MARINETTE, WI — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after President Trump concluded his visit to Fincantieri Marinette Marine. The President’s visit comes after an announcement earlier this year that the shipyard was awarded a contract to build the Navy’s new frigate. If all options are exercised

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the five-year anniversary of the funeral service for the victims of the mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) helped introduce legislation to close a current loophole that allows gun sales to proceed if a background check

MADISON – Many of us fastidiously clean and sort our yogurt containers, milk jugs and mountains of other plastic waste each week, getting that packaging ready for the recycling bin. But of the billions of tons of plastics produced between 1950 and 2015, only 9 percent was actually recycled, according

Yesterday, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul hosted a roundtable with Wisconsinites from the Eau Claire area who have been impacted by the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) protections for pre-existing conditions. Over 211,000 Wisconsinites gained access to health care through the ACA and, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has killed

Madison… Today the Joint Legislative Council approved the creation of the Study Committee on Public Disclosure and Oversight of Child Abuse and Neglect Incidents. The Council also appointed Representative Pat Snyder (R-Schofield) as Chairman of the committee, and Senator Kathy Bernier (R- Chippewa Falls) as Vice-Chair. Following his appointment, Rep. Snyder made

Madison – Pride Month is a time for celebration of acceptance, self-expression and love.  It’s also a time to recognize the progress that has been made for LGBTQ rights while acknowledging the work that remains.  Nowhere was that last part more evident this month than during today’s meeting of the Legislature’s

Marquette engineering professor honored with young scholar award MILWAUKEE — Dr. Anthony Parolari, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering in the Opus College of Engineering at Marquette University, is a recipient of a 2020 Way Klingler Young Scholar Award. The award supports promising young scholars in critical stages of

(Sun Prairie) – In response to the violence and destruction of statues at the Wisconsin State Capitol, State Representative Gary Hebl released the following statement: I cannot condone the violence and statue destruction that took place Tuesday night on the Capitol Square. I completely understand the anger and frustration of protestors

WASHINGTON, D.C—Today, Bryan Steil introduced a bill to name the post office in Muskego the “Colonel Hans Christian Heg Post Office”. “Tuesday night after attacking a Wisconsin state senator and tossing a Molotov cocktail into a government building, criminals destroyed the statue of Colonel Hans Christian Heg. Colonel Heg was

MILWAUKEE – The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution making June 19 of every year, or “Juneteenth”, a holiday across Milwaukee County today. The action solidifies the establishment of June 19 as a permanent County holiday, a process that began when County Executive David Crowley declared June 19, 2020 a holiday

Today, all 23 Democratic attorneys general signed a letter endorsing Joe Biden for President of the United States. In the letter, the attorneys general said Vice President Biden will be “a President with the commitment and compassion to unite, the character and dedication to lead, and the knowledge and experience

Ahead of Donald Trump’s misguided victory lap in Marinette today, Senator Tammy Baldwin outlined her efforts and partnership with the Obama-Biden Administration to grow the shipbuilding industry in Wisconsin, support good-paying jobs, and ensure Marinette’s competitiveness for future Navy contracts. Senator Baldwin also continued to press Donald Trump to take

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Chris Murphy (D-CT), along with Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) and a number of House members, introduced the Rebuilding Main Street Act, legislation to help small businesses, nonprofits, and workers weather the economic impacts

MADISON – Heart muscle cells made from stem cells could be used to screen drugs or develop cell-based therapies for heart disease. But these cells, called cardiomyocytes, are often immature, disorganized and unable to behave together like working muscle tissue. University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have created a new way to

Today the Democratic National Committee is releasing a Wisconsin-specific version of its new advertisement highlighting Donald Trump’s failed record on trade. The ad, entitled “Played,” highlights the devastating impact of Trump’s reckless trade policies on Wisconsin workers and farmers. “Trump said he’d get tough on China, but he didn’t. Trump