WisPolitics Midday: May 8, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: WI Senate to take up three abortion-related bills next week. US Sen Amy Klobuchar to appear in Fox News Town Hall from Milwaukee tonight. A union files a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn Act 10.

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Introduces bill to expand access to rural hospice care

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind introduced the bipartisan Rural Access to Hospice Act, which will help ensure Wisconsin seniors and their families have access to hospice care in rural communities. Unfortunately many patients in rural communities

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Rep. Dittrich: Takes a stand for life

Contact: Rep. Barbara Dittrich 608-266-8551 Madison – Today, Representative Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc) testified before three legislative committees on the importance of life for all children regardless of gender, nationality, race, or congenital disorder and prohibiting BadgerCare dollars from going to

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U.S. Rep. Steil: USMCA will help Wisconsin farmers 

Contact: Sally Fox Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Tonight, Bryan Steil delivered a speech on the House floor regarding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Last month, Steil held an agriculture roundtable in Burlington, Wisconsin. Steil heard from the agriculture community about supporting farmers

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Sen. Feyen: Celebrates Highway 23 expansion groundbreaking

Contact: Emelia Rohl 608-266-5300 MADISON- Today elected officials and community leaders celebrate Highway WIS 23’s expansion with a groundbreaking ceremony at Wade House Historic Site. Starting this month construction will begin on the 19-mile stretch of WIS 23 – US 151 in Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties. Senator Dan

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Sen. Hansen: Governor Evers’ MA expansion would provide $92 million in new health care funding for Brown, Marinette and Oconto counties

Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5670 (Madison)—According to analysis by the Department of Health Services, Governor Evers’ budget would provide $92 million in new healthcare funding for Brown, Marinette and Oconto counties. The increase in funding would result from the state taking its fair share of federal Medicaid funding available through the

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U.S. Rep. Steil: Joins U.S. Rep. Schneider to release joint statement on Waukegan explosion

Contact: Sally Fox Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Representatives Bryan Steil (R-WI-01) and Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) released a joint statement regarding Friday’s explosion at the AB Specialty Silicones factory in Waukegan. Three men from Kenosha County died in the explosion, and one person remains missing. Wisconsin’s First Congressional District includes Kenosha County

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WisPolitics Midday: May 8, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: WI Senate to take up three abortion-related bills next week. US Sen Amy Klobuchar to appear in Fox News Town Hall from Milwaukee tonight. A union files a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn Act 10.

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WisDOJ: Bipartisan coalition of 38 AGs urge Congress to pass legislation allowing marijuana-related business to access the banking system

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 states and territorial attorneys general urging Congress to pass the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (H.R. 1595) or similar measures that would give legal marijuana-related businesses access to the federal banking system. “Along

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WisDOJ: Bipartisan Coalition of 38 AGs urge Congress to pass legislation allowing marijuana-related business to access the banking system

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 states and territorial attorneys general urging Congress to pass the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (H.R. 1595) or similar measures that would give legal marijuana-related businesses access to the federal banking system. “Along

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Introduces bill to expand access to rural hospice care

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind introduced the bipartisan Rural Access to Hospice Act, which will help ensure Wisconsin seniors and their families have access to hospice care in rural communities. Unfortunately many patients in rural communities are unable to receive hospice care from their local primary

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Rep. Dittrich: Takes a stand for life

Contact: Rep. Barbara Dittrich 608-266-8551 Madison – Today, Representative Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc) testified before three legislative committees on the importance of life for all children regardless of gender, nationality, race, or congenital disorder and prohibiting BadgerCare dollars from going to Planned Parenthood. “I was honored to be able to share

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U.S. Rep. Steil: USMCA will help Wisconsin farmers 

Contact: Sally Fox Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Tonight, Bryan Steil delivered a speech on the House floor regarding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Last month, Steil held an agriculture roundtable in Burlington, Wisconsin. Steil heard from the agriculture community about supporting farmers and modernizing trade deals with Canada and Mexico. Click on

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