Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 Prevent the flow of illegal fentanyl and opioids from other countries Support for local prevention, treatment and recovery efforts  More resources for growing meth problem in Wisconsin  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate has agreed to vote on bipartisan opioid crisis response legislation that includes a number of reforms by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin. The Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 will: reduce use and supply; encourage recovery; support caregivers and families; and drive innovation and long-term solutions. As a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Baldwin worked to pass this bipartisan legislation out of the

WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov Governor Scott Walker today congratulated Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (WSOR) for rising to the challenge of re-establishing freight railroad service to its customers on the publicly-owned Madison–Prairie du Chien rail line. The storms of late August resulted in more than $1.5 million in damages, leaving almost 100 separate washouts, two large mudslides, and thousands of feet of track damaged or underwater. “Leaving companies stranded without the ability to get products to and from market efficiently was not an option,” said Secretary Dave Ross. “Congratulations to WSOR for their immediate mobilization of staff and

CONTACT: Dan Miller, State Director P: 262.993.6262 E: Dan.M@ProLifeWI.org Planned Parenthood announced today that Dr. Leana Wen will replace Cecile Richards as president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Pro-Life Wisconsin State Director Dan Miller offered the following comments: “Cecile Richard’s twelve-year reign of terror on America’s babies has now come to an end. Over 3.5 million preborn children were aborted under her leadership. Now Dr. Leana Wen is taking the helm of this murderous organization. This announcement comes just in time for Planned Parenthood’s 2018 election fundraising campaign. “An immigrant from China, Dr. Wen

Contact: Rob Richard, Senior Director of Governmental Relations, 608.828.5703 MADISON – Mel Pittman of Plum City has been endorsed by the Volunteers for Agriculture Committee for the 31st Senate District. VFA is the political action arm of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. “As a farmer and conservationist, Mel Pittman understands the importance of striking a balance between good land stewardship, best management practices and government regulations,” said Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Senior Director of Governmental Relations Rob Richard. The 31st Senate District includes portions of Buffalo, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix and Trempealeau counties. Pittman is

Contact: Austin Kieler (262) 501-9880 Brookfield, WI — Tom Palzewicz, candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin’s 5th district, today announced the endorsement of Kelda Roys, business owner, attorney, and former legislator. Roys was also formerly Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin and a Democratic candidate for Governor this year. “I know that Tom Palzewicz is committed to standing up to attacks on working families in Wisconsin,” said Roys. “Tom will work to expand reproductive healthcare access and defend a woman’s right to choose if and when she becomes a parent. Too much is at stake this year

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘Scott Walker has Ditched the ‘98 Saturn and Taken to the Air’ MADISON, Wis. — When Scott Walker ran for Governor in 2010 his campaign featured an ad in which he touted his driving a 1998 Saturn as proof of his frugality. A new digital ad from One Wisconsin Now opens with that scene, and then cuts to eight years later when, based on their ongoing investigation, Walker has traded in driving himself for being flown around the state for personal, campaign and official business in state airplanes, at taxpayer expense. “Scott Walker has ditched the ‘98