FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 17, 2018 Contact: Austin Altenburg [email protected] ICYMI: Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch are Committed to Continuing Coverage for Those With Pre-Existing Conditions [Madison, Wis.] – Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch are demonstrating their commitment to making sure Wisconsin continues to cover people with pre-existing conditions following false attacks by Tony Evers' national Democrat allies -- with the governor vowing to call a special session of the legislature if necessary. Read more from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel here or find excerpts below: Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, a cancer survivor, pushes back on ad suggesting pre-existing conditions protections are in jeopardy By Molly Beck Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch is pushing back against Democrats arguing protections for pre-existing medical conditions are in jeopardy under Gov. Scott Walker. Kleefisch said Thursday that even if a lawsuit Walker approved to repeal the Affordable Care Act is successful, Walker will call on lawmakers to pass legislation protecting pre-existing conditions like Kleefisch's own past cancer diagnosis. "Folks with pre-existing conditions can rest assured if the governor says he's going to protect people like us, he will most certainly protect people like us," Kleefisch told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in an interview. "If it all shakes out that we see an end to Obamacare as we know it through this lawsuit, the governor will probably immediately call for that bill." … In a new ad, Kleefisch takes direct aim at Walker’s Democratic opponent, state schools Superintendent Tony Evers. "I'm shocked Tony Evers and his allies would say Scott Walker would end protections for people with pre-existing conditions. People like me," Kleefisch said. … ### .