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La Crosse, WI – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind sent a letter to Governor Walker requesting that for the health and wellbeing of rural Wisconsinites he give up his partisan crusade and accept federal money to expand BadgerCare.
La Crosse, WI – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind unveiled a plan to improve health care for Wisconsin. The announcement comes on the heels of Congressional Republicans’ failure to repeal Obamacare and the pressing need to work together to stabilize and fix the health care system.
La Crosse, WI – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind urged Congressional Leadership to stay in session in August to stabilize the health care marketplaces. With the Senate’s failure to pass a health care bill and the ongoing uncertainty, action needs to be taken to provide certainty and ensure Americans continue to have access to health care.
La Crosse, WI – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind helped secure funding to implement pain management reforms included in the Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act. The funding, included as part of the 2018 budget, will assist in increasing programs to help medical professionals and patients understand the risks associated with pain medication and examine alternative treatments.
La Crosse, WI – This week, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind voted in favor of the Forever G.I. Bill, which expands the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. Rep. Kind is a cosponsor of the bipartisan bill and helped push the bill towards passage. It removes time limits placed on veterans to receive G.I. Bill benefits and gives veterans and their family members increased access to education programs.
La Crosse, WI – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced that the Federal Aviation Administration will partner with the La Crosse Regional Airport to conduct an Airport Master Plan Study. The study will assist the La Crosse Regional Airport in making development decisions and help the airport remain an integral part of the community for years to come.
La Crosse, WI – Today, with ongoing severe weather leading to flooding and damage in western Wisconsin, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly work to expedite the damage assessment process.
La Crosse, WI – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind sent a letter urging the House Education Committee to pass his bill, the Pell Grant Funding Act, or include it in a comprehensive higher education bill. The bill requires the Secretary of Education to use the profits generated each year by the Federal Direct Loan Program to fund the Federal Pell Grant Program in the following year.
Eau Claire, WI – Today, the US House of Representatives passed US Rep. Ron Kind’s Honoring Our Heroes Act, making it easier for the families of deceased veterans to obtain replacement medals when the original medals have been lost.
La Crosse, WI – Today, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, after at first proposing deep cuts, fully funded the Farm Service Agency loan programs. When the proposal to cut funding was announced, Rep. Kind successfully led a bipartisan coalition in pushing the committee to fully fund the program.