LA CROSSE, Wis. – According to a new report from Punchbowl News, Congressman Derrick Van Orden spent Wednesday night yelling at Senate pages while giving a late-night tour of the Capitol: Punchbowl News:  Van Orden, a freshman, was giving a tour for several dozen visitors around midnight when he happened upon Senate pages lying on the floor of the Rotunda, taking photos of the dome. Van Orden cursed out the pages, who are in their last week of service, calling them “lazy shits” and told them to “get the fuck up” off the floor, according to sources. Since Congressman Van

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 4366, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations. “Today, Republicans reaffirmed our promise to deliver for America’s veterans. This appropriations bill is as commonsense as they come. It fully funds veterans’ health care programs, veterans’ benefits, and VA programs while cutting wasteful spending on CRT and Biden’s DEI executive orders,” said Rep. Fitzgerald. “Our nation is stronger when we invest in our national security and those who are called to serve, and this bill delivers on that front.” Additional Priorities in H.R. 4366

Washington, D.C – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, a member of the Ways and Means “Work and Welfare” Subcommittee, introduced legislation, H.R. 4933, the Opportunities to Support Mothers and Deliver Children (OSMDC) Act, which would create a new demonstration project within the Health Professions Opportunity Grant Program (HPOG) to allow the use of program funds to support education and job training as doulas and in midwifery. HPOG supports education and job training for Temporary Assistance to Needy Family (TANF) recipients in occupations in the health care field that pay well and are in high demand.  In contrast to similar programs, HPOG

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-3) released the following statement: “The Capitol Rotunda served as a field hospital where countless Union soldiers died fighting to free men in the Civil War. I have long said our nation’s Capitol is a symbol of the sacrifice our servicemen and women have made for this country and should never be treated like a frat house common room. Threatening a congressman with bad press to excuse poor behavior is a reminder of everything that’s wrong with Washington. Luckily, bad press has never bothered me and if it’s the price I pay to

Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW) Board of Directors is excited to announce that Jill Jacklitz will become its next Executive Director, effective August 22, 2023. Jill comes to DRW from the UW-Madison Center for Patient Partnerships, where she served as Co-Director and Director of Education, leading the organization’s strategic direction, health equity, educational and advocacy programming. She holds a Master of Science in Social Work from UW-Madison and has worked in child advocacy and community health as a lobbyist, community engagement educator and organizational leader in non-profit and health care organizations. Jill’s personal experience as an advocate for members of her

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Punchbowl News reported that GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden verbally harassed students participating in the Senate Page program, referring to them as “lazy shits” and demanding they “get the fuck up” off the floor of the Capitol Rotunda, where they had been taking pictures of the Capitol Dome.  In response, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund issued the following statement: “As a former House Page, I know how hard Senate Pages work. This unhinged behavior directed towards 16 and 17-year-old kids is disqualifying, and is only the latest example of Van Orden’s disturbing conduct. From threatening a teenage staff

MADISON – University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have recently revealed that the effectiveness of common antibiotics could depend on the neighborhood where you live. Here are the details. An innovative look at an old problem: Led by postdoctoral fellow Laurel Legenza, researchers at UW–Madison’s School of Pharmacy and State Cartographer’s Office worked with colleagues from three Wisconsin health systems to combine antibiotic resistance data from different locations throughout the state to gauge the effectiveness of a pair of common antibiotic treatments for Escherichia coli infections. The combination of data allowed the team to identify neighborhood-level patterns in how well the antibiotics

Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, introduced the Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act, legislation that would make clear that child welfare agencies should not separate children from their parents solely due to poverty. In response, she released the following statement: “The child welfare system must reflect the reality that simply being poor is not child neglect and sufficient reason alone to separate families, creating unnecessary trauma and hardships. I know firsthand that in child welfare cases, where poverty is the only issue causing hardship, children benefit from remaining with their families and

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Laura Ingraham on The Ingraham Angle to discuss the latest developments surrounding Hunter Biden’s sweetheart plea deal and why it should be rejected and also to talk about the mounting evidence of corruption surrounding the Biden family’s business dealings. Sen. Johnson said of the deal that, “Any other American would be in jail had they evaded taxes the way that Hunter Biden has. Hunter’s sweetheart plea deal should be rejected — we need a thorough investigation and an honest prosecution.” Watch the full video here. On why Hunter Biden’s sweetheart plea deal should be rejected: “Well,