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5/8/2009
Chrysler CEO Apologizes For Kenosha Miscues - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)— Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli has apologized to Gov. Jim Doyle and Wisconsin's congressional delegation for mistakenly telling them just last week that the company's Kenosha engine plant would remain open....view more

5/8/2009
Lawmakers Step Up Efforts To Save Plant - (Kenosha News)— Lawmakers on the state and federal levels continued to line up Thursday in opposition to Chrysler’s plan to close its Kenosha Engine Plant....view more

5/7/2009
Could Chrysler Kenosha Plant Be Retooled? - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)— Washington - As they protest Chrysler's decision to end production at its Kenosha engine plant, Wisconsin lawmakers are urging the automaker and the government to look into retooling the facility by tapping a $25 billion federal loan program for the production of "advanced technology" vehicles....view more

4/21/2009
Gwen Moore Attends Signing Of National Service Law - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)— Rep. Gwen Moore looked on Tuesday as President Barack Obama signed into law a measure to expand opportunities for volunteerism across the country. The $5.7 billion law triples the size of AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years. ...view more

3/27/2009
Gwen Moore Announces Art Competition For High School Students In Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District - Bay View Compass - ‎Congresswoman Gwen Moore today announced the 2009 High School Congressional Art Competition, inviting students to submit their artwork in order to compete ......view more

3/26/2009
Moore Announces EPA Environmental Justice Grant For City Of Milwaukee - Bay View Compass - ‎Congresswoman Gwen Moore today announced that the City of Milwaukee was awarded an environmental justice grant to establish a training program that will ......view more

3/25/2009
Milwaukee Airport To Get $2.5m In Stimulus Money - USA Today - ‎General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee will receive $2.5 million in federal stimulus money for runway safety construction....view more

3/25/2009
Moore Announces $1.1 Million In Recovery Act Funding For 128th Air National Guard Unit - Bay View Compass - ‎Congresswoman Gwen Moore today announced that the Milwaukee area will receive over $1.1 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ......view more

3/24/2009
Mitchell To Garner $2.5m In Stimulus Funds - The Business Journal of Milwaukee— General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee will receive $2.5 million in stimulus bill funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation for runway safety construction work....view more

3/24/2009
Milwaukee Airport To Get $2.5m In Stimulus Money - Chicago Tribune - General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee will receive $2.5 million in federal stimulus money for runway safety construction....view more

3/24/2009
Congressman Says Current Immigration Rules Hurt Families - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — Rosa Bautista broke into tears as she told a standing-room-only crowd of nearly 1,000 who filled St. Adalbert's Catholic Church on Sunday afternoon about how the father of her four children had been deported to Mexico City....view more

3/22/2009
UPFRONT Recap for March 22, 2009 - WISN.com - UPFRONT asks Wisconsin congresswoman Gwen Moore about a bill she's sponsored to take back the money. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner was the lone Wisconsin ... ...view more

3/22/2009
Renewable Energy Summit To Examine Stimulus Deals - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Business owners interested in learning what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has in store for Wisconsin may want to pencil in Friday on their datebooks....view more

3/21/2009
Anti-war Groups Protest U.S. Involvement In Iraq - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel— Fifteen anti-war groups rallied at the Milwaukee County Courthouse on Saturday to mark the sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq with a march through downtown and speeches calling for an end to the war....view more

3/19/2009
Moore Introduces Bill To Take Back AIG Bonuses - Bay View Compass - Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI) today will introduce legislation, The AIG Key Executives Bonus Accountability and Capture Act “TAKE BACK Act,” that will tax ......view more

3/19/2009
Congresswoman Gwen Moore Announces Over $1.7 Million In Recovery Funds - Bay View Compass - “We are facing challenging economic times which require action and investments which can directly help people in our communities,” said Congresswoman Moore. ......view more

3/19/2009
Wisconsin Lawmakers Want To Recoup AIG Bonuses - Trading Markets (press release) - Gwen Moore, a Milwaukee Democrat, sponsored her own bill to tax 100% of bonuses paid by bailed-out firms. "The fact that some on Wall Street have sought to ... ...view more

3/18/2009
Milwaukee Quotes Of The Week - WisPolitics.com - “There are people in my community who are losing their jobs and facing perilous economic difficulty; for taxpayer dollars to go towards bonuses for individuals who have played a key role in our economic downturn is unacceptable.”...view more

3/18/2009
AIG's Liddy: Payments 'distasteful'; Obey Backs Taxing Bonuses - The Business Journal - Separately, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) said Wednesday that she will introduce legislation that will tax 100 percent of the bonuses paid out to AIG ......view more

3/17/2009
Obama's Election A Mixed Bag For Black Caucus - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel— Black members also are struggling to find the right balance between working on broad policy goals and issues that can be seen as largely benefiting the black community. Moore says she is mindful that she represents a district that is 50% white and that she wants to be seen as a politician who is black rather than a black politician. ...view more

3/14/2009
Doyle Says Energy Funds Will Create Thousands of Jobs - istockAnalyst.com (press release) - Ostovich opened the doors of her home in the 3200 block of S. 6th St. to U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Gov. Jim Doyle and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore Friday. The politicians toured the house to see an example of the home-weatherization program that's about to get a boost in funding from the ......view more

3/13/2009
Governor Doyle Announces Weatherization Initiatives, Increasing Efficiency And Creating Jobs - Manufacturing Business Technology - Governor Doyle was in Milwaukee today where he, along with Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Congresswoman Gwen Moore, helped weatherize the home of Barbara ... ...view more

3/12/2009
In Defense of Earmarks - Express Milwaukee.com— That’s why it was a breath of fresh air when Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore appeared on our radio show recently to express pride in all the congressional earmarks she’s inserted into every federal budget bill since she’s been in office. ...view more

3/9/2009
6 of 10 US Lawmakers From Wisconsin Seek Earmarks - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Gwen Moore jokingly called one of her most recent earmarks her "poop to power" project. But she's not in the least bit ashamed about seeking federal dollars ... ...view more

2/25/2009
City To Get $22.6 Million From Stimulus Barrett Says Funds Are For Jobs, Housing, Public Works - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — The City of Milwaukee will get $22.6 million from the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help with jobs, housing and public works projects, Mayor Tom Barrett announced Wednesday. ...view more

2/25/2009
Perk-filled Spending Bill Passes House - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - The spending bill includes millions set aside for projects in the Milwaukee area. Moore, a Milwaukee Democrat, helped secure roughly $4 million worth of projects in the bill, including $100,000 for cameras for the Milwaukee Police Department; $700,000 for buses and bus facilities across Milwaukee County; nearly $200,000 for after-school programs in Milwaukee and West Allis; and $500,000 to help fund... ...view more

2/25/2009
Milwaukee-Area Expert Analyzes Obama's Efforts At Bipartisanship - WISN.com - It was no surprise, though, that Democrats like Rep. Gwen Moore liked Obama's speech. "I think that he set the right tone," Moore said. ... ...view more

2/25/2009
Obama Says Nation Will Rebuild, Will Recover And Will Emerge - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore, who campaigned nationally for Obama, grinned broadly while waving a purple scarf in the air as Obama greeted his ... ...view more

2/23/2009
State's Stimulus To Top $9 Billion Think Tank Estimate Likely To Be Surpassed As Plan Progresses - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -  And Rep. Gwen Moore, a Milwaukee Democrat, teamed up with Feingold and Sen. Herb Kohl to make sure that consumers could get a tax break when they buy motorcycles, a measure that is expected to help Milwaukee's Harley-Davidson......view more

2/18/2009
American Women's Stimulus: Voice, Agency, Change - TPMCafé — In the summer, Gwen Moore - the Democratic congresswoman from Wisconsin, who once received welfare as a single mother - teamed up with other like-minded women to reframe the stimulus package by trying to persuade the Democratic National Convention that poverty is a women's issue and that a forthcoming Obama administration must expand the safety-net that vanished when former President Clinton eliminated "welfare as we know it" in 1996... ...view more

2/17/2009
US Opens Door To Syria Dialogue - CBS News -The U.S. delegation, which includes Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Reps. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., and Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), also plans to visit the United Nations High Commission for Refugees facility in Damascus to assess the situation of Iraqi ... ...view more

2/13/2009
US Rep. Moore Wins Victories For Working Families - WisPolitics.com – Congresswoman Gwen Moore’s contributions to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will impact millions of working families ... ...view more

2/13/2009
Legislators Comment After House Approves Stimulus Bill - Milwaukee Small Business Times - US Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) said, "Bottom line, many people in my district and around the country are hurting. And the creation of jobs to help relieve the economic trouble and strain that millions of Americans are experiencing will go a long way towards the road to recovery... ...view more

2/9/2009
Congresswoman Moore Reintroduced Support Corporation - Washington, DC - Congresswoman Gwen Moore reintroduced legislation that would authorize $2 million a year in federal funds for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation - Community Safety Initiative (LISC-CSI). ...view more

1/30/2009
Milwaukee Civil Rights Pioneer Honored Children's Court Center Named For Vel Phillips - (ABC WISN) MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee woman described as a trailblazer, a pioneer and an inspiration was honored Friday morning.   She broke the glass ceiling before any of us heard about the glass ceiling. And she had broken racial barriers in Milwaukee before Rosa Parks sat down," U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore said... ...view more

1/29/2009
Interview: Rep. Moore Says Include Women in Recovery Package - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Gwen Moore, a Milwaukee Democrat, likened the stimulus to a jumper cable for the economy. "It's like when your battery runs out," she said. ......view more

1/28/2009
House Approves Stimulus Without Republican Support - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Gwen Moore, a Milwaukee Democrat, likened the stimulus to a jumper cable for the economy. "It's like when your battery runs out," she said. ......view more

1/27/2009
House Likely To Pass $825 Billion Stimulus Package Today - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Given those concerns, it is especially important that taxpayers get the "most bang for the buck" in the stimulus, said Rep. Gwen Moore, a Milwaukee Democrat.... ...view more

1/23/2009
In Face Of Jewish Protest, Moore Defends House Vote - Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle - United States Congressional Representative Gwen Moore of Milwaukee’s 4th Congressional District, was one of only five representatives to ... ...view more

1/21/2009
Nary A Naysayer As Obama Takes Office - Roll Call (Washington, DC) - Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) said. “I got my orders, my papers, from listening to the president, that I have got to do my part as a Member.” Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill.), ......view more

1/15/2009
U.S. Rep. Moore's Stance Against Israel Sparks Debate - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Rep. Gwen Moore's recent vote against a House resolution expressing congressional support for Israel amid conflict in the Gaza strip has touched off a spirited debate in Wisconsin. ...view more

1/15/2009
A Call for Enhancement - Bond Buyer - Gwen Moore, D-Wis., called for the Treasury Department to consider using the TARP funds to purchase mortgage revenue bonds sold by state housing finance ......view more

1/15/2009
Schakowsky Named Democratic Co-chair Of House Women's Caucus - Bond Buyer - Gwen Moore, D-Wis., called for the Treasury Department to consider using the TARP funds to purchase mortgage revenue bonds sold by state housing finance ......view more

1/14/2009
More Strain For Small Business Loans - Marketplace - Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore is on the House Small Business Committee. Gwen Moore: The consequences of that is that I could be a very wealthy person ... ...view more

12/29/2008
Most Of Wisconsin Delegation's Bills Didn't Pass - Chicago Tribune - Gwen Moore's proposal for grants to help needy workers buy used cars to get to work. Sen. Russ Feingold's legislation paying for restoration efforts for ......view more

12/11/2008
Wis. Delegation Splits on Auto Bailout Bill - WSAW - The plan was backed by Democrats Tammy Baldwin of Madison, Ron Kind of La Crosse, Gwen Moore of Milwaukee and David Obey of Wausau, and Republican Paul Ryan ......view more

12/11/2008
Automotive Rescue Bill Faces Uncertain Fate In Senate - Milwaukee Small Business Times - Voting "aye" were Democrats Tammy Baldwin, Ron Kind, Gwen Moore, David Obey and Republican Paul Ryan. Voting against the plan were Republican Thomas Petri ... ...view more

12/9/2008
Congress Reaches Tentative Deal For $15 Billion Auto Industry Bailout - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) in an interview. She defended the Democrats' proposal to attach restrictions to the loans, such as requirements that the auto industry ......view more

12/7/2008
Former Rep. Young Remembered For Doing The Right Thing - Capital Times - One of the figures Young mentored outside of her household was Gwen Moore, whom she met when Moore joined the state Assembly in 1989. ......view more

12/6/2008
GETTELFINGER: 'This Is About Survival' - WXYZ (Detroit,MI)- Gwen Moore of Wisconsin discussed the so called "sound bite" that was picked up a while back indicating UAW workers make an average of $73 an hour. ......view more

12/5/2008
GM CEO: Serious Health Care Reform 'Undoubtedy Would Help Level The Playing Field' - Think Progress (Washington, DC)- Gwen Moore (D-WI) asked Wagoner whether he would support “a national health care program in order to stay viable.” Wagoner agrees that serious health care ......view more

11/30/2008
Moore To Help Lead House Caucus On Women's Issues - Milwaukkee Journal Sentinel— Gwen Moore to serve as vice chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues in the House of Representatives. "The poor economy will continue to ... ...view more

11/30/2008
Moore To Take Role In House Women's Caucus - Chicago Tribune— Gwen Moore will serve as vice chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues in the US House. Moore, of Milwaukee, says there will be plenty of ... ...view more

11/25/2008
Moore Elected to Leadership Post for Women's Issues - Milwaukee Small Business Times— Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) today was elected vice-chairwoman of the US House of Representatives' Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues. ... ...view more

11/22/2008
Wisconsin's Lawmakers Wary of Auto Bailout - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel— While the auto industry may need some government help, it should not come from the money set aside to help the economy at large, said Rep. Gwen Moore, a Milwaukee Democrat. And she blamed the companies for getting into the mess they are in.... ...view more

11/18/2008
Moore Expresses Concerns Over Rescue Packages - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - McClatchy-Tribune— Gwen Moore emerged from a congressional hearing today on the impact of the recently approved $700 billion economic bailout deeply worried that the money ... ...view more

10/20/2008
Bernanke Supports New Stimulus, Warns Of Downturn - McClatchy Washington Bureau - Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., asked the Fed chief whether, as conservative commentators suggest, the quasi-government mortgage finance giants Freddie Mac and ... ...view more

6/13/2008
House Throws Support Behind Stop-loss Pay - NavyTimes.com -In what is at least a symbolic sign of support for giving extra cash to people whose military service is involuntarily extended by stop-loss orders, 21 members of the House of Representatives are cosponsoring a bill that would provide a $1,500 monthly special pay for each month of extra service.  The members include Alcee Hastings of Florida; Mazie Hirono of Hawaii; Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas; Steve Kagen and Gwen Moore of Wisconsin;... ...view more

6/12/2008
US Asked to Oppose Vulture Funds at G-8 Meeting - OneWorld.net - Several members of Congress have called upon the U.S. Treasury Secretary to address the harmful impact of vulture funds -- private companies accused of debt profiteering at the expense of the world's poorest people -- at the upcoming G-8 summit. The letter was initiated by Representative Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) and signed by Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.)... ...view more

6/10/2008
Wisconsin's Congressional Delegation Asks For Approval of BadgerCare Plus Expansion - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee), Dave Obey (D-Wausau) and Tom Petri (R-Fond du Lac), joined Tammy Baldwin and Paul Ryan in signing the letter; to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt urged the department to approve Wisconsin's request for a waiver to expand the Medicaid program. ...view more

6/3/2008
Supporters Celebrate Obama's 'Historic' Victory - Wrightstown Post Gazette — "It is apparent that Senator Obama's message of change and hope transcends race, class, gender and old political divisions," said US Rep. Gwen Moore ... ...view more

6/1/2008
Lawmakers spend break on the go - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — Two members, Rep. Gwen Moore and Sen. Russ Feingold, went abroad. Moore (D-Milwaukee) visited Egypt and the United Arab Emirates to meet with government and ... ...view more

5/30/2008
Moore to oppose Postal Service's move to Oak Creek - Milwaukee Business Journal — US Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) is taking the lead in opposing the US Postal Service's decision to buy the parcel at the southwest corner of South ... ...view more

5/22/2008
Women Seek Money for Maternal Health Care, Education - Kansas City infoZine — "Childbirth shouldn't be a death sentence," Rep. Gwen S. Moore, D-Wis., said at a news conference before the briefing. Model Christy Turlington Burns and ... ...view more

5/20/2008
Spice Girls Urges Maternal Health Funding - Baltimore Sun— Gwen Moore (D-Wis.). "We have got to put our hands to the plow and demand that our country really be the partner that we're supposed to be-for women not ... ...view more

4/29/2008
WI Congresswoman Disappointed At High Court Ruling - (NBC WEAU Channel 13)— The high court's 6-3 decision rejected a challenge to a strict voter ID law in Indiana. ...view more

4/29/2008
Voter ID ruled legal, but state law on hold U.S. Supreme Court ruling boosts proponents - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)— Patrick Marley and Stacy Forster ...view more

2/5/2006
Financial Equality is Vital - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)— BY GWEN MOORE ...view more

11/26/2005
Prescription drug plan has flaws and needs changes - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)— By GWEN MOORE ...view more

11/23/2005
$11 million in federal transit funds awarded - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)— By LARRY SANDLER ...view more

9/29/2005
Congressional black caucus honors gun-control advocate - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)— By LEONARD SYKES JR. ...view more

8/3/2005
Bigger pond, but smaller victories for lawmaker - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)— By KATHERINE M. SKIBA ...view more

8/1/2005
Commuter rail extension to get $80 million in federal funds - (Business Journal of Milwaukee)— The proposed Metra commuter rail line from Kenosha north to downtown Milwaukee has been awarded $80 million in federal funding over the next five years, state legislators said Monday. ...view more

7/28/2005
Beijing basketball team to visit - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)— By DON WALKER ...view more

7/14/2005
State Dems rate high in peace report - (The Capital Times, Madison)— By John Nichols ...view more

6/30/2005
Democrats Introduce Comprehensive Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act - (American Chronicle)— By Political Desk ...view more

6/23/2005
Bringing troops home a nonpartisan idea - (The Capital Times, Madison)— By John Nichols ...view more

6/7/2005
Congolese woman receives reprieve - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)— By NAHAL TOOSI ...view more

5/11/2005
Democratic women push back on Social Security - (Medill News Service)— by Elana Schor ...view more

4/1/2005
"Fairness is my guiding passion" - (Riverwest Currents)— by Jackie Reed Dettloff ...view more