WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: After years of advocacy, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced today that she successfully pushed the Biden administration to implement stronger Buy America standards for federally funded highway projects to support domestic manufacturing and create good-paying jobs. Senator Baldwin had long called for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to end the 40-year waiver that allows the federal govern  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Votes in Support of Investments and Key Priorities for WI-04 Today, Congresswoman Moore voted in support of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which funds six appropriations bills. This legislation includes final FY 2024 funding for the following appropriations bill: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Commerce, Justice, Scie  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on six bills regarding a wide variety of solutions to problems facing federal lands crafted by state and local stakeholders. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response: "If I have learned one thing during m  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the biggest manufacturers of inhalers, today announced they will be capping the out-of-pocket cost for all their inhaler products at $35 per month. This follows Senator Baldwin and her colleagues launching an investigation into the high costs Americans pay for inhalers and demanding answers from the four biggest inhaler manufacturers, including Boehringer Ingelheim, on why the  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after President Biden delivered his State of the Union address: "President Biden's State of the Union address tonight highlighted how out of touch he is with the reality facing Americans. Under this administration, we have seen record-breaking gas prices, a historic border crisis, 40-year high inflation  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-D) introduced bipartisan legislation to establish leave parity between National Guardsmen and Reservists and Active Duty members. The Reserve and National Guard Military Leave Enhancement Act will increase the rate of leave at a federal job for members of the Reserve and National Guard from 15 days to 30 day  more