WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Holds Hearing Entitled "Assessing the Damage Done by Obamacare" * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a hearing entitled "Assessing the Damage Done by Obamacare." The Subcommittee heard from four witnesses who discussed Obamacare's failures to lower costs and meet coverage goals. The  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Amtrak Celebrates Upgrades at Wisconsin Stations * Customers benefit from $11 million in federal investments COLUMBUS and TOMAH, Wisc. - Amtrak passengers have a more accessible experience at two Wisconsin stations following about $11 million in upgrades celebrated Wednesday. The Amtrak Empire Builder and Borealis trains each stop twice daily at the Columbus and Tomah stations. "Making stati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Introduces Bill to Restore Head Start Funding During Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led 30 of her colleagues in introducing a bill to keep Head Start programs open during Republicans' government shutdown, protecting vital childcare and early learning services for 750,000 pre-school children, infants, and toddlers. "Head Start is more than a safe pl  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 8 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Nov. 7, 2025: * * * 'Theocrat' Indiana Lt. Gov. defames non-Christian officials FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith for his recent comments on an anti-immigration podcast claiming that the Uni  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 8 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Nov. 7, 2025: * * * Brandi Carlile is 'Secularist of the Week' for state-church protest anthem FFRF Action Fund honors singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile as its "Secularist of the Week" for her protest song "Church and State," which she  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Slams Trump Administration for Letting China Cheat and Undercutting American Shipbuilders * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is calling out the Trump Administration for reversing course on holding China accountable, delaying penalties that were designed to support American shipbuilding and level the playing field for American workers after China has spent decade  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Wisconsin Mom Testifies at Senate Hearing on Affordable Care Act, Shuts Down Ron Johnson for Attacking ACA Coverage of Pre-Existing Conditions * [WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, Shana Verstegen, a mother of two from Madison, Wisconsin, testified at a hearing in the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) about the importance of extending enhanced premium tax credits for m  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Baldwin Presses Rail Regulator Nominees on Whether They Will Cave to Trump and Rubberstamp Railroad Megamerger * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, at a nomination hearing in front of the Senate Commerce Committee, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) pushed two of President Trump's nominees for the Surface Transportation Board (STB) - Mr. Richard Kloster and Ms. Michelle Schultz - on whether they will  more