CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1892, the Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018, which keeps the government open, fully funds our military, and extends important health care programs. “Today, the House took another critical step to fund our military and provide it with the additional resources it needs to protect our nation. This bill also includes extensions for vital health care programs, such as funds for community health centers that support women in crisis. Now, I urge the Senate Democrats to end their

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman,414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org As funding deadline looms, community members urge Ryan to pass protections for immigrant youth along with spending bill Who: Voces de la Frontera, Youth Empowered in the Struggle, immigrant youth and families, community supporters What: Rally to urge Paul Ryan to pass the clean Dream Act as part of the spending bill When: Wednesday, February 7th, 3:30pm Where: Corner of S 6th St & Main St, Racine, WI 53403 RACINE, WISCONSIN – With the federal government expected to shut down Thursday night unless Congress passes spending legislation, constituents of US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan

CONTACT: Toni Morrissey (608) 263-3223 (608) 576-6456 tmorrissey@uwhealth.org MADISON- As a way to fight the opioid epidemic in the region, UW Health and Safe Communities are launching a program of recovery coaches for people who end up in the emergency department because of an opioid overdose. “A pilot project showed that 90 percent of patients who were paired with a recovery coach entered into treatment,” said Cheryl Wittke, executive director at Safe Communities. “Recovery coaches are people who have survived overdoses and are now in long-term recovery.” When a patient arrives at the emergency department at University Hospital for drug

Contact: Patrick Rodenbush rodenbush@democraticredistricting.com Washington, D.C. — Today, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) announced its electoral targets for the 2018 election cycle. This is a critical election year for redistricting because it is the first cycle where the officials elected will serve during the redistricting process in 2021. As the only entity looking at the electoral map strictly through the lens of redistricting, NDRC’s targets shine a spotlight on the elections most important for shifting the balance of power in the redistricting process. NDRC is targeting 12 states, including 9 gubernatorial races, 20 legislative chambers, 2 ballot initiatives, and 2