Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — Do-nothing-Senator Tammy Baldwin has made her political career by putting the interests of Washington party-bosses before Wisconsin families. Today, the Republican Party of Wisconsin is launching a new website highlighting Baldwin’s record picking Washington over Wisconsin. “Whether it’s voting against a tax break for the middle class, advocating for a government takeover of healthcare or her complete failure to stand up for our veterans at the Tomah VA, Tammy Baldwin has failed to come through when Wisconsinites need her the most,” said Alec Zimmerman, spokesman for the Republican Party of Wisconsin. “While

Contact: Austin Altenburg media@scottwalker.com [Madison, Wis.] – On Wednesday, Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch kicked off the general election campaign by visiting with job creators and workers across Wisconsin – visiting Onalaska, Eau Claire, Schofield, Green Bay, and Waukesha. Throughout the day, Scott Walker laid out his plans to keep moving Wisconsin forward with reforms to expand youth apprenticeship programs to 7th and 8th graders, and offering up to $5,000 in tax credits for tech school and college graduates who live and work in Wisconsin. To help make child care more affordable, Scott Walker plans to enact a tax credit

Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 Brookfield, Wis. — In September 2017, Sen. Tammy Baldwin wrote an op-ed for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel boasting her support for socialist Bernie Sanders’ single-payer, government-run health care plan that would cost $32.6 trillion. Baldwin’s position highlights her extreme, liberal ideology and disregard for taxpayers, a stark contrast to Wisconsin nurse and fiscal conservative Leah Vukmir. Leah knows that repealing Obamacare and implementing free-market reforms will improve quality and lower premiums. “Radical liberals like two-faced Tammy Baldwin lied when they voted for Obamacare. Wisconsinites weren’t able to keep their doctor, and costs skyrocketed. Baldwin’s plan for

Contact: Olivia Perez-Cubas (Rubio), 202-224-3041 Kasey Hampton (Baldwin), 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) unveiled the Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act to safeguard American workers and businesses from China’s economic cheating and unfair trade practices. “As China undertakes a strategic effort to supplant and undermine America, we must protect our country by correcting an economic relationship that has become increasingly unbalanced,” Senator Rubio said. “Our bipartisan bill will do just that by targeting China’s tools of economic aggression to guard the American people against its nefarious influence on national and economic security.

For Further Information Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) is sending a message to Wisconsin’s neighbors to the south in order to clear up misconceptions on Foxconn and its environmental impact. This week his open letter to Illinoisans was published in the Daily Herald. Speaker Vos represents the Assembly district where the $10 billion manufacturing campus is being constructed. “Local government officials in Illinois are resorting to fear mongering and hyperbole instead of learning the real facts,” said Speaker Vos. “I thought it was important for Illinoisans to understand that Foxconn is a positive development

Contact: Niaz Dorry, Executive Director; niaz@namanet.org While the White House and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) debate ways to spend $12 billion of taxpayers’ money, the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) reiterates its position that family farmers don’t need a short-term bailout — they need systemic changes leading to long-term stability and economic empowerment. These changes include a fair pricing policy; farmer-led inventory management; farmer-based food/grain reserves; and expanded conservation programs that encourage healthy soil, clean water, and better livestock husbandry. On August 13, NFFC attended the dairy summit in Albany, New York, where farmers and farm organizations were invited

State Senator Tim Carpenter (608) 266-8535 Madison – Today State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) made the following statement after being named a Friend of Public Health by the Wisconsin Public Health Association and the Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards: “I’m very proud to be included in this group of Legislators. Making sure that the people of Wisconsin have access to affordable, quality healthcare continues to be one of my top priorities.” “In this past budget we were able to secure $500,000 to be distributed across the state to help reduce the spread of communicable diseases. By investing