WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: WISCONSIN Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced over $34 million in federal funding for airports across Wisconsin to make needed safety and operation improvements. Funding to support these upgrades comes from the Baldwin-backed 2024 annual government funding bill. "Local airports are vital hubs that connect passengers to destinations, goods to markets, and our local communities to economic o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), along with Reps. Stephanie Bice (OK-05), Laurel Lee (FL-15), and Anthony D'Esposito (NY-04) introduced the Secure Handling of Internet Electronic Donations (SHIELD) Act. The SHIELD Act would prohibit political committees from accepting contributions from debit or credit cards without the disclosu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three Committee on House Administration measures by voice vote. The three bills included: * H.R. 7592, To direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the more cost-effective, efficient, and expanded availability of the Annotated Constitution and pocket part-supplement by replacing the hardboun  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) introduced the Secure Handling of Internet Electronic Donations (SHIELD) Act. The SHIELD Act would prohibit political committees from accepting contributions from debit or credit cards without the disclosure of the card verification value (CVV) and billing address associated with the card. The legislation would also prohibit the acceptance of contributions from gift cards,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Reps. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) sent a letter to Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett demanding answers on Alejandro Jose Coronel Zarate, a Venezuelan migrant who is not a U.S. Citizen according to the Prairie du Chien Police Department. Mr. Coronel Zarate was recently charged and arrested with domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and strangulation by the Prairie du Chien   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on Sept. 12, 2024, at G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. Nominees * Ryan Young Park, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit * Byron B. Conway, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin * Jonathan E. Hawley, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois * April M. Perry, to b  more