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June 4, 2008
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Washington, D.C. –U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) today made the following statement on the unexpected and indefinite closing of the bridge connecting western Wisconsin to Winona, Minnesota:
June 3, 2008
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Washington, D.C. –In honor of National Fishing and Boating Week, co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), urged quick action to protect recreational boaters from having to obtain an extraneous permit from the E
May 30, 2008
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Washington, D.C. –– U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) today announced that Fort McCoy will receive $13 million to update its barracks and supporting facilities to improve living conditions on the base. The funding comes on the heels of the release of
May 21, 2008
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Washington, D.C. –U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) today made the following statement after the House voted to override the President's veto of the Farm Bill:
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May 20, 2008
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Washington, D.C. –– As part of the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007 (HEART Act), H.R. 6081, the House today approved a measure from U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) to expand the amount of Qualified Veterans Mortgage Bonds availa
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May 19, 2008
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Washington, D.C. –Following the success of his first two Telephone Town Halls, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) today announced that he will hold a third LIVE discussion for residents of the Third Congressional District on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 from 6:40-7
May 14, 2008
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Washington, D.C. –Four leading farm bill reform advocates in the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Paul Ryan (R-WI) today criticized the farm bill conference report as a missed
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May 13, 2008
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Washington, D.C. –Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate will act today to temporarily halt new purchases for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), an action Rep. Kind started calling on the Bush Administration to take in Januar
May 8, 2008
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Washington, D.C. –– U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) congratulates all participants in the 12th annual Third Congressional District Art Contest, including first place winner Timothy Koehne from La Crosse Central High School, whose acrylic painting "L
May 8, 2008
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Washington, D.C. –In an effort to help the faltering economy, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) voted with a majority in Congress to pass the most extensive Congressional response to the housing crisis to date. The American Housing and Foreclosure Preventio