CONTACT: AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) today issued the following statement regarding the release of the Trump administration’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2019: “This budget lays out a thoughtful, detailed, and responsible blueprint for achieving our shared agenda. It builds on last week’s budget agreement by focusing on rebuilding our national defense and promoting a stronger economy. It seeks to further improve services for our veterans, and expand access to resources for fighting the opioid epidemic. And it reflects the historic tax reform law that is already improving the lives of American families. “The

Contact: Mark Bednar, mark@duffyforwisconsin.com WAUSAU, WI – Duffy Campaign spokesman Mark Bednar today released the following statement: “Clearly the Democrats have a messy primary race to deal with until the middle of August. Meanwhile, Congressman Sean Duffy will continue to fight for strengthening middle-class families with tax reform and new job opportunities, as well as reducing Washington red tape and regulations to ensure our main street businesses can thrive. He knows that fighting for these commonsense reforms is critical to reforming Washington and protecting Wisconsin values.”

Contact: Eric Borgerding, 608-274-1820 MADISON – The Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) announced today it is adding two new members to its government relations team. Lisa Ellinger will serve as the new Vice President, Public Policy and Kari Hofer will be WHA’s new Vice President, Advocacy. “The deep knowledge and experience Lisa and Kari bring to WHA will have an immediate impact on our robust policy and advocacy program,” said WHA President/CEO Eric Borgerding. “We are very pleased to welcome these highly regarded professionals to the talented WHA team. Along with their new colleagues and WHA’s members, they will help craft,

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Scott Walker, Brad Schimel Refuse to Condemn Conduct of Donor Nehlen MADISON, Wis. — Despite Republican Paul Nehlen’s continuing racism and anti-semitism, Wisconsin’s most prominent elected Republican officials, including his opponent Rep. Paul Ryan, have refused to condemn Nehlen’s actions. Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel, who have both received campaign contributions from Nehlen, have offered no condemnation of Nehlen. “Paul Nehlen’s racism has now become an international incident and yet Paul Ryan, Scott Walker and Brad Schimel have stayed completely silent. Their silence is disturbing and

Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — Today, Gov. Scott Walker will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House to plead for federal help to repair Wisconsin’s crumbling roads and bridges. The threat of a tough election has Walker in a panic and groveling for Trump’s assistance after neglecting Wisconsin’s infrastructure crisis for years. Walker has every right to be scared, too. On his watch, Wisconsin’s roads have become the 2nd worst in the nation. “Scott Walker and his Republican Party have controlled Wisconsin government for seven years, and in that time our roads have crumbled,” said Martha Laning,

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s infrastructure plan, of which only a fraction of funding will come from the federal government. “Reading scripted remarks and tweeting out vague promises to invest our country will not build roads and bridges – it takes public dollars to do that. Americans deserve a serious public commitment to rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, but under the Trump Administration’s plan, communities across Wisconsin won’t get the resources we need. With a comparatively paltry investment from the federal government over ten years

Contact: Lauren Hitt, 443-370-3205, lauren@randybryceforcongress.com It is the first contract formed under the new Campaign Workers Guild RACINE, WI – Today, the staff for congressional candidate Randy Bryce announced their unionization, becoming the first campaign to sign a contract under the new Campaign Workers Guild. Bryce is challenging House Speaker Paul Ryan in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. “As a longtime member of the Ironworkers Local 8, I understand the importance of basic guarantees such as living wages, healthcare, and protection from sexual harassment and discrimination,” said Bryce. “I’m running for Congress in order to ensure that all hardworking people can

Contact: Brita Olsen, brita@danawachs.com, 715.972.3262 EAU CLAIRE – Dana Wachs critiqued Gov. Scott Walker’s visit to the White House for President Trump’s infrastructure announcement as a thinly veiled attempt to earmark more taxpayer money for Foxconn: “Look, we can all see through Gov. Walker’s fancy trip to Washington. It’s all about Foxconn. He’s already promised $4.5 billion of our money to the Taiwanese manufacturer; now he wants even more cash from the federal government to line their pockets and pave their roads. What about the rest of Wisconsin? “Enough is enough. Taxpayers don’t want a single penny more spent on Walker’s fixation with

Contact: Josh Smith, Esq., Campaign Spokesman (@EmericaFirst) Yesterday, Twitter banned me from its platform. I am the second GOP congressional candidate within one month to be banned for lawful speech from a major social media platform, which a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court recently acknowledged to be the new de facto public square. This is the epitome of interfering with a federal election. Twitter is largely foreign-owned, and has partnered with the ADL — a pro-censorship extremist organization — to suppress right-wing political speech. In addition, we have reason to believe that, because of the content of one of