CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 TOMORROW: Speaker Ryan to Hold Weekly Press Conference WASHINGTON—Tomorrow, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will hold his weekly press conference at 11:30 a.m. ET in Capitol Visitor Center HVC Studio A, located in HVC 114. For questions regarding location or directions to the studio, please contact House Radio-TV Gallery staff at 202-225-5214. Details: Speaker Ryan’s Weekly Press Conference Thursday, October 26, at 11:30 a.m. ET Capitol Visitor Center HVC Studio A, HVC 114 NOTE: The press conference will be live-streamed on speaker.gov/live.

CONTACT: Capt. Joe Trovato | ngwi.pao@mail.mil | 608-242-3048 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker issued Executive Order 260 Oct. 23, authorizing Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, to call elements of the Wisconsin National Guard to state active duty as necessary to assist the Virgin Islands in response to an Emergency Management Assistance Compact request from the U.S. territory. Two Wisconsin National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and crews are on their way to the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist in the aftermath of hurricanes that ravaged the Caribbean last month. Approximately 19 Soldiers deployed with the medevac aircraft,

CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 U.S. Congress Presents Gold Medal to the Filipino Veterans of World War II WASHINGTON—U.S. House and Senate leaders today presented a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the Filipino veterans of World War II for their service and sacrifice during the war. The ceremony took place in Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. The following are Speaker Ryan’s remarks prior to the presentation of the medal, as prepared for delivery: “Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I am honored to welcome all of you to the United States Capitol. The Congressional Gold Medal

CONTACT: Molly Collins, ACLU of Wisconsin, 414-272-4032 x 215, media@aclu-wi.org The Waukesha County Sheriff seeks to have local staff deputized by ICE help to enforce federal immigration laws. The ACLU of Wisconsin has learned that, earlier this year, Eric Severson, the Sheriff of Waukesha County, applied to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to let some of his deputies become immigration enforcers. The deputies would become part of President Donald Trump’s “immigration force” which seeks to deport millions of immigrants currently living in the US. “If the Sheriff’s request is granted, it will erode bonds of trust between Waukesha County’s

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org Racine, Wisconsin – According to Tuesday news reports, US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan confirmed to a meeting of Republican Congresspeople that he would seek to include protections for immigrant youth in a December deal to continue funding the federal government. Some 800,000 immigrant young people, including almost 8,000 in Wisconsin, are now at risk of deportation following Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Voces de la Frontera issued the following response: “Our pressure is working, but it must be sustained and escalated to win a clean

Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409, DPW Communications Director Contact: Brad Bainum, A DPW Spokesperson for the 2018 Senate Race MADISON — Thousands of Wisconsinites are set to face a 36% increase in healthcare costs due to Republican sabotage of health insurance markets. With premiums set to spike, Republicans and Democrats in Congress — including Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin — have come together to support a strongly bipartisan fix that would help mitigate the damage inflicted by President Trump’s sabotage, stabilize insurance markets, and lower premiums for hardworking Wisconsinites. But rather than endorse these positive steps to lower health insurance costs for Wisconsin’s

Contact: David Hunt, WisDOT Division of Transportation System Development (608) 261-6121; david.hunt@dot.wi.gov Workers/30-year-old partnership play vital roles in public safety, tourism, and quality of life Today, workers associated with the state’s 30-year-old Rest Area Maintenance (RAM) program were honored at the State Capitol as Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch hosted an event to thank the workers for their dedication and service. Since 1987, the RAM program has provided employment opportunities to workers with disabilities who enhance public safety and the state’s tourism industry by handling maintenance duties at Wisconsin’s 30 rest areas and 13 Safety and Weight Enforcement Facilities (SWEFs). Earlier

Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 MADISON, WI – After years of corruption and mismanagement at Governor Walker’s Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), taxpayer watchdogs have expressed serious concerns that the troubled jobs agency is not acting in the best interest of Wisconsin residents. Amid growing calls for additional oversight and transparency, it was recently revealed that the WEDC came within hours of voting on a $3 billion Foxconn contract that failed to address critical financial protections for Wisconsin families. “Gov. Walker’s jobs agency continues to demonstrate its inability to manage the largest taxpayer-funded giveaway to a foreign corporation in U.S.

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources state forestry headquarters will be relocating to the DNR Rhinelander Service Center by the first of next year. As outlined in the 2017-2019 state budget, signed by the Governor September 21st, the Chief State Forester will move to the DNR-owned facility north of Highway 29 by January 1, 2018. Over the next year, other forestry positions, currently located in Madison, will move to Rhinelander or locations north of State Highway 29 in phases. “This move will put the Division of Forestry

WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced a new addition to the Office of the Speaker: Stephanie Parks joins the speaker’s office today as Assistant to the Speaker for Policy, handling health care and veterans affairs issues. Previously, Stephanie was professional staff at the Ways and Means Committee, where she was responsible for private health insurance market policy issues, including policy related to the Affordable Care Act and health care tax provisions. Stephanie also worked for the Budget Committee, and was on staff when Speaker Ryan was chairman. She is a Las Vegas native and a proud Notre Dame alum.