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As part of the Obama's Administration's Rural Tour, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Ray La Hood, visited La Crosse today. The secretaries hosted a community forum on rual economic development where they shared information on the administration's efforts to revitalize and rebuild rural America.
Health care reform legislation is slated to be voted on by the House this month. With this in mind, I have been traveling the district hearing from the people of western Wisconsin their encounters with the current health care system.
I am pleased to see a significant amount of funding from the Recovery Act flowing into our district. These funds are helping businesses stay open, maintaining and creating jobs in western Wisconsin. Our natural resources are being protected, our infrastructure repaired and our military supported. I am also pleased to see the amount of funding going to our school districts, helping keep talen
Last week, Vice President Biden and Secretary Locke announced the availability of $4 billion in Recovery Act grants to help bring broadband service to communities across America.
This week the House passed a number of bills to support our veterans. Our service members and their families have sacrificed greatly for our country and should have full access to the benefits they deserve. These bills are a step in the right direction and are helping us take care of our veterans, especially in this tough economy.
I recently held a telephone town hall meeting where I was able to address many of the details of health care reform with people throughout western Wisconsin. Over 2,300 constituents called in to hear me discuss health care, share their ideas on the topic, and ask me questions on a variety of health care concerns. We face unique American challenges in reforming our health care system which wi
Tomorrow evening I will be hosting a LIVE telephone town hall to hear your thoughts and ideas on the topic of health care reform. Health care is a pressing issue that I know is important to many of you. Please join me on the call tomorrow - Wednesday - at 6:40pm Central. You'll have the chance listen to my thoughts on this topic as well as to ask questions and share feedback with me directly
The White House has announced a new website to track the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the second 100 days since it was passed. The new site, www.whitehouse.gov/recovery, highlights funding and committments for projects across the country and highlights each state's progress in putting the funds to use.