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U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher says defense cuts are off the table to satisfy future spending cut requirements in a Republican debt limit bill, but there is room for more efficiency. The Allouez Republican House Armed Services Committee member in a
Wisconsin’s GOP members of Congress helped pass 217-215 a debt limit bill after U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden pushed for changes to a provision seeking to repeal biofuel tax credits. Wisconsin Dem U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan, of the town of
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, blasts Republicans who support a bill that would ban trans women and girls from competing in school sports programs.
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, argues Dems are
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is a formal candidate for reelection in 2024, becoming a key part of Democrats’ efforts to maintain control of the Senate.
Baldwin’s announcement this week gives national Dems a two-term incumbent and a proven
Wisconsin’s senators split on a bill to repeal the Iraq war authorizations, which passed 66-30 with bipartisan support. The measure, approved yesterday, repeals the authorizations for the use of military force and bars presidents from misusing military forces without congressional
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “In 1849, Wisconsin’s 1-year-old Legislature banned abortion, making it a felony to provide abortion
In a 4-minute speech to introduce the committee’s Tuesday primetime hearing, the Allouez Republican said the Chinese Communist Party poses an “existential struggle” for the United States as it works to dominate various markets, such as the technology sector. He
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher says the failure to earlier spot unidentified aerial phenomena shot down over the weekend could be “one of the most staggering intelligence failures since 9/11.” The Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson accused President Joe Biden of lying after Biden in a post State of the Union speech in DeForest said Johnson wants to put Medicare and Social Security funding up for regular votes. The Oshkosh senator in
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan and two Dem colleagues introduced a bill to bar what they call the deceptive practice of private companies using “Medicare” in advertisements and plan titles. Meanwhile U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson signed a letter with 56 colleagues
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says House Republicans will need to promise spending cuts and fiscal controls to get Senate Republicans to okay a debt ceiling increase.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he supports passing a bill temporarily funding federal government obligations over a long-term solution because he wants to give the GOP-led House next session a chance to create a concrete solution. The Oshkosh Republican alongside
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil says likely future House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will definitely end proxy voting “on day one.” The Janesville Republican at a WisPolitics.com DC luncheon this week said McCarthy, R-Calif., will also likely get rid of virtual participation
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin after the Senate passage of a bill she co-sponsored to protect same-sex and interracial marriage said marriage is not just about a ceremony, but also rights related to child custody, adoption, and access to insurance coverage.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, blasted GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for voting against a bill that would protect same-sex marriage rights. The bill, cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, cleared a key procedural vote yesterday, paving the way for
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week I am the only Wisconsin Senator who won’t put Medicare on the chopping block
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “With the pandemic officially over, now it’s time to end all vaccine mandates.”- U.S.
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “No one wants Lindsey Graham making personal, health care decisions for women in America.”-
Quotes of the week “And then along comes Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. He’s arguing that five years is too long to savage these programs people depend on. He wants to put Social Security and Medicare literally on the chopping block
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “The Biden administration and Democrats have played politics with this bill, it could have
