Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov               202-224-6225 Baldwin and USDA Officials Award $250,000 Grant to Village of Viola Viola, WI – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined officials from U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development today to award the Village of Viola a $250,000 Community Facilities Disaster Grant. The grant will be used to assist in relocating streets and utilities in a portion of the community that is in a flood plain and also includes $1 million in leveraged funds through Tax Increment District Funding. “Building back better means creating infrastructure that is resilient to climate change and made to

August 24, 2021 Contact: Matt Handverger, 508-561-5226 Pocan Applauds House Passage of Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) issued the following statement after House passage of the $3.5 trillion budget resolution that will shape the United States economy for years to come: “Today is a great day. Historians will look at today’s vote as a pivotal point in American history. One that forever changed the trajectory American values. Today we put workers, families, and our nation’s future first. While this is just the first step in strengthening the social safety net, it shows that elections matter. This will be a

WDVA Awarded $4.2 million to Improve Facilities for Homeless Veteran Program MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) has been awarded $4.2 million from the US Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) to make capital improvements that will benefit Wisconsin’s successful Veterans Housing and Recovery Program (VHRP) which provides temporary housing, training, and supportive services to military veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to help them obtain permanent housing. “It is so important that we enable the well-being of our state’s vulnerable Veterans,” WDVA Secretary Mary Kolar said. “We are excited to make these improvements

8/24/21 Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today delivered remarks on the House floor regarding the fiasco in Afghanistan and the need for Congress to pass his bill that would prevent the Biden Administration from withdrawing troops until every American who wants to leave Afghanistan is out of the country. The remarks were delivered after the Biden Administration announced it would not extend its August 31 deadline for withdrawal, regardless of whether it would mean leaving Americans stranded in the country behind. In part, the congressman said, “Right now the president is doubling down on his August 31st withdrawal date despite

August 24, 2021 Contact: Philip Shulman (philip.shulman@wisdems.org) ICYMI: ‘You are not a horse. You are not a cow’: FDA issues blunt warning on taking drug promoted by Ron Johnson to treat COVID-19 MADISON, Wis. — Despite constant and fierce warnings from the medical community, Ron Johnson continues to push dangerous and unproven COVID-19 treatments like Ivermectin, which has endangered numerous people in Wisconsin and across the country. See more below: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: ‘You are not a horse. You are not a cow’: FDA issues blunt warning on taking ivermectin, drug promoted by Ron Johnson to treat COVID-19 For months,

Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore voted to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, which restores the ability of the federal government to stop voter suppression practices targeting minority citizens under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  Congresswoman Gwen Moore released the following statement: “The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy. John Lewis, among others, shed blood on the Edmund Pettus Bridge for this crucial right. Since the Supreme Court’s 2013 Shelby v. Holder decision and a subsequent 2021 decision gutted this keystone law, GOP state legislators have pushed forward measures that builds barriers to the

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) issued a statement after attending a classified briefing on Afghanistan. “This morning I attended a classified briefing on the catastrophic situation in Afghanistan. Briefers included Secretary of State Blinken, Secretary of Defense Austin, Director of National Intelligence Haines, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Milley. Unfortunately, I left the briefing with more questions than answers. The Biden Administration has failed to protect our fellow Americans and has failed to instill confidence in America’s image abroad. This was not an intelligence failure, rather this was a disastrous political decision. Our troops who are conducting