WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) cosponsored the Pay Our Troops Act. Introduced by Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02), the bipartisan bill ensures that members of the military and certain U.S. Department of Defense civilian employees and contractors are paid in the event of a government shutdown. "I will not allow DC's dysfunction to undermine our national security and hurt military fam  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: In a new Wall Street Journal op-ed, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) announced he introduced new legislation that would address a significant issue in the defense appropriations and contracting processes that has resulted in $125 billion in previously appropriated funds leaving the Department of Defense over the last decade instead of supplying our military. The Pentagon will lose an additional $11 billion if  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today introduced the Deterring Attempts at Dirty Deals by Youngsters (DADDY) Act, a bill that would prohibit the immediate family members of the president, vice president, and cabinet officials from working for certain foreign companies while their family members are in office. The bill comes as recent investigations into President Biden's immediate family reveal that Hunter   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following remarks on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Yesterday, Congressman Tom Tiffany's (WI-07) amendment to bar sanctuary cities from receiving federal funds was approved by the U.S. House and included in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. Tiffany's amendment would prevent state and local governments who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities from obtaining DHS funds. This summer, it was reported  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, the U.S. House approved two amendments authored by Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) to the Department of State Appropriations Act. Both measures would sweep away administrative barriers to U.S.-Taiwan cooperation. The first amendment by Rep. Tiffany would end the State Department policy of relegating Taiwan's elected leaders to short U.S. transits in cities that are often far away   more