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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.
Dems on the state’s congressional delegation are slamming Attorney General Jeff Sessions for not disclosing his prior communications with a Russian official, though Sessions said today he’d recuse himself from any investigations on the 2016 elections.
This is the second sample of a weekly DC Wrap product from WisPolitics.com. Let us know your feedback: info@wispolitics.com This week’s news — U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin, first elected two years apart, are at near-opposite ends of
House Speaker Paul Ryan called the president’s national address a “home run” as his fellow GOP members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation largely praised the speech. Dem members, however, were critical of the speech.
Gov. Scott Walker, speaking from the White House lawn, pledged Republicans would replace Obamacare with a system that works, even though doing nothing might be the best thing to do politically. Walker, who was at the White House as part
The state GOP is criticizing U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for leaving a Senate committee that’s investigated drug abuse at the Tomah VA. Baldwin, D-Madison, is no longer on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The committee, chaired by
This week’s news — Dem members of the state’s congressional are blasting the Trump administration for revoking federal protections for transgender students seeking to use the public school bathrooms of the gender with which they identify. The Trump administration will
Gov. Scott Walker and AG Brad Schimel today pushed for U.S. Senate Dems to give President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, an up-or-down vote. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has said Gorsuch would need to clear the 60-vote
