WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Health Care Affordability Act--legislation to make permanent the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs) for millions of Americans who use the Health Insurance Marketplace for coverage. The enhanced PTCs, which have made health care more affordable and accessible for millions of Americans, are curren  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * "Instead of working with Democrats to advance bipartisan fiscal year (FY) 2025 funding legislation, MAGA Republicans pulled political stunts and advanced extreme bills, which has only wasted time and caused chaos. That is not governance. Unlike House Republicans' extreme full FY 2025 proposals, this bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) would largely continue existing federal funding through Decembe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Last night, Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) held time on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, where he highlighted the flaws within the DoD IG's report on the events of January 6, 2021. TOP TAKEAWAYS: President Trump ordered Pentagon leaders to "make sure it was saf  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following statement on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after he voted to extend government funding through December 20th: "It's a shame that the House Republicans are kicking the can down the road yet again. We are leaving Washington without passing a budget on time or providing any extension for the Farm   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Rep. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) sent a letter to the City of Madison Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl requesting answers on how people in Madison were sent duplicate absentee ballots. This comes after recent reports say that "around 2,000" duplicate ballots have been sent out by the Madison Clerk's Office. Given the history of controversial and legally dubious election practices carried out by  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) led a roundtable discussion titled, American Health and Nutrition: A Second Opinion. Sen. Johnson and a panel of experts provided a foundational and historical understanding of the changes that have occurred over the last century within agriculture, food processing, and healthcare industries which impact the current state of national health. PAR  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden's (WI-03) Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserves (MGIB-SR) Tuition Fairness Act passed the House on a bipartisan vote. The MGIB-SR Tuition Fairness Act establishes parity between reservists and active-duty personnel by requiring public higher education institutions to charge the same in-state tuition rates for veterans using MGIB-SR as veterans using other GI Bill p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after voting against today's Continuing Resolution (CR): "I voted against the CR to save American agriculture. Instead of cherry-picking Democrat programs from the committee's farm bill to extend in the CR and playing politics with hungry children and production agriculture, we should be providing our farmers with the resources a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: WATCH: Baldwin speaking on the Senate floor in support of the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) went to the U.S. Senate floor to advance her legislation to break down barriers to abortion care for women in states without access. The Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act would help offset the cost of travel-related expenses associated with traveling long distances  more