Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), and Dave Loebsack (D-IA) continued their effort to give more flexibility to students receiving Pell Grants by introducing the Access to Education and Training Act to allow Pell Grant recipients to take advantage of the grants year-round.
La Crosse, WI – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) sent a letter today to the Executive Chairman at BNSF Railway expressing his serious concern with the handling of a fatal incident that occurred in Pepin County, WI last week.
La Crosse, WI – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced the Promoting Education for Lifetime Learning (PELL) Grant Funding Act, which directs any profit the government makes from federal student loan programs into federal Pell Grants to ensure that the grants remain sustainable for future students.
La Crosse, WI – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) commended the President for quickly signing into law the recently passed Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (Clay Hunt SAV) Act. The law will increase access to mental health care for veterans and ensure greater oversight of care.
La Crosse, WI – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) made the following statement after Governor Scott Walker’s Department of Natural Resources issued permits to BNSF Railway for their planned rail expansion in the La Crosse River Marsh without the guidance of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS):
La Crosse, WI – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced a comprehensive plan today to make college more affordable for middle-class families in Wisconsin and across the nation.
La Crosse, WI – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) made the following statement regarding Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal for Wisconsin:
La Crosse, WI – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) is asking the VA Medical Centers in Madison, Milwaukee and Minneapolis what steps they are taking to implement improvements in pain management. In a letter sent Monday, Rep. Kind references the allegations of over-prescribing opiates at the Tomah VA and shares his concerns about pain-management practices system-wide.