WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Judiciary Committee wrapped up a two-day marathon markup of antitrust bills. Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) voted against five measures, and released the following statement at the conclusion of the markup: “While Big Tech’s power to cancel conservative viewpoints is absolutely a problem, the Democrat proposals we considered over the past two days would do nothing to address those concerns. What these bills under consideration would do is marry Big Tech with Big Government, putting unelected Biden appointees and bureaucrats at the FTC and DOJ in a position to centrally plan how Big Tech does business. “More importantly,

Madison, Wis. — Today, on a virtual press call, Dr. Jeff Huebner, Dr. Joanna Bisgrove, and Laura French, who lost her mother to COVID-19, called out Ron Johnson for continually putting Wisconsinites’ health at risk by spreading dangerous COVID-19 disinformation and attacks on the Affordable Care Act. Dr. Jeff Huebner: “Senator Johnson — take your own advice: you’re not a doctor, so stop giving medical advice that is putting lives in danger. Wisconsin deserves a senator who will listen to the truth and science, and put public health first — that’s not Ron Johnson, and we should vote him out

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Elaine Luria (D-VA, alongside Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Angus King (I-ME), today introduced the Arctic Security Initiative Act of 2021, legislation requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct a security assessment of the Arctic region and establish an Arctic Security Initiative (ASI) with a five-year plan to fully resource the DOD and individual service-specific strategies for the Arctic that have been released over the past several years. U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) would lead the independent assessment in coordination with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) and U.S. European Command (USEUCOM). “The Arctic is an

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers announced more than $140 million in grants to businesses in Wisconsin’s tourism and entertainment industries to help them recover from the pandemic. Some of the businesses who will benefit include movie theaters, live event small businesses, minor league sports teams, summer camps, and other businesses that were hit hard by the pandemic. On top of today’s investment, Gov. Evers has already directed $600 million to small business relief, including a $420 million grant program, and $100 million to bring universal broadband coverage to Wisconsin families. Previously Gov. Evers also signed a small business tax cut of more than $500

(Audio File) Hi, this is State Senator Mary Felzkowski. As a legislator serving 11 counties in Northern Wisconsin, I have seen firsthand how important health care is to living our best lives. This is a big reason why I choose to serve my district, and why my focus is on improving health care statewide. Over the last several months, my colleagues and I have heard constantly from constituents and stakeholders that our long-term care providers, their invaluable workforce, and the patients they serve are reaching a crisis point, especially after living and working tirelessly throughout the pandemic. To answer their

Madison, Wis. — Today, President Biden announced that the White House and a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Senators have reached an agreement on an infrastructure bill. The Wisconsin Democrats applaud President Biden and Democrats in Congress for advocating for working families across the country and state of Wisconsin. Following this historic agreement, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Rapid Response Director Julia Hamelburg released the following statement: “President Biden came into office with the promise of working across the aisle to better the lives of American families—and he’s delivering on that promise. This is the largest investment in American infrastructure in a

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-08) this week led members of Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation in calling on Governor Tony Evers to increase transparency for how school districts are using the $2.4 billion Wisconsin received from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) to minimize the learning gap after the pandemic. While ESSER was intended to provide schools with additional resources to help students catch up academically, overly broad guidelines were put in place regarding how schools should spend this money, which resulted in some school districts using these dollars as a slush fund to fund projects unrelated

We the People Can Push Veto-Proof Effort to Make Sure Ballots, Votes, and Voters Are Treated the Same Across Wisconsin [Waukesha County, Wisc…] Common Sense Wisconsin supports uniformity in the state’s election processes. The conservative policy organization is pushing for the Legislature to launch the process of constitutionally protecting uniformity and fairness in our elections, and for Counties to adopt advisory referendums that will show politicians in Madison that the people support election uniformity. “Voters are more likely to participate in elections if they believe their vote matters,” said Common Sense Wisconsin Executive Director Joe Handrick. “Constitutionally protecting the voting