MILWAUKEE, WI — Today, a dozen advocacy organizations from across the state sent a letter to the Wisconsin congressional delegation urging swift action to pass President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. The letter comes as COVID-19 continues to spread in Wisconsin and across the country, claiming innocent lives, and causing unspeakable devastation. Delivering relief into the hands of Americans, fixing the Trump administration’s disastrous vaccine distribution rollout, and getting resources to states and localities are vital to our country’s pandemic response, and President Biden’s American Rescue Plan is the long overdue federal response Wisconsinites need. “A crisis of this magnitude requires

MADISON, WISCONSIN – AARP Wisconsin today applauds Governor Tony Evers for including provisions in his proposed 2021-23 biennial budget that would lower prescription drug prices and control costs, increase transparency and protect consumers, and ensure access to life-saving medications for Wisconsin’s most vulnerable individuals. “Wisconsinites are desperate for relief from high prescription drug prices,” said AARP Wisconsin State Director Sam Wilson. “Thousands of residents struggle every day to choose between paying rent, buying groceries or getting the medications they need. Many of them tell us they cut their pills in half just to make ends meet. This is not a partisan issue.