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U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) and U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) introduced the bipartisan Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act, which provides tax incentives for farmers and rural electric cooperatives to invest in biogas technology.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind urged the Senate to pass the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (H.R. 624). The bill, which passed the House unanimously, directs federal agencies to use partial social security information whenever possible on documents.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced that the Blugold Real Estate Foundation Inc. in Eau Claire has received $400,000 in Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Cleanup Grants. The grants will be used to clean up contaminated soil at the former County Materials Corp.
Recent articles from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Wisconsin State Journal
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that the Congressional Republican Health Care Bill would make it harder for those with pre-existing conditions to get covered, negatively impact older Wisconsinites, and leave over 23 million Americans without health insurance by 2026. Below is Rep. Kind’s statement:
The Trump Administration released their proposed budget for 2018. The budget included drastic cuts to many of the programs that partner with local communities to provide services for hard-working Wisconsinites.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting USDA expedite the damage assessment process for the counties across western and central Wisconsin that experienced damage from severe weather.
The Trump Administration sent formal notice to Congress that they intend to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Below is Rep. Kind’s statement:
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind introduced the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, which will allow Wisconsinites with outstanding student loans to refinance their loans. Allowing refinancing of student loans was a key point in Rep. Kind’s 2017 Higher Education Action Plan.
President Trump took unprecedented action and fired FBI Director James Comey. Below is Rep. Ron Kind’s statement on the firing: