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Walker, House Speaker Paul Ryan and the state’s congressional delegation sent a letter to the Trump administration today asking for “immediate action” on an issue that’s put dozens of Wisconsin dairy farmers at risk of shutting down. The letter says
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s personal campaign committee raised $564,662 from individuals and committees in the first three months of the year, and he reported almost $9.4 million cash on hand at the end of March, according to his filing with
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has one of the most purple congressional districts in the country, according to a new analysis from the Cook Political Report comparing how districts voted in the last two presidential races. Kind’s district was one of
U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson are taking fire from their opposing parties over their votes on President Trump’s Supreme Court nomination. The two split today on invoking the “nuclear option” in the Senate, removing the filibuster for Supreme
This is the seventh sample of a weekly DC Wrap product from WisPolitics.com. Let us know your feedback: info@wispolitics.com We’ll be taking a two-week break from DC Wrap, as Congress is on spring recess starting today, and going through April
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, acknowledged Wednesday that Republicans’ efforts to undo the Affordable Care Act are stalled for now. “We’re all at the concepts stage right now — but productive conversations,” are occurring, Ryan told a WisPolitics.com audience in
This is the sixth sample of a weekly DC Wrap product from WisPolitics.com. Let us know your feedback: info@wispolitics.com Quotes of the week This is a setback, no two ways about it. – House Speaker Paul Ryan after he pulled
Speaker Paul Ryan chalked up his House GOP health care plan’s defeat to “the growing pains of governing,” saying his caucus was still becoming used to being the majority party in Washington, D.C. “This is a setback, no two ways
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore met with President Trump to share concerns “over a disturbing trend of disregard” for African American communities and reactions to his budget and policy agenda. Trump had invited members of the Congressional Black Caucus to meet
This is the fifth sample of a weekly DC Wrap product from WisPolitics.com. Let us know your feedback: info@wispolitics.com Quotes of the week That’s not a serious health care alternative — that’s a tax cut for the wealthy disguised as
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told a WisPolitics.com breakfast Tuesday he’s not confident an Obamacare replacement bill will pass this year and declined to endorse the current version that is facing a difficult time in the House.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told a WisPolitics.com breakfast today he’s not confident an Obamacare replacement bill will pass this year, while House Speaker Paul Ryan said Republicans need to pass the bill to keep the promise they made to voters
This is the fourth sample of a weekly DC Wrap product from WisPolitics.com. Let us know your feedback: info@wispolitics.com This week’s news — House Speaker Paul Ryan’s continuing his media blitz today to push his caucus’ health care bill. The
We spend a lot of time thinking about what we will SAY in meetings with elected officials. We want our message and our ask to be perfect. However, we should also take note of what we DO in meetings, through
Congressional Dems are slamming the House GOP’s health care bill after the Congressional Budget Office estimated 24 million people would lose coverage by 2026. But House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, said the long-awaited CBO report shows premiums will be lower
This is the third sample of a weekly DC Wrap product from WisPolitics.com. Let us know your feedback: info@wispolitics.com This week’s news — U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy says GOP skeptics of the House health care bill will turn around once
Republican members of the state congressional delegation aren’t fully backing the House GOP health care bill, though U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy predicted skeptics will “get on board and be supportive.’’
Gov. Scott Walker said today he’s glad House Republicans are looking to repeal the Affordable Care Act since “Obamacare is collapsing.” But he did not fully back the House GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. The bill, released
House Speaker Paul Ryan is touting the House Republicans’ newly released bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, saying the effort will “rescue our health care system from this disastrous law.” The GOP plan, called the American Health Care Act,
President Trump’s revised travel ban is coming under fire from Wisconsin Dems. The executive order was altered today to end travel restrictions from Iraq, as well removing language that indefinitely banned Syrians and rolling back provisions that prioritized Christians over Muslims.