The Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) announced today a milestone moment in the county effort to battle the opioid epidemic – the county, state, and other local government litigants have reached a tentative nationwide settlement with drug maker Johnson & Johnson and wholesale distributors, McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen. Wisconsin counties played an integral role in producing this momentous settlement, having coordinated their efforts and filed some of the first lawsuits in the country in 2017. To date, all but one of Wisconsin’s 71 counties have filed suit. Thousands of local county and city governments across the United States have

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the Congressional PFAS Task Force, voted to protect Wisconsin families from exposure to dangerous PFAS chemicals with H.R. 535, the PFAS Action Act.  This legislation seeks to address “forever chemicals,” which pose a direct threat to public health, and implement stronger protections against future pollution. “In Madison, Wisconsin, PFAS chemicals have been discovered in every single one of our city wells. Fifty other cities across the state have also found the same chemicals in their water,” Congressman Mark Pocan said. “For far too long we have allowed these toxic chemicals that have been linked

Madison, Wis. — Today, Senator Ron Johnson continued his crusade against bipartisanship as he voted to block debate on a bipartisan infrastructure bill that would be a boon for Wisconsin’s workers and economy. In response, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Senate Communications Advisor Philip Shulman released the following statement: “Ron Johnson faced a clear choice – open up debate on a badly needed infrastructure bill that would help Wisconsin communities or continue to play self-serving political games. Yet again Johnson chose himself, leading the opposition to the bipartisan effort and refusing to even consider working together to get things done for

WISCONSIN — Throughout the August Congressional recess, Protect Our Care will be running its third nationwide bus tour to demonstrate the urgent need for lowering health costs, expanding coverage, and reducing racial disparities in care. Kicking off in Bangor, Maine, on August 9th, Care Force One’s “Lower Cost, Better Care” bus tour will travel throughout the Northeast before making stops across the Midwest and Southeast, and concluding with stops on the West Coast. Care Force One will roll into key districts and states for events with Members of Congress, local elected officials, health care advocates and storytellers to ensure critical

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald led 43 of his colleagues in sending a letter to the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, concerning the significant delays for new and existing passport applicants. On March 19, 2020, the State Department paused the passport application process due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By June 2020, the Department was forced to recall essential employees to address a more than 1.8 million passport backlog, causing applicants to delay their passport request or face severe processing delays. On July 12, 2021, the Department released updated passport guidance warning new and existing applicants of severe delays for both routine and expedited

Washington, DC —Today Rep. Ron Kind voted to pass the bipartisan PFAS Action Act, a comprehensive package that aims to protect Wisconsinites and our environment from harmful forever chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This legislation, which Rep. Kind helped introduce earlier this year, will clean up these “forever chemicals,” which pose a direct threat to public health, and introduce stronger protections against future pollution. PFAS is a growing public health and environmental threat with reports showing high levels of these forever chemicals in water across the country, including right here in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District. Recently, PFAS levels above recommended standards were discovered in

The Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) announced today a milestone moment in the county effort to battle the opioid epidemic – the county, state, and other local government litigants have reached a tentative nationwide settlement with drug maker Johnson & Johnson and wholesale distributors, McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen. Wisconsin counties played an integral role in producing this momentous settlement, having coordinated their efforts and filed some of the first lawsuits in the country in 2017. To date, all but one of Wisconsin’s 71 counties have filed suit. Thousands of local county and city governments across the United States have

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) appeared on Fox Businesses “Mornings with Maria” to discuss the need for transparency from health agencies and the collusion between Big Tech, Big Government, and the mainstream media in censoring conversation around gain of function research, COVID origins, and early treatment. The full interview can be found here, and excerpts are below. On transparency from health agencies: “Of course, Dr. Fauci funded gain-of-function research. He can deny it all he wants, he can have his staff, who are beholden to him for their jobs, claim that somehow what is clearly gain-of-function research isn’t gain-of-function research but it was. He is culpable,

 July 21, 2021 Contact: Alexa Henning Vanessa Ambrosini Sen. Johnson Announces Mobile Office Hours OSHKOSH — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that his staff will be available for mobile office hours next week at the times and locations listed below. These office hours allow constituents to meet with the senator’s staff to request assistance with a federal agency or regarding other federal matters. Note: Staff-led mobile office hours are closed to press. Recording devices of any kind are not allowed. These restrictions are put in place for the privacy of constituents we are here to assist. Marinette Office Hours Tuesday, July

Madison, Wis. — In an interview with Breitbart, Ron Johnson took his opposition to the bipartisan infrastructure efforts a step further, vowing to “slow down the process” and do everything he could to keep Wisconsin communities from getting needed infrastructure improvements. “With his self-serving declaration to do everything possible to block bipartisan infrastructure,  Ron Johnson proves yet again that he doesn’t work for Wisconsinites,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin Senate Communications Advisor Philip Shulman. “Johnson has become the ringleader for obstructionism as he chooses to play political games with Wisconsinites’ livelihoods rather than support real solutions that would help the