WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Advancement Act, legislation to stop state voter suppression efforts, safeguard critical voting rights protections, and restore and enhance the Voting Rights Act. In the wake of the Supreme Court's damaging Shelby County decision in 2013--which crippled the federal government's ability under the Voting Rights Act of   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) and Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor opened the new Agency Connection Center located in the Longworth House Office Building, the newest addition to the Longworth Main Street Project. "For the first time, Legislative and Executive Branch Agency officials are   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), co-chair and co-founder of the Congressional Labor Caucus, announced he was bringing Liz Shuler, President of the AFL-CIO, as his guest to this year's State of the Union. President Shuler represents more than 12 million workers nationwide, including thousands of Wisconsinites. "I'm honored to have President Shuler as my guest at the State of th  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Yesterday, Representatives Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) and Ashley Hinson (IA-02) sent a letter to Federal Highway Administration Administrator Shailen Bhatt emphasizing Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' (IA-R) request for federal emergency relief funding for the repair of the Lansing Bridge in Lansing, Iowa. This request comes after the bridge, which connects Iowa Highway 9 and Wisconsin High  more