Editor’s note: The following commentary has been issued for publication by the office of State Sen. Steve Nass.

Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, issued the following statement regarding the sudden movement by Assembly leaders to amend the Brewers Stadium Bills — AB 438 and AB 439 — to give the city and county of Milwaukee another big win from Republicans and another loss for state taxpayers:    

Taxpayers from all over Wisconsin will be forced to funnel $411 million towards a stadium maintenance deal that provides little in return to the hardworking taxpayers of Wisconsin.  Even worse, this massive deal just sets the state up to spend more at the end of the new lease when it comes time to fund a brand new $1 billion plus stadium project.

Assembly leadership has caved into demands from Milwaukee city and county officials by giving them even more flexibility with their new local option sales tax that Republicans gave away earlier this year as part of the state budget process.”

The big winners currently in this rushed deal: the Brewers, the City and County of Milwaukee, Governor Evers, Wisconsin Democrats and powerful special interests.  The big losers are the taxpayers and Wisconsin Republicans.

If Republican leaders believe that the Brewers Stadium Bills must pass then at least amend the bill to include something for state taxpayers.  I am prepared to offer an amendment that would insert the $2.9 billion middle class and retiree tax cut that has been blocked by Evers.  A plan that would provide the average taxpayer a $772 income tax cut.

State Sen. Steve Nass represents the 11th District, which includes in part or whole, the communities of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Milton, Whitewater, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, Walworth, Clinton, and Sharon, among others. The district includes Assembly districts 31, represented by Ellen Schutt, R-Clinton; 32, represented by Tyler August, R-Lake Geneva, and 33, represented by Scott Johnson, R-Hebron.