Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker addressed Wisconsin job creators and business owners today at Business Day in Madison 2017, which was held at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. This annual conference is hosted by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC). “We’ve come a long way since first taking office,” Governor Walker said. “Our tough, but prudent reforms helped us get Wisconsin back on track. During the past year, more people were employed in our state than ever before. Unemployment is down to its lowest levels since 2001. And the percentage of people working in

CONTACT  AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: “The relationship between the United States and India is rooted in shared values of democracy and freedom. We had a great opportunity today to build on this critical partnership by discussing ways to enhance our economic and defense cooperation. In our meeting, I expressed the House’s condolences on the death of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was senselessly murdered last week in Kansas. Our peoples must continue to stand together, and I look forward to working with Foreign Secretary

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — A number of Republican state legislators endorsing Lowell Holtz for State Superintendent of Public Instruction have chased media attention touting their “tough on crime” bona fides and denouncing the use of tax dollars for what they believe are questionable expenditures. One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross is asking why they are yet to speak out against Holtz in light of the evidence of his repeated violations of state law prohibiting campaigning on public time and conspiring to use public resources to gain private political advantage. “We’ve seen these Republican

press@baldwin.senate.gov    (202) 224 – 6225  On Monday, Senator Baldwin visited JCC Milwaukee, which has faced multiple bomb threats this year WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has cosponsored bipartisan legislation to ensure the Department of Homeland Security provides state and local law enforcement with adequate resources to protect faith-based community centers across the United States. Amidst bomb threats against JCC Milwaukee and Jewish community centers across the country, and the recent spike in anti-Semitic incidents in America, Senator Baldwin voiced concerns and the need for action to combat and prevent hate crimes. On Monday, Senator Baldwin visited JCC