Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin: Childhood sexual assault survivor and Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin supporter “He told me that if I told anyone he would kill me”

Contact: Brian Reisinger 715-579-9679 breisinger@hilltopstrategiesllc.com Madison, Wisconsin – In case you missed it, childhood sexual assault survivor Keaira Stine shared her story with the Stevens Point Journal today, revealing the terrifying challenges crime victims face and expressing support for Marsy’s Law for

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Speaker Ryan: Issues joint statement on tax reform

Contact(s): AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 Washington, D.C.—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and House Ways and Means Committee

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Speaker Ryan: Issues statement on national security appropriations legislation

Contact(s): AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 Washington, D.C.—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on House passage of the national security appropriations minibus: “We must be vigilant in protecting our homeland. That’s our priority. This legislation funds the most critical functions of government. It secures our borders by providing funding

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Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin: Childhood sexual assault survivor and Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin supporter “He told me that if I told anyone he would kill me”

Contact: Brian Reisinger 715-579-9679 breisinger@hilltopstrategiesllc.com Madison, Wisconsin – In case you missed it, childhood sexual assault survivor Keaira Stine shared her story with the Stevens Point Journal today, revealing the terrifying challenges crime victims face and expressing support for Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin’s effort to update our state Constitution. “He told me

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WisGOP: Foxconn investment to transform Wisconsin’s economy

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Madison, Wisconsin— Yesterday, Governor Walker, Speaker Ryan, and Republican leaders from Wisconsin joined President Trump at the White House for a historic jobs announcement.  Foxconn plans to bring 13,000 jobs to the state—in addition to tens of thousands of jobs through related economic activity—transforming the

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Speaker Ryan: Issues joint statement on tax reform

Contact(s): AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 Washington, D.C.—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following joint statement on

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Congressional Progressive Caucus: Condemns Daines’ sham amendment on single-payer

Contact(s): Sayanna Molina (Grijalva) Ron Boehmer (Pocan) Washington, D.C. – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement regarding the Daines Amendment. “As a caucus that has championed the cause of Medicare For All for the past 25 years, the Congressional Progressive Caucus condemns Senator Daines’

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Senate Democrats: Weekly Democratic radio address- rigged maps, unfair elections

Contact: Sen. Jon Erpenbach- (608)266-6670 MADISON, WI – Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen27/erpenbachradio072717.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hi this is Democratic Senator Jon Erpenbach. “Violating our voter’s privacy

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UW-Madison: Researchers crack the smile, describing 3 types by muscle movement

Contact: Paula Niedenthal, 608-890-4379, niedenthal@wisc.edu Magdalena Rychlowska, rychlowska@cardiff.ac.uk MADISON – The smile may be the most common and flexible expression, used to reveal some emotions, cover others and manage social interactions that have kept communities secure and organized for millennia. But how do we tell one kind of smile from

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Speaker Ryan: Statement on meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri

Contact: AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri: “Prime Minister Hariri and I just concluded a timely discussion on the importance of a stable and secure Lebanon living in peace with its neighbors. I expressed

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