Wisconsin Senate GOP leaders requiring missing Dems to pick up checks in person

John Galt..this one is for you.  If the Wisconsin Senators are not going to come to work and do the job for which they were elected, then they are not going to get paid until you do.  Pretty simple.

TO: Members of the Committee on Senate Organization
FROM: Senator Scott Fitzgerald, Chair
DATE: February 22, 2011
SUBJECT: Results of Senate Org. Ballot 11-027, Dated February 22, 2011

The Committee on Senate Organization, by a vote of Ayes, 3 (Fitzgerald, Ellis, and Grothman); Noes, 2 (Miller and Hansen); and Not Voting, 0, has approved the following motion:

"That the Chief Clerk provide the paycheck, per diem check, and any expense reimbursement check of any Senator who is absent without leave for 2 or more session days to the Majority Leader for the absent member to pick up in person.  Until the Majority Leader authorizes the Chief Clerk to reinstate direct deposit, the Chief Clerk shall suspend the direct deposit of the paycheck of any such Senator and process the Senator’s pay as a paper check."

The Majority Leader shall provide the checks only to the absent Senator and only on the floor of the Senate during a session day.

Please feel free to contact my office if you have any questions.

Senator Scott Fitzgerald