Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 WISCONSIN — Eleven years ago, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became the law of the land, and millions of people gained coverage and critical protections as a result. Among the many benefits of the health care law, the ACA introduced financial assistance to help people purchase comprehensive coverage on the individual marketplaces. The ACA marketplaces, along with the expansion of Medicaid, helped more than 20 million Americans gain coverage. After four long years of Republican efforts to repeal and sabotage the ACA, President Biden and Democrats in Congress are now working to build on the

Media Contact:  Morgan Cavitt, Public Information Officer, (608) 224-5041 morgan.cavitt@wisconsin.gov MADISON – Milk producers that are eligible and interested in running for a Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) director seat have until March 30, 2021 to submit a nomination form to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). To qualify, a nominee must be an active dairy producer who lives in a district up for election and sells milk into commercial channels. The eight districts up for election are: District 2 – Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, and Vilas counties District 5 – St. Croix and Dunn counties District

Contact: Sally Fox Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Congressman Greg Steube (FL-17) and Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03) led a letter to U.S. State Department Secretary Antony Blinken seeking answers regarding the United States’ involvement in facilitating a $1 billion ransom payment from South Korean to Iran. “The Biden administration appears to be using loopholes when dealing with the Iranian regime. I am again asking direct, yes or no questions on the United States’ involvement in facilitating a South Korean ransom payment to Iran. If the Biden administration is involved in transferring funds to Iran, Congress and

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov    MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers this week, together with the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) Deputy Commissioner Nathan Houdek and Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake hosted a roundtable discussion with Wisconsinites on the rising costs of prescription drugs. “Picking up your medications shouldn’t break the bank, but we know that too many Wisconsinites are having to make tough decisions between paying their bills and getting life-saving medication,” said Gov. Evers. “They are cutting pills in half, skipping doses, rationing insulin, or just plain not filling prescriptions because it’s the difference between paying for their medication

Media Contact: Kevin Hoffman, Public Information Officer, (608) 224-5005, kevin.hoffman@wisconsin.gov Heritage Meats LLC in Butternut, WI, is issuing a voluntary Class II recall for a variety of prepared/precooked meal items, as well as a raw beef product, sold under the name Bayfield Foods South Shore Meats. The recalled products, which were sold through the Bayfield Foods Co-op, include: Travis’s Famous Chili, 2-lb. packages Ham and potato soup, 2-lb. packages Bacon mac & cheese, 2-lb. packages Italian lasagna , 2-lb. packages Pizza mac & cheese, 2-lb. packages Charro beans, 2-lb. packages Chicken alfredo pasta, 2-lb. packages Beef stock, 1-lb. packages Sliced smoked