Jay Heck Quotes

This is the first time that normal citizens had a chance to speak on the biggest and most widespread political scandal in Wisconsin history. They resoundingly said that this was a profound violation of the public trust. - Jay Heck

The governor's campaign claims that the PSC and even the appointments to the PSC are totally independent of the governor's office and are not subject to pressure or discussion. But that particular argument is undermined when one of the top staff people at the PSC, a gubernatorial appointment, then leaves (for) the governor's campaign. - Jay Heck

People have become very disgusted with state government in a state where we once took incredible pride with how clean and honest government used to be. I think it's really thrown a lot of people for a loop. - Jay Heck

Obviously the most humiliating thing for a politician is having to resign from office. He's forced to leave a position of power not through his own choice. - Jay Heck

It's great that Green is calling for spending limits. He ought to go a step further and call for campaign finance reform. - Jay Heck

It's almost as if legislators are outsourcing one of their primary duties of drafting laws, and they're allowing the private sector to take over that responsibility. This is a full-time Legislature. You'd think that would be something that, rather than give lobbyists the primary duty to draft legislation, our full-time legislators should be doing. - Jay Heck

It would be hard to see how the other defendants are going to escape any penalty given what's happened here. - Jay Heck

It will only make people more distrustful of government. What we need is more openness, not less. There is no way this is beneficial Citizens ought to be outraged. - Jay Heck

If this is introduced in the beginning of next session, then I think there's reason for concern. - Jay Heck

I think if we were to go through these trials and pleas and there is no incarceration, it might be viewed by the public as much ado about nothing. - Jay Heck

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