Contact: Bill G. Smith at (608) 255-6083
Toni Angelini at (609) 989-8777
MADISON: The following statement may be attributed to National Federation of
Business (NFIB) Wisconsin State Director, Bill G. Smith, in response to the announcement that President
Obama has nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court:
“NFIB announced today that for the first time in our 73-year history, we will be weighing in on the
President’s Supreme Court nominee, D.C. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland. After preliminary
examination, Judge Garland’s record is discouraging. He has frequently sided with regulators, labor
unions, and trial lawyers at the expense of small businesses. Ninety-one percent of our members believe
that NFIB should be involved with this process. The stakes are far too high for small businesses in
Wisconsin for NFIB to sit on the sidelines.”
