WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced new legislation to break down barriers to farming and agricultural land ownership and help more Americans pursue careers in farming. The bipartisan Farm Transition Act of 2024 would for the first time stand up the Commission on Farm Transitions to study the issues impacting the transition of agricultural operations to the next gen more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Flyer Distributed in Milwaukee for Fake Event "In Milwaukee, there are flyers being distributed for a fake event saying, 'Join us as we stand for Israel and discuss investment opportunities in our community. Keynote speaker Gwen Moore joins Scott Lurie to take a stand against hate.' This flyer, nor the event it advertises, is in no way associated with me, my of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Votes No on H. R. 1102-- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Today, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement: "It is vital that Congress does everything in its power to avert a partial government shutdown. As a member of Congress, I understand the importance of compromise and negotiating in a divided government. And while this legislation does include  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs held a hearing titled, "Accountable Assistance: Reviewing Controls to Prevent Mismanagement of Foreign Aid." Members discussed how the Biden Administration has mismanaged the distribution of U.S. foreign aid due to a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the priorities of the Department of Defense for digital modernization and transformation, artificial intelligence, information  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled "Accountable Assistance: Reviewing Controls to Prevent Mismanagement of Foreign Aid." In his opening statement, Subcommittee Cha more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted to advance the remaining six appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), allowing the government to continue operating through the end of the fiscal year. "Passing the minibus ensured we didn't shut down the U.S. government or enact dozens of extreme policy riders or deep cuts the Republican ma more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) released the following statement in response to Speaker Mike Johnson's plans to invite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a joint address to Congress. "I am encouraged to hear that Speaker Mike Johnson plans to invite Prime Minister Netanyahu to deliver a joint address to Congress, as Israel fights to defend itself and bring  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, participated in the full committee hearing titled, "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa," to assess the threats to U.S. national security in the region and evaluate the effectiveness of the Department more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) released the following statement after voting against the second package of Fiscal Year 2024 "minibus" appropriations bills. The package includes six appropriations bills: Defense; Financial Services and General Government; Homeland Security; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; Legislative Branch; State and Foreign Operations. "The  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) applauds GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) announcement that Americans throughout the country with asthma and COPD will pay no more than $35 for the brand name inhalers they manufacture. With this announcement, GSK joins AstraZeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim as the third major inhaler manufacturer to cap the out-of-pocket costs for their inhaler products at $35 per month in the Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: ICYMI, the Subcommittee on Modernization held its first legislative Hearing titled, "Legislative Proposals to Support Modernizing the Congressional Research Service and the Use of Federal Data." Witnesses included: * Robert Newlen, CRS Interim Director * Elise J. Bean, Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy at Wayne State University Law School *  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after voting to pass the final Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) consolidated appropriations package: "As I have stated before, I am frustrated with the lack of regular order in Congress and the repeated last-minute attempts to fund the government. Today was no exception. However, while the bill nor the process to bring it to the fl more PR