" Milwaukee County
As Milwaukee County executive, Scott Walker "eliminated the waiting list for long-term care for older adults through the Family Care program."
Says the Feingold garage ad "is a fake: He’s not standing in front of his house."
When each faced a pension funding crisis, Tom Barrett made tough choices and smart cuts while Scott Walker passed $400 million in pension debt to the next generation.
A $300 million stimulus allocation to Wisconsin "has led to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs in every corner of this state."
"Our county now has the fastest growing airport in America, attracting nearly 1,000 new private sector jobs."
"Under Tom Barrett’s leadership, violent crime in Milwaukee has decreased by over 20% -- to its lowest levels in more than 20 years."
"She created the Waste, Fraud and Mismanagement Hotline.... (that) has saved Wisconsin taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars."
"Over 22,000 unique Internet Protocol addresses -- in Wisconsin alone -- have downloaded child pornography."
"Senator Jeff Plale saved my job" -- and some 300 others at Bucyrus International.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett "has held the line on property taxes."
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