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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Friday October 11, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Baldwin Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Federally Funded School Buses from Being Manufactured in China
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of bipartisan colleagues to introduce the Secure School Buses Act, legislation to ensure school bus manufacturers tied to foreign entities and countries of concern, including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), do not receive federal funding. "When we use taxpayer dollars, we should be investing those dollars back into American businesses, workers, and communiti  more

Reps. Pocan, Warren Lead Lawmakers in Renewed Push to Stop Private Equity Looting
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: Today, United States Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)  more

Senator Baldwin Announces $5.2 Million Contract for Sturgeon Bay Business
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: STURGEON BAY, WI U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced today that the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Marine Travelift in Sturgeon Bay a $5.2 million contract for equipment to support maintenance and repairs of the Coast Guard fleet, estimated to support 50-60 jobs. Senator Baldwin successfully pushed the Coast Guard to ensure the Buy America Act was abided by for this project, in line with her work to   more