Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Bipartisan reform provides more tools to identify and shut down fraudsters who hurt borrowers WASHINGTON, D.C. – As everyday Americans are struggling with student loan debt, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Mike Braun (R-IN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) today introduced the bipartisan Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act, legislation that would enhance efforts to identify and shut down student debt relief scams. “Far too many students are already struggling with student loan debt, and they deserve to be protected from scammers and bad actors who are preying on their financial security,” said Senator Baldwin. “I’m leading this bipartisan

Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, at a House Education and Labor Committee hearing, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) questioned Department of Education (DOE) Secretary, Betsy DeVos, about Department of Education Priorities. Grothman focused on two specific topics. First, her plans to ensure individuals with disabilities have more choices in their employment opportunities. Second, her plan to promote dual enrollment opportunities so high school students can finish college quicker and with less debt. Excerpts of Grothman’s questioning Grothman: “We’ve talked before about AbilityOne programs and state programs in which people with different abilities than ourselves have an opportunity to experience

Ald. Khalif J. Rainey (414) 286-2221 Alderman Khalif J. Rainey is pleased to announce the opening of a new Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) office in 7th District in partnership with the Milwaukee Health Department. The office will be located at Ascension St. Joseph Hospital, 5000 W. Chambers St. and the WIC staff will be based at the hospital’s Women’s Outpatient Center (WOC). The office will provide support to low income mothers, infants, and children through benefits like supplemental food, health care referrals, and nutrition education. “The opening of the new WIC office at Ascension St. Joseph Hospital is the next step in improving

Contact: Kevin Fischer, WHEDA, 414-227-2295 or 608-354-3580, kevin.fischer@wheda.com Madison –The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) has issued $165 million of Home Ownership Revenue Bonds that will be used to fund WHEDA first-time home buyer mortgages. Proceeds are expected to be spent before June 30, 2019, during the heart of the annual spring home buying season. “I’m excited about the bonding because this provides funding for our first-time home buyer loans in addition to some down payment assistance,” said WHEDA Chief Financial Officer Sherry Gerondale. “The first-time home buyer represents about 65% of our volume, so the bonding will be a substantial benefit

Contact: Rep. David Bowen (608) 266-7671 Over 2/3rds of Wisconsinites are Ready for Further Substantive Reforms MILWAUKEE – In response to the Marquette University Law Poll finding that over two-thirds of Wisconsinites support criminal justice reform initiatives, Rep. David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “Today’s Marquette University Law Poll shows a clear pattern: the people of our State are ready to put the ‘tough on crime’ era of the past behind them and embrace substantive reforms for a new justice system.” Today, the Marquette University Law School released poll results gauging the public’s support for certain legislative issues.  Among

Contact: Representative Melissa Sargent Email: Rep.Sargent@legis.wi.gov Phone: (608)-266-0960  MADISON – Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) released the following statement to commend the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and partners for taking steps to mitigate the City of Madison’s current water crisis: “Yesterday, we learned that four additional Madison wells have been found to have trace levels of toxic synthetic PFAS compounds. Without question, contaminants, including PFAS, PFOS, and many others dangerous compounds, can lead to devastating human health issues that affect some of our community’s most vulnerable individuals. These wells are crucial sources of water for Madison, and while the concentrations found

CONTACT: Andrew Savagian, DNR, 608-261-6422; Jennifer Miller or Elizabeth Goodsitt, DHS, 608-266-1683 MADISON, Wis. – The Department of Natural Resources announced two new water quality initiatives as part of Governor Evers’ Year of Clean Drinking Water declaration for 2019. This week the DNR worked with Department of Health Services (DHS) to ask the health agency to review 40 contaminants for possible groundwater quality standards. This work comes on the heels of the department asking DHS last spring to review an initial 27 contaminants, including two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are a group of human-made chemicals that have been used

Contact: Kevin Conway Associate Director of University Communication (414) 288-4745 — office (414) 202-9329 — mobile kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu     Date: April 10, 2019   This news release is available online.   Opinions shift on confidence in Mueller; on state issues, majorities support legal marijuana, higher special education spending, oppose increase in gas tax Please note: Complete poll results and methodology information can be found online at law.marquette.edu/poll MILWAUKEE — Following the announcement that the federal investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller has concluded, a new Marquette University Law School Poll finds a range of reactions to what is known of those conclusions,

Ald. Khalif J. Rainey (414) 286-3764 Passes Judiciary & Legislation Committee unanimously Alderman Khalif J. Rainey thanked the five-person Judiciary and Legislation Committee for their unanimous support and co-sponsorship of his resolution directing the City of Milwaukee Intergovernmental Relations Division (IRG) to seek introduction and passage of State legislation to amend the State statute prohibiting certain applicants with criminal histories from receiving industrial hemp licenses. Common Council File #181768, sponsored by Ald. Rainey, notes that Wisconsin state law concerning who is eligible to obtain an industrial hemp license is more prohibitive than the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. The

CONTACT: Rep. Amy Loudenbeck Rep.Loudenbeck@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-9967         Madison- Today, the Assembly Committee on Children and Families unanimously passed Assembly Bill 52 (AB-52) authored by Rep. Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton). The bill will now awaits a vote before the full Assembly. AB-52 would allow a minor who is 17 years of age and is confirmed by a school district’s Local Educational Agency Liaison to be both unaccompanied (not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian) and homeless (living situation is not “fixed, regular, and adequate”) to contract for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program. Rep. Loudenbeck authored

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov Save the Internet Act passes House and moves to Senate WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Ron Kind voted in support of the Save the Internet Act, bipartisan legislation to restore net neutrality protections for Wisconsin families, schools and small businesses. “Too many communities throughout our state have limited access to high-speed internet, putting Wisconsin small businesses, schools and families in rural areas behind,” said Rep. Ron Kind. “I am proud to vote for the Save the Internet Act, which will safeguard access to the internet and expand rural broadband.” The Save the Internet Act limits paid internet speed throttling, strengthens transparency protections, protects

Media Contact: Jesús Espinoza jespinoza@aamfg.org P. 202-393-3430 | C. 702-573-1458 Infrastructure bests border wall, Medicare for All, all other hot issues tested. AAM, Sen. Baldwin, pollsters highlight bipartisan voter support for “Buy America” policies. Washington, D.C. – Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) President Scott Paul and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) hosted a press call on a new poll that explores how likely voters from both parties prioritize infrastructure investment compared to other popular issues, and gauges whether they prioritize domestic procurement policies (i.e. Buy America provisions) in these investments. The Mellman Group and Public Opinion Strategies conducted the poll from March 20 to 28,