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Milwaukee, Wis.  – U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) was in Madison this past weekend to welcome home the “Fabulous 14,” the 14 Wisconsin State Senators who blocked consideration of legislation that would have stripped public workers of nearly all of their collective bargaining rights.

Congresswoman Moore said, “By taking a stand, these courageous 14 senators took a major risk and showed great courage.  By prolonging debate on this issue, the ‘Fabulous 14’ elevated it to the national consciousness.  While this battle may be over, the war continues.”

Moore framed a poem about Rosa Parks in honor of the 14 senators.  Moore had Federal officials – including Senator Herb Kohl, Representatives Tammy Baldwin and Ron Kind, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, and Representatives John Lewis, Barbara Lee, Jan Schakowsky, Keith Ellison and others sign the poem’s frame. 

Governor Walker and Republicans in the State Legislature worked around the 14 senators’ protest, and the changes to collective bargaining were signed into law last Friday.  Returning to the state after weeks, the senators were welcomed home by a crowd – according to some estimates – of 100,000