Pawlenty statement on Wisconsin

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty offers his support to Wisconsin's Scott Walker in the following statement:

Governor Scott Walker is making tough choices needed to avoid financial ruin. The nation's governors don't need a lecture from a president who has never balanced a budget. All levels of government need to bring public employee compensation in line with the private sector. The gig is up for public employee groups who demand better benefits than the taxpayers who are paying the bill. I'm confident Governor Walker's reforms will succeed in Wisconsin. Stand strong, Scott -- average taxpayers everywhere are rooting for you.

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