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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Friday April 04, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Baldwin Raises Alarms on Trump Tariffs Slapping Higher Prices on Wisconsin Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Families
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Raises Alarms on Trump Tariffs Slapping Higher Prices on Wisconsin Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Families WATCH : Senator Baldwin delivers remarks ahead of Trump tariff announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement in response to President Trump's plan to impose reciprocal tariffs and 10% minimum across the board tariffs that   more

Baldwin, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Wealthiest Americans Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Wealthiest Americans Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues introduced the Paying a Fair Share Act to ensure that millionaires pay higher tax rates than middle-class Americans by enacting a 30-percent minimum tax on those with incomes over $1 million. "Working families should not be payi  more

Bipartisan Steil-Hill Legislation, the STABLE Act, Clears Committee
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Bipartisan Steil-Hill Legislation, the STABLE Act, Clears Committee Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02), and their colleagues on the Financial Services Committee voted to pass the Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy (STABLE) Act in a full committee markup. Congressman St  more

Cramer Questions Secretary of Transportation on One Federal Decision, Formula Funding
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Questions Secretary of Transportation on One Federal Decision, Formula Funding ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing today, officially kicking off the process for development of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Se  more

Sen. Schumer Issues Comments on Senate Floor About Wisconsin Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on April 2, 2025: * * * Mr. President, last night, the people of Wisconsin sent a clear message to Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and DOGE: Democracy is not for sale. There is only one way to interpret what happened last night. It was a political warning shot from the American people. Just 70 days into Trump 2.0, Americans are tired of the chaos. They are tired of Elon Musk attacking Social Security, Medi  more

Sens. Johnson, Blumenthal, Hawley Open Investigation into Meta for Alleged Collaboration with CCP
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Johnson, Blumenthal, Hawley Open Investigation into Meta for Alleged Collaboration with CCP WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced an investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) for its alleged work to censor and provide artifici  more