CNN Debate: Walker & WI’s Budget
Walker Turned Around A $3 Billion Deficit And Balanced The Budget
“Walker Signed The $66 Billion 2011-2013 Budget That Balances A Projected $3 Billion Deficit Without Raising General Taxes.” (Alex Morrell, “Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Signs State Budget In Green Bay Area,” Green Bay Press-Gazette, 6/27/11)
Walker Balanced Three Straight Biennial Budgets As Governor
PolitiFact Wisconsin: Walker Signed His Third Balanced Biennial Budget In 2015. “In the end, the 2015-’17 budget approved by the Legislature and signed by Walker in July 2015 was balanced -- just as every other Wisconsin state budget is.” (Tom Kertscher, “Donald Trump Says That Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin Budget Went From Projected Surplus To A Deficit,” Politifact Wisconsin, 7/28/15)