U.S. Rep. Moore: Statement on House Transportation and Committee’s approval of H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act which includes funding for Milwaukee transportation projects

Each Member of Congress had the opportunity to submit transportation project requests from their congressional districts to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Congresswoman Moore submitted transportation projects for potential inclusion in the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment

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U.S. Rep. Steil: Statement on skyrocketing consumer prices

JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) released a statement on skyrocketing consumer prices, rising five percent from one year ago. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s report, this is the highest annual inflation rate since the Great Recession. “I continue

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Marshfield Clinic Health System: Children’s seeking applicants for new Parent and Family Advisory Council

DATE:            June 10, 2021 CONTACT:   John Gardner, 715-221-8659, gardner.john@marshfieldclinic.org Jeff Starck, 715-389-4978, starck.jeffrey@marshfieldclinic.org   An electronic copy of this release can be found at http://marshfieldclinic.org/news   Marshfield Children’s seeking applicants for new Parent and Family Advisory Council MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Children’s is seeking applicants

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CJ Szafir: A fiscally prudent option for the surplus

With an additional $4.4 billion in tax revenue, the legislature and the governor have the opportunity to accomplish priorities that were often thought to be unrealistic: reduce taxes, implement a learning loss recovery program for students who have been left behind from school closures, or expand strategic investments like broadband to ensure all Wisconsinites have access to high-speed internet.

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Opportunity Wisconsin: Senator Johnson promises to once again block aid for Wisconsinites, even if it’s bipartisan

MADISON, Wis.— Opportunity Wisconsin released the following statement after U.S. Senator Ron Johnson vowed to block any bipartisan bill that invested in Wisconsin’s aging infrastructure, cut taxes for the middle class, boosted new job training programs, and expanded broadband access. Senator Johnson was directly quoted saying, “I’d do what I could to frustrate

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Meets with Janesville workers facing layoffs

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin met with workers from Janesville’s Hufcor manufacturing plant who face layoffs as a result of plans by a Los Angeles private equity firm, OpenGate Capital, to shut down the plant and outsource the Wisconsin jobs to Mexico. OpenGate Capital has a history of

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Gov. Evers Radio Address: Celebrating state’s continued economic recovery, bounce back from COVID-19

Audio file of radio address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address celebrating Wisconsin’s continued economy recovery and bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic as the Legislative Fiscal Bureau announced revenue projections for the state that are more than $4.4 billion higher than previously estimated. This news comes as

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U.S. Rep. Moore: Statement on House Transportation and Committee’s approval of H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act which includes funding for Milwaukee transportation projects

Each Member of Congress had the opportunity to submit transportation project requests from their congressional districts to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Congresswoman Moore submitted transportation projects for potential inclusion in the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST) Act. Following the Committee’s approval

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: On big tech censorship- shame on the media, social media for not paying attention to evidence about potential lab leak theory

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to highlight the media’s long track record of bias and the need for more transparency from federal agencies about the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic and early treatment.

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U.S. Sen. Johnson, colleagues: Call for investigation into political weaponization of IRS data after ‘vast trove’ of tax info published by ProPublica

WASHINGTON –  Following ProPublica’s publication of a “vast trove” of taxpayer information provided to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that appears to be confidential information and protected under federal law from disclosure, Senator Johnson (R-Wis.), along with Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Ted Cruz

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U.S. Rep. Steil: Statement on skyrocketing consumer prices

JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) released a statement on skyrocketing consumer prices, rising five percent from one year ago. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s report, this is the highest annual inflation rate since the Great Recession. “I continue to raise concerns about the reckless spending from Washington and

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U.S. Rep. Moore: Leads Wisconsin colleagues in call for solution to republican-controlled state legislature’s sabotage of federal education funding for Wisconsin schools

Today, U.S. Representatives Gwen Moore, Ron Kind, Mark Pocan, and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, sent a letter to State Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, writing “We are deeply concerned that the fiscal years 2021-2023 biennial budget currently under consideration by the Joint Finance Committee will render Wisconsin

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Marshfield Clinic Health System: Children’s seeking applicants for new Parent and Family Advisory Council

DATE:            June 10, 2021 CONTACT:   John Gardner, 715-221-8659, gardner.john@marshfieldclinic.org Jeff Starck, 715-389-4978, starck.jeffrey@marshfieldclinic.org   An electronic copy of this release can be found at http://marshfieldclinic.org/news   Marshfield Children’s seeking applicants for new Parent and Family Advisory Council MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Children’s is seeking applicants from across Wisconsin to join its newly established Parent and

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CJ Szafir: A fiscally prudent option for the surplus

With an additional $4.4 billion in tax revenue, the legislature and the governor have the opportunity to accomplish priorities that were often thought to be unrealistic: reduce taxes, implement a learning loss recovery program for students who have been left behind from school closures, or expand strategic investments like broadband to ensure all Wisconsinites have access to high-speed internet.

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