Washington, DC— Today, Rep. Ron Kind sent a letter to Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue demanding a plan to provide certainty and support for family farms, who are—as Secretary Perdue likes to say—“casualties” of this trade war. This letter comes as a deadline for new tariffs on consumer goods is set to take effect on December 15th and following comments from President Trump suggesting that he may wait until after the 2020 election to end the trade war with China. Wisconsin loses an average of two farms a day and is leading the nation in the number of family farm bankruptcies for the second

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Bryan Steil joined Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) and colleagues to introduce The Advancing Support for Working Families Act. “Working parents deserve flexibility when dealing with child care costs. The first year of a child’s life can be one of the most expensive. Our proposal gives parents the option to receive additional support following the birth or adoption of a child. I am glad to join my colleague, Elise Stefanik, in this effort to address the challenges facing young families,” said Steil.   “The joy of starting a family should not be dampened by the fear of being unable to make

(Hudson, WI) – Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) endorsed Jason Church to represent Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Crenshaw and Church are both veterans who served in Afghanistan. “Jason Church has what it takes to make tough decisions for Wisconsin. I know that because we both had to make tough decisions in combat, the ultimate service and sacrifice,” said Congressman Crenshaw. “In the military, we relied on our training and values to make the right call and we carry those skills with us today. Jason is a principled, conservative fighter and we need more like him

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter Tuesday to Karen Tramontano, the chief executive officer of Blue Star Strategies (Blue Star), to request information regarding Blue Star’s work for Burisma Holdings (Burisma). The senators wrote, “The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Committee on Finance (committees) are investigating whether certain officials within the Obama administration had actual or apparent conflicts of interest because of Hunter Biden’s role in Rosemont Seneca and related entities, or as a

MILWAUKEE — Judge Jill Karofsky, candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court, announced today the endorsement of more than 15,000 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) State Conference. They join the members of AFT Local 212 and Women Lead, and hundreds of judges, sheriffs, DAs, elected officials, and community leaders, including three former Governors and a sitting Supreme Court Justice, in supporting Karofsky. “Judge Jill Karofsky understands the law, understands fairness, and is committed to treating every litigant with dignity,” said Don Allen, President of the IBEW Wisconsin State Conference. “We know that working people get a fair shake

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Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation that will reauthorize a grant program to encourage careers in realtime writing and court reporting. In 2007, Rep. Kind introduced the Training for Realtime Writers Act, which was passed and signed into law as part of the Higher Education Act of 2008. The grant program allows colleges and universities to apply for funding specifically to help encourage more students to pursue a career in realtime writing, closed captioning, or court reporting. Around 48 million Americans are deaf or hard-of-hearing and many of them rely on captioning services for news and information. “From maintaining the

MADISON— Today Representative Chris Taylor (D-Madison) joined fellow Legislative Democrats and community advocates as they unveiled the “Forward on Climate” bill package, which aims to address the climate crisis facing our state and world. The four bills in the package reduce Wisconsin’s reliance on fossil fuels and build a state economy that is more resilient, sustainable and just. Rep. Taylor issued the following statement: “The climate crisis has already impacted all Wisconsinites with record-breaking flooding in my community and communities across the state, but the impacts continue to hit the hardest on low-income people and people of color. As policymakers, we