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La Crosse, WI – Last week, Fair Shake, a web and software based reentry program based in Westby, was one of ten organizations nationwide selected by The White House as a Champion of Change for Expanding Fair Chance Opportunities.
La Crosse, WI – Today U.S. Rep. Ron Kind voted in favor of the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act, which would open up the flood insurance market to allow more private businesses to compete and possibly lower prices. Currently, the main option for property owners needing to purchase flood insurance is the National Flood Insurance Program.
La Crosse, Wis. – Today U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, along with Senators Tim Scott (R-SC), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH), introduced the Investing in Opportunity Act of 2016, a bipartisan bill that creates an incentive for entrepreneurs and businesses to invest in economically distressed communities across the country.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced that he is returning $125,547.82 to the U.S. Treasury to pay down the national debt. Rep. Kind has found savings in his congressional budget every year since taking office, and has returned over $1.7 million to taxpayers.
La Crosse, WI– Today U.S. Rep. Ron Kind sent a letter to Wisconsin Attorney General Schimel calling for him to investigate claims that the new voter id law was designed specifically to block voters and violate Wisconsinites’ constitutional rights.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure student athletes and their families have access to educational resources about the possible negative effects of prescription pain medication.
This coming Monday, April 18th is Tax Day and U.S. Rep. Ron Kind is highlighting the need for a more simple and fair tax system. The current tax system is outdated and overly complicated. Rep. Kind has long pushed for comprehensive tax reform, which would simplify and streamline our tax code.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced that Chippewa Valley Regional Airport and La Crosse Regional Airport will receive grants from the Department of Transportation to help make needed improvements. These grants will go towards helping improve runways and to replace equipment in the air traffic control tower.
This week U.S. Rep. Ron Kind will join Speaker Paul Ryan on a bipartisan trip to Europe, Israel, and several Sunni nations. They will discuss counterterrorism efforts and ways we can cooperate and coordinate to dismantle ISIS. Rep.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind visited the Klar family to meet Hadassa and see how she is adjusting to life in her new home. Although Hadassa’s adoption was approved in January of 2015, and her US passport and visa were issued, the Klars were forced to wait until March of 2016 to be united because the DRC had indefinitely suspended issuing exit permits for internationally-adopted children.