Randy Hopper listening sessions at UW Oshkosh tonight

Hopper will be in Room 227 of Reeve Memorial Union from 6:00-8:30 tonight, in case anyone has something to say to him.

Don't forget to bring your "Randy, I'll sleep with you for a government job!" signs.

Anyone other DUers going to be there?

He emphasized that it was a 'listening' session and wouldn't respond to repeated questions and requests for information. I'm sure the same thing will happen tonight.

'And while most of the nearly three-hour listening session was tense and angry, some like Orlee Hauser’s testimony silenced even the most bitter political opponents. Hauser’s 3-year-old son has autism and her family hopes a Medicaid slot will still be available this fall to help fund his treatment. Hauser, a public employee, said she’s about to lose salary, see an increase in medical co-payments for very frequent doctor visits and fears the Medicaid assistance slot could be frozen, costing her a total of $40,000 in assistance.

“We understand we have to pay our fair share. OK. But how is that our fair share? And I’m not the only one,” Hauser said. “Why are we taking money from the most vulnerable people in our society and giving it to the most beneficial? How is that fair?”

Hopper paused for a moment. “It doesn’t sound fair to me,” he said. “I don’t know that it is fair.”'

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