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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Friday February 28, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Baldwin Demands Trump's USDA Restart Payments Guaranteed to 88 Wisconsin Dairy Farmers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Demands Trump's USDA Restart Payments Guaranteed to 88 Wisconsin Dairy Farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) demanded the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) restart payments already committed to Wisconsin Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiative recipients. Baldwin's call comes as bipartisan federal funding that was approved by Congress, signed i  more

ICYMI: Congresswoman Gwen Moore Speaks on VA Firings in Milwaukee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congresswoman Gwen Moore Speaks on VA Firings in Milwaukee During a CSPAN Washington Journal interview today, Congresswoman Moore shared her reaction to Elon Musk's DOGE firing veterans working at Zablocki VA Medical Center. Watch here. Transcript : Veterans and the VA is being dismantled as we speak. In my own district, just yesterday we had three veterans dismissed, just unilaterally fir  more

Representative Gwen Moore and Colleagues Lead Re-Introduction of CROWN Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Gwen Moore and Colleagues Lead Re-Introduction of CROWN Act Today, Reps. Gwen Moore (WI-04), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Maxwell Frost (FL-10) reintroduced the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair or CROWN Act in the House of Representatives. The bill would prohibit discrimination on the basis of h  more

Senator Baldwin Calls on Secretary Kennedy to Undo Drastic Cuts to Affordable Care Act Program
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Calls on Secretary Kennedy to Undo Drastic Cuts to Affordable Care Act Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is calling on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to reverse drastic funding cuts to an Affordable Care Act program that helps Americans access quality, affordable health insurance coverage, including for  more