Press Releases
September 25, 2008
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WASHINGTON, DC – The House Wednesday passed (419-4) the Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 (H.R. 7006), legislation based primarily on a bill by U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), which he introduced in response to the June flooding in the Midwest (H.R. 6640).
September 24, 2008
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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) today blasted the Bush Administration on pushing back on Congress for requesting executive compensation be limited in any economic rescue plan. Rep. Kind made the following statement:
September 23, 2008
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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind today made the following statement on the House's overwhelming passage of the Great Lakes Compact, which now heads to President Bush for his signature:
September 17, 2008
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Kind (D-WI) joined a majority in Congress Tuesday evening in passing a comprehensive energy plan for America – H.R. 6899, the Comprehensive American Energy Security & Consumer Protection Act. U.S. Rep. Kind hailed th
September 12, 2008
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WASHINGTON, DC – As the House prepares to act early next week on the Comprehensive American Energy Security & Consumer Protection Act, U.S. Rep. Kind today hailed the plan as a way for Democrats and Republicans to come together to forge a path to en
September 11, 2008
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Kind made the following statement commemorating the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks:
September 2, 2008
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HUDSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind continued his "Energy Tour" of western Wisconsin today with a visit to Energy Concepts, Inc. of Hudson. With our nation searching for solutions to the energy crisis, Rep. Kind has spent the August work period visiting bus
August 5, 2008
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Nearly fifty years ago, President Kennedy issued a bold challenge to Congress: put a man on the moon within a decade. Many said it could not be done. But eight years later, when Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong took that first step for man and mankind,
August 1, 2008
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Washington, DC – Following Senate approval of the Higher Education Act today, Rep. Kind's provision to help ensure there are enough "realtime" writers to make closed-captioning services widely available for deaf and hearing-impaired residents is
July 31, 2008
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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) today backed a comprehensive measure that will help end the discriminatory practice of paying a woman less than a man for performing the same job. The Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 1338) will strengthen the l