Contact: Representative Robyn Vining 608-266-9180 MADISON – Monday, State Representative Deb Andraca (D-Whitefish Bay) and State Senator Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) introduced fair maps legislation that would create nonpartisan redistricting reform in Wisconsin. State Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) is a co-author of this bill, and introduced this legislation in the 2019-2020 legislative session. Rep. Vining issued the following statement in support:   “For far too long, partisan gerrymandering has insulated legislators from truly representing the voices of their constituents. When people aren’t represented, their issues aren’t represented. From BadgerCare expansion to gun violence prevention, overwhelmingly favorable policies are being blocked.   “The

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sen. Steve Nass (608) 266-2635 Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater), Co-chairman of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR), announced that the joint committee voted today to suspend Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Emergency Rule 2106, a rule that waived work search requirements for individuals collecting unemployment insurance benefits.  The waiver of the work search requirements started last year in response to Covid-19.        Starting Sunday (May 23, 2021), the requirement for UI recipients to undertake four work search activities weekly is restored in order to remain eligible to receive benefits:  “There are almost 80,000

Contact: Kelli Liegel 202-225-5101 WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of a scheduled vote on the House floor, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald made the following statement on H.R. 3233, the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act: “While many questions remain surrounding the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, Speaker Pelosi’s proposal for a Commission was partisan right out of the gate and ultimately falls short of a comprehensive study.   “Speaker Pelosi originally defined the makeup of the Commission to hold more Democrat seats than Republican, and she needlessly dragged out negotiations for months after

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Contact: Representative Robyn Vining 608-266-9180 MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers announced a special session for BadgerCare expansion and to invest the $1 billion in cost savings from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into economic recovery and development projects across Wisconsin. Governor Evers signed Executive Order #116 calling a special session of the Wisconsin State Legislature to vote on LRB-3568 on Tuesday, May 25th. Rep. Vining issued the following statement in support:   “I applaud Governor Evers for calling a special session on BadgerCare expansion. Expanding BadgerCare would provide healthcare coverage to an additional 90,000 Wisconsinites, reduce private premiums by between 7-19%, and save

Contact: Rep. Greta Neubauer, (608) 266-0634 MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers announced that he is calling for a special session to accept the federal BadgerCare expansion in Wisconsin. Representative Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) issued the following statement in support: “Expanding BadgerCare is the right thing to do for Wisconsin, plain and simple. The benefits are clear: more than 90,000 working Wisconsinites could gain access to affordable care. We could save more than $600 million in Wisconsin taxpayers’ money, and we could bring another $1 billion of Wisconsin’s money back from the federal government. Those dollars can be reinvested in communities

Contact: WisDems Communications (press@wisdems.org) MADISON, Wis. — Rep. Mike Gallagher proved to be the ultimate party loyalist today, voting against a commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection that resulted in the deaths of five people, including a Capitol Police officer, spurred by Republicans’ lies about the 2020 election. The commission aims to prevent future national security threats and investigate the factors that led to the attack, including the “Stop the Steal” rally hosted by the Trump campaign. No matter how he tries to spin it, Gallagher voted against the bipartisan commission solely for the sake of politics. Republicans fear the

Contact: Alexa Henning Vanessa Ambrosini Joins ‘Hannity’ to discuss media bias and January 6 commission WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Tuesday joined Fox News’ ‘Hannity’ to discuss the mainstream media’s refusal to cover Hunter Biden and the possible security and counter-intelligence risk his business dealings pose and Speaker Pelosi’s sham commission on the events surrounding January 6. A video of the interview can be found here, and excerpts are below. On January 6 commission: “Well of course that’s one of the biggest problems with this commission, is commissioners are going to be named by congressional leaders including Speaker Pelosi

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Contact: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, 608-266-3387 Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, 608-266-2056 Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, 608-266-2401 Senate President Chris Kapenga, 608-266-9174 Joint Finance Co-Chair Mark Born, 608-266-2540 Joint Finance Co-Chair Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 “We will not shift people off their private insurance onto a government-run system.” Madison – Today, Legislative leaders Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg), Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna), Senate President Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield), Joint Finance Co-Chairs Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) and Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) released the following statement in response to Governor Evers’ call for a Special Session: “In

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