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Rep. Ron Kind Opposes Irresponsible Budget Deal that adds $1.7 Trillion to the National Debt

July 25, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Ron Kind voted against a rash, backroom budget deal that is not paid for and would add $1.7 trillion to the country’s debt over the next ten years. The U.S. annual deficit is on track to exceed $1 trillion this year — the highest level since 2012, when much of the country was still climbing out of the recession.

Issues:

Budget and Fiscal Responsibility

Rep. Ron Kind Votes to Save Pensions and Ensure Secure Retirement for Thousands of Wisconsinites

July 24, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind voted for and the House passed H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (Butch Lewis Act). This bipartisan legislation will address the multiemployer pension crisis by allowing the Treasury Department to sell special bonds to finance pension plans. Rep.

Issues:

Budget and Fiscal Responsibility, Jobs and the Economy, Seniors

Rep. Ron Kind Votes to Protect Wisconsinites from Scams and Put a Stop to Bad Robocalls

July 24, 2019 Press Release

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The House Passes Rep. Kind’s Bipartisan Resolution Urging for Peace in Cameroon

July 23, 2019 Press Release

Today, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Rep. Ron Kind calling on the government of Cameroon, armed groups, and all citizens to respect human rights and adopt nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution in the anglophone region.

Issues:

National Security and Foreign Policy

After Weekend Storms, Rep. Ron Kind Helps Introduce Bipartisan Disaster Prevention Bill

July 23, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC— Following yet another round of extreme weather causing flooding and leaving thousands of Wisconsinites

Amid Negotiations, Rep. Ron Kind Calls for TV Channel Carrying Packers Games Be Restored to Thousands of Wisconsinites

July 22, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC—Last week, Rep. Ron Kind sent letters to executives at AT&T and Nexstar Media Group (the parent company to WLAX TV, FOX 25-48), urging both to restore service to thousands of Wisconsinites who rely on the station, while they continue negotiating.

Rep. Kind Votes to Give Working Families in Wisconsin a Raise for First Time in Decade, Calls on Speaker Vos and Majority Leader Fitzgerald to Act in Madison

July 18, 2019 Press Release

Washington, DC—This morning, Rep. Ron Kind voted in support of the Raise the Wage Act, which would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15.00 an hour over six years. The last time the minimum wage increased in Wisconsin was in 2009.

Issues:

Jobs and the Economy

Rep. Ron Kind Statement on Vote to Hold Barr, Ross in Contempt

July 17, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Ron Kind released the following statement after voting to hold Attorney General Barr and Secretary Ross in contempt of Congress after failing to provide information related to adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census:

Rep. Kind to Perdue, Kudlow: Where Are the Agriculture Purchases from China, As Promised?

July 17, 2019 Press Release

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Issues:

Agriculture

Reps. Kind and Reed Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Make Alternative Energy Options Affordable for Wisconsin’s Dairy Farmers

July 12, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) and U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) introduced the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act, bipartisan legislation that will provide tax incentives for farmers and rural electric cooperatives who invest in biogas technology.

Issues:

Agriculture