• District Disaster Reporting Information
    Jun 12, 2008  - In response to the severe weather outbreak in Southeastern Wisconsin this past weekend, Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties have opened up disaster assistance hotlines so residents may report flood related damages.   The phone number for Milwaukee County residents is 414-278-3000, and the number ... More
  • News From Congress - June 2008
    Jun 12, 2008  - Please click on the attached document to view the June 2008 Newsletter, which includes the annual questionnaire, as well as an article on the ethanol mandate.  The newsletter also includes the schedule of upcoming Office Hours and Town Hall Meetings, going through Sunday August&n... More
  • REPORT SUPPORTS END OF RFG
    Aug 27, 2000  -   Last  week, the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Agency (EIA) released a new report stating what we in Wisconsin already knew about this summer’s gas price spikes:  that the steep increases were not due solely to oil industry price fixing as claimed by the Clinton-Gore Adm... More
  • CONGRESS GIVES SENIORS A TAX BREAK
    Jul 30, 2000  -   In 1993, Vice President Al Gore cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate to slap yet another tax on American citizens.  Gore’s vote was especially onerous because the tax it enacted applied solely to  Social Security beneficiaries.  The good news is that, last week, the House ... More
  • WISCONSIN LEGISLATORS URGE REFORMULATED GAS WAIVER
    Jun 14, 2000  -   (Washington, DC) – In a letter sent today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, Senator Herb Kohl, Senator Russ Feingold, Congressman Tom Barrett, Congressman Paul Ryan, Congressman Jerry Kleczka, Congressman Tom Petri, Congressman Mark Green, and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin once again urged Envir... More
  • Moratorium on Internet Access Taxes Extended; Per Minute Universal Service Charges Prohibited
    May 1, 2000  -   I have great news for the many Wisconsin citizens concerned with Internet taxes.  With my strong support, the House passed H.R. 3709, the Internet Non-discrimination Act, by a vote of 352-75, and H.R. 1291, the Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act by voice vote.  The Internet Non... More