Blog Posts
Wednesday night I held my 8th LIVE telephone town hall discussion. I enjoy telephone town halls because they allow me to reach thousands of people in the district through a phone call. This telephone town hall focused on health care reform and drew 5,900 residents from western Wisconsin.
The Affordable Health Care for America Act not only makes health care more stable and affordable for those who already have health insurance, but it also guarantees access to health insurance coverage for the uninsured and provides security for seniors, while responsibly reducing the federal deficit during the next ten years and beyond. This is reform that is long overdue.
Every year, Veterans Day is a chance to honor those individuals who have served their country to promote and defend liberty and freedom. This year marked the sixth year of the conflict in Iraq and the eighth in Afghanistan. With thousands of our young men and women having served in these conflicts, this year’s Veterans Day provides much to be reflected on: the soldiers of wars past and presen
The most current numbers on jobs created and money obligated through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are expected on Recovery.gov this afternoon.
Without change, health insurance premiums for Wisconsin's small businesses will continue to skyrocket. In 2008, Wisconsin’s small businesses and self-employed entrepreneurs spent $3.1 billion in healthcare premiums. That number will rise to $7.2 billion by 2018 without relief from comprehensive reform.
The past year has been a very trying time for many Americans, but none more than American dairy farmers and their families.
Yesterday I had the honor of commemorating UW La Crosse's 100th birthday with a resolution on the floor of the House of Representatives.
UW-L is a highly regarded public institution that prepares graduates well for today's global economy. I know the high caliber of these graduates, as I have seven of them currently on my staff.
Today I held an event at Riverside Park in La Crosse to talk about the Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act, legislation I recently reintroduced in the House of Representatives. The legislation calls for the development of a coordinated, public-private approach to studying and reducing nutrient and sediment runoff in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, so we can monitor and analyze the
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is quickly responding to the thousands of veterans who applied for educational benefits under the Post 9-11G.I. bill who have not received their government payments for tuition, housing and books. The VA announced this week that they are providing emergency checks, of up to $3,000, to help students make these payments.
A new, interactive Recovery.gov website was launched today. It is designed to help you as taxpayers track exactly how money is being spent under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.