Contact: State Senator Kathy Bernier, (608) 266-7511 (Madison)…. This September 13-17 has been designated by the American Association of People with Disabilities as National Disability Voter Registration Week. Senator Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls) said the following about the designation: “This week should be a time for us all to commit ourselves to accessible registration and voting within a system that provides strong safeguards. I encourage people with disabilities, as well as all eligible voters to register and to vote. Some of our citizens face physical challenges, but those challenges should not make their vote any more difficult or count any less. Our goal

Contact: press@americanbridge.org Johnson has spread misinformation and opposed efforts to boost the pandemic recovery According to a new report from the Wisconsin Examiner, local and tribal health agencies in the Badger State will receive more than $58 million under President Biden and congressional Democrats’ American Rescue Plan — part of an effort to help the departments “absorb the added costs brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.” The funding will be distributed despite total opposition from Wisconsin Republicans in Congress — including U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, who opposed and delayed the legislation to improve “testing, contact tracing, vaccination programs, public health staffing […] as well as

Contact: Kelli Liegel 202-225-5101 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) joined the Job Creators Network (JCN) on their Bring Small Businesses Back bus tour in Waukesha at Weldall Manufacturing where he was presented with the Defender of Small Business Award for his hard work on behalf of the small business owners in Wisconsin’s Fifth Congressional District. “It’s no secret that Main Street has been dealing with some difficult obstacles lately. From mandated shutdowns and supply chain disruptions to worker shortages, keeping the doors open for business has been an accomplishment in and of itself for many throughout the pandemic,” said

Contact: Alexa Henning Vanessa Ambrosini WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) along with Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.),  Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Angus King (I-Maine), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.) plan to reintroduce the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2021, which would take government shutdowns off the table by setting up an automatic continuing resolution if government funding has not been enacted on time and by requiring Congress to stay in town until the job is done. “Government shutdowns are inefficient and come at an enormous cost to American

Contact: Senator Devin LeMahieu, 608-266-2056 “Evers’ actions are constitutionally suspect and a flagrant invasion of medical privacy.” Madison – Today, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) issued the following statement in response to the Governor’s new COVID mandates on state employees: “Last Thursday, I sent a letter to Governor Tony Evers requesting the legal authority under which he began requesting the disclosure of private, sensitive medical information from state employees regarding their vaccination status. The response from his administration lacked any mention of the laws or authority which would allow this type of invasive request. “Today, Governor Evers’ Administration – not on the basis of law but

Contact: James Langnes James.Langnes@mail.house.gov JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN— Congressman Bryan Steil is seeking nominations for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District’s Veteran of the Year Award. The Veteran of the Year Award is an opportunity for a veteran to be honored for his or her service and contributions in the First District. “The Veteran of the Year Award recognizes the work of veterans who have served our country and who continue to serve our community.  It is an opportunity to honor the service and commitment of an unsung hero in Southeast Wisconsin.  We ask for your help in finding those veterans who continue to selflessly

Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in urging Congress to respond to the climate crisis and advance environmental justice by funding critical programs in budget reconciliation legislation. In a letter to Democratic Congressional leaders, the coalition, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, calls on Congress to pass infrastructure legislation and to allocate funding in the upcoming reconciliation bill that addresses the rapid transition to a clean energy economy, climate change, and the environmental injustices faced by low-income communities, communities of color, and Tribal and indigenous communities. The coalition urges

Contact: Philip Shulman (philip.shulman@wisdems.org) Madison, Wis. — As Wisconsin hospitals face nearly full ICU wards as COVID cases surge, Ron Johnson has continued his crusade to prolong the pandemic by discouraging Wisconsinites from getting vaccinated as well as pushing dangerous and unproven treatments such as Ivermectin. Doctors and other health care professions have pleaded with Senator Johnson to stop undermining their efforts to get the pandemic under control. Despite unvaccinated people accounting for over 99% of COVID hospitalizations and deaths, Johnson continues to sow doubts about the effectiveness of vaccines. Johnson has used faulty and incomplete data to discourage vaccinations

LA CROSSE, Wis. – La Crosse County Sheriff Jeff Wolf has announced that he’s endorsing Fond du Lac County District Attorney to be Wisconsin’s next attorney general because he’s the only candidate in the race with front-line law enforcement experience fighting violent crime in *Wisconsin. “Eric Toney is clearly the best person for the job based on his experience in the courtroom prosecuting violent crimes and working with cops to get criminals off the streets,” Wolf said. “I’m honored and humbled to have the endorsement of Sheriff Wolf,” Toney said.  “He’s a leader in Wisconsin’s law enforcement community and dedicated to

WISCONSIN — As Congress works on a budget plan that includes giving Medicare the power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices, a new project shows the overwhelming, bipartisan support for this reform across Wisconsin.   The findings are part of a new website and interactive map showing support for district-by-district and state-by-state data. Wisconsin lawmakers and constituents can now find the level of backing for Medicare negotiation, opinions about pharmaceutical companies, concerns about Congress failing to act, and belief in pharma’s top arguments. The project was conducted by Data for Progress on behalf of Protect Our Care and Patients For