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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Saturday April 06, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Updated Statement on Ongoing War Israel-Hamas War
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Updated Statement on Ongoing War Israel-Hamas War Congresswoman Moore released the following statement: "Outraged. Heartbroken. Horrified. Fed up. There are a lot of words and lots of emotions to describe the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza. It becomes clearer by the day that there needs to be a humanitarian ceasefire - an effort I called for months ago. Every day we c  more

Fitzgerald Introduces Bill to Codify Credit Reporting Practices for Homebuyers
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) released the following statement after introducing the Accurate Credit Reporting for Homebuyers Act, a bill to codify the long-standing requirement that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac obtain a credit report and credit score on a borrower from each of the three national credit bureaus when they purchase a residential mortgage loan--otherwise k  more

Fitzgerald Speaks with Prime Minister Netanyahu Following Letter Requesting a Joint Address to Congress
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) released the following statement after having an opportunity to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a Joint Address to Congress. "I appreciate Prime Minister Netanyahu taking the time to field questions from us members while we were on a congressional visit in Israel, and I am encouraged to hear him agree to delive  more

Pocan, McGovern, Schakowsky Urge Biden, Blinken to Withhold Weapons Transfers After Humanitarian Aid Workers Killed
WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and 37 of their colleagues sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken asking them to withhold pending offensive weapons transfers to Israel after seven humanitarian aid workers from World Central Kitchen, including one American, were killed in an Israeli airstrike, and to place c  more