WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- 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, "The Consequences of Catch and Release at the Border." Members discussed with subject matter experts how the Biden Administration's policy of catch and release and erosion of interior enforcemen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following agency statement on Feb. 16, 2024: * * * I'm not going to beat around the bush. I strongly support Social Security and Medicare and oppose plans to cut them. In fact, I am working hard to protect those programs. While some in Washington are willing to risk your financial security with reckless spending on countless other proposals, I am committed to restoring fiscal responsibility to Washington while fully funding benef  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after defects with Prothrombin/International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR) lab equipment were discovered at the Tomah VA Medical Center in Tomah, Wisconsin: "The findings related to defective medical equipment at the Tomah VA Medical Center are incredibly concerning. When veterans visit a VA facility, they   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, bipartisan legislation to crack down on the suppliers of fentanyl and disrupt the supply chains that traffic this deadly drug into the United States. On Tuesday, the Senate passed legislation that included the FEND Off Fentanyl Act. "Thousands of families across Wisconsin ha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to provide further details regarding proposed changes to mail operations at its Iron Mountain Processing and Distribution Center. In a letter, Peters shared his concerns about a recent "Mail Processing Facility Review" which outlines poten  more