Contact: Sally Fox, Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Committee on House Administration member and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Elections Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) released a statement after voting against Speaker Pelosi’s election reform bill, H.R. 1. “H.R. 1 guts voter ID laws, legalizes ballot harvesting, and publicly funds politicians’ reelection campaigns.

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind voted against the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Below is Rep. Kind’s statement:   “I’m disappointed that after eight months, my work to increase resources for de-escalation, implicit bias, and diversity training was ignored.  Today, for every 15 hours that an officer spends on the shooting range

CONTACT: Annika Doner, annika@committeetoprotect.org, (313) 670-4737 Milwaukee, WI — Today, Senator Ron Johnson used his platform in Congress to display a poster illustrating how many miles high a stack of 1 trillion dollars would stack. The display was a political stunt to express his opposition to the American Rescue Plan,

Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced Wednesday that he plans to force a reading of the full $1.9 trillion bill once it is formally proposed by Democrats. In a speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Johnson outlined his concerns about the runaway costs of the bill

Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today introduced the Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act, a bill that would clearly define the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) responsibility for icebreaking on the Great Lakes. Currently, the USCG conducts Great Lakes icebreaking based on a 95-year-old Executive Order that fails to

Contact: Kimberly Noetzel (320) 267-2490 Kimberly.noetzel@charter.com @CharterNewsroom Charter Expansion to Reach Currently Unserved Homes and Small Businesses, Many in Lower-Density, Rural Communities MADISON, Wis. (Mar. 3, 2021) – Charter Communications, Inc. today announced plans to deliver gigabit high-speed broadband to approximately 143,000 unserved Wisconsin homes and small businesses, as estimated by the Federal

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Lake Mills is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The projects primarily include the replacement of lead service lines throughout the

In response to reports today that Senator Ron Johnson is urging fellow Republicans to delay Covid relief as long as possible, including personally stalling progress through a stunt of Parliamentary procedure, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “Wisconsinites can’t afford to wait for help while Ron Johnson continues pandering to

Report: Johnson “will ask for a reading of COVID-relief substitute on Senate floor,” expected to delay process of advancing critical legislation by 10 hours MADISON, Wis.— Today Opportunity Wisconsin released the following statement after news broke that U.S. Senator Ron Johnson is preparing to ask for an alternative COVID relief bill to be

“The recent events in Kenosha have demonstrated the desperate need for reform of the criminal justice system,” said Chuck Ogg of the Rock County Progressives. “Therefore we are thrilled to present Angela Cunningham to speak on this topic.  Angela is a criminal defense attorney and candidate for Circuit Court Judge in

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), alongside Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Chris Stewart (R-UT), today introduced the American Financial Markets Integrity and Security Act, legislation that would prohibit Chinese companies listed on the U.S. Department of Commerce Entity List, or the U.S. Department of Defense list of Communist Chinese military companies,

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced all in-person hunter education classes, including archery education classes, begins April 1. To help protect Wisconsinites and staff from the spread of COVID-19, particularly those most vulnerable to infection and severe disease, established safety protocols to protect students, instructors

According to a new report from the La Crosse Tribune, House Republicans’ biggest Super Pac is actively pushing for Derrick Van Orden to run again in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, despite the failed candidate’s significant baggage that is sure to be a drag on his electoral chances once again. After losing to

MADISON, WI – March 3, 2021 – With extended warmer weather predicted, Dane County Parks Director Darren Marsh is advising county park users that some county parks, or portions of county parks, may be temporarily closed during the next several weeks.  The warmer weather will start to bring out ground frost, making