Contact: Donna Gilson, 608-224-5130, donna.gilson@wi.gov Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Swine moving into and within Wisconsin will have to meet new testing requirements beginning Feb. 1, State Veterinarian Dr. Paul McGraw announced. The new requirements are intended to help control the spread of two diseases: swine enteric corona virus disease, known

CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement ahead of the Senate convening to consider the continuing resolution to fund the government and fully authorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for six years: “Make no mistake about it: Senate Democrats are the

Ald. Robert J. Bauman (414) 286-3774 Alderman Robert J. Bauman today introduced a Common Council resolution that would mandate city replacement of lead water service lines on all 1-4 family residential properties owned by the city through the In Rem process. The resolution (Council File #171393) would affect any 1-4

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   Wisconsin continues to lead the way forward   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker will issue two Executive Orders today addressing the opioid crisis in Wisconsin. The orders embody recommendations set forth by the Governor’s Task Force on Opioid Abuse to create a Commission on Substance Abuse

CONTACT: Christopher Krepich, 202-225-5101 Washington, D.C.— Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05) released the following statement after supporting H.R. 4712, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: “All human life is sacred and deserving of legal protection, no matter how young or small. This legislation ensures that every child who survives an attempted

Contact: State Rep. Jesse Kremer, (608) 266-9175 Includes Photo ID for FoodShare Bill in Call for Special Session Madison, WI – Yesterday morning Governor Walker called for a Special Session to consider ten bills designed to significantly reform our state’s welfare system and prevent fraud and abuse. One of these

CONTACT: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0654 MADISON… Today, State Representatives Patrick Snyder (Schofield) and John Nygren (Marinette) introduced a proposal that will provide additional tools to law enforcement as they work to combat the heroin and opioid epidemic. Rep. Snyder released the following statement after the introduction of the proposal:

Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today voted to protect babies who are born alive after an abortion or attempted abortion. The Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 4712) amends the country’s criminal code to prohibit health care practitioners from not administering the

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Michael Screnock Worked to Defend Gov. Scott Walker’s Agenda in Court, Now Team Walker Campaigns for Screnock’s Supreme Court Race MADISON, Wis. — During his brief career as a lawyer, Michael Screnock worked as part of legal teams defending Gov. Scott Walker’s divisive

Contact: Rep. Scott Allen (608) 266-8580 January 21 is the 8th anniversary of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Rep. Allen released the following statement in light of that anniversary and two resolutions pending before the Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics. “In a free country, censorship is intolerable.” Citizens

Contact: Olivia Hwang, olivia@danawachs.com, 715.972.3262 EAU CLAIRE – Dana Wachs today called on Gov. Scott Walker and Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel to join the more than a dozen bipartisan states in suing American pharmaceutical companies for misleading marketing of prescription painkillers that led to the ongoing opioid crisis in America: “Wealthy drug

Contact: Lauren Hitt, 443-370-3205, lauren@randybryceforcongress.com RACINE, WI – Democratic congressional candidate Randy Bryce released the following statement on the government shutdown. Bryce is running to replace Speaker Paul Ryan in Wisconsin’s First District. “The government shutdown makes clear that 20 years in D.C. has caused Paul Ryan to fall out of touch with

Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — The following is a response from Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning on the news of a Republican-prompted government shutdown: “Republicans have no one to blame but themselves. Their party is in so much chaos and is so incompetent that they’ve shut down the government

For immediate release Kohl Statement on Federal Shutdown January 19, 2018 Grafton – With the failure to reach a compromise leading to a shutdown of the federal government, non-profit leader and business executive Dan Kohl issued the following statement: “We see this act with nauseating regularity. Looming government deadlines. Last ditch

For Immediate Release Friday, January 19, 2018 Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on the Senate Vote for a Four-Week Funding Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement on the continuing resolution vote in the Senate tonight: “This four week spending bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2018 Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   Governor Walker Attends 55th Country Cat World Championship Snowmobile Derby in Eagle River   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker will visit Eagle River, the “Snowmobile Capital of the World,” tonight for the 55th Country Cat World Championship Snowmobile Derby. The Derby began

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2018 Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 Pocan Leads Members of Congress in Calling for Release of Journalists Detained in Burma WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today led Members of Congress in writing to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, urging the Trump Administration to continue to work with authorities