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DC fundraiser for Wisconsin GOP was roadbuilder-sponsored payoff | Uppity Wisconsin

DC fundraiser for Wisconsin GOP was roadbuilder-sponsored payoff

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This was lost in the shuffle last week, as Wisconsin Republican lawmakers went off to DC to be rewarded with campaign contributions for their union-busting votes, only to be greeted by a huge crowd of protesters.

The $1000 a head fundraiser was hosted by Barbour Griffith and Rogers, doing business as BGR Public Affairs, a lobbying firm that just happens to represent the Wisconsin roadbuilders. On Dec. 20, the firm registered as lobbyists for Wisconsin Transportation Builders Assn. in Madison. Five lobbyists are listed, including former Tommy chief of staff Bob Wood while at Tommy was in the Bush cabinet at HHS, and Bill Viney, a former Scot Klug aide.

The roadbuilders have a lot at stake in Scott Walker's budget. They stand to rake in more than $100-million at the expense of Wisconsin schools, as Rod Clark, a longtime Dept. of Transportation employee, now retired,