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Negotiations to start later this year on cutting pricey Medicare prescription costs By: Erik Gunn - Wisconsin Examiner   Patient advocates are watching to see which pharmaceutical products will be on the list of medications for federal officials to target when they open negotiations later this year with drug manufacturers over the price of prescriptions.  A new… Read more »

Rep. Moore on Potential Govt. Shutdown Bloomberg News   Democratic Representative of Wisconsin, Gwen Moore, discusses what Democrats in the House can do to help prevent a government shutdown over the results of the Debt Ceiling Bill and demands from some Conservative Republicans to cut spending. She also talks about the momentum the George Floyd case created and how we can… Read more »

In Focus: One-on-one with U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore By: Pete Zervakis - Spectrum News Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) was one of three members of the Wisconsin delegation in Washington to vote against the deal suspending the federal debt ceiling until 2025.  Moore joined fellow U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, a Democrat from Dane County, in voting against the proposal, which also passed… Read more »

Rep. Moore: Debt limit deal ‘could have been worse’ but White House pulled ‘victory out of defeat’ Yahoo News - NBCUniversal   President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a deal on the debt limit, but it faces multiple hurdles in Congress. Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, joins Peter Alexander to… Read more »

Lawmakers introduce legislation to end maternal health crisis By: Tajma Hall - CBS 58 News Lawmakers are drawing attention to some major disparities in women's health. More U.S. women die from pregnancy-related health issues than any other high-income country and some women are more at risk than others. Lawmakers are calling the maternal mortality rate a crisis. They say it's getting… Read more »

Caregiving Moms Lose Nearly $300,000 In Earnings Over A Lifetime, Report Says   By: Christine Michel Carter - Forbes The U.S. Department of Labor and elected federal officials held a media briefing on Thursday to discuss the “Lifetime Employment-Related Costs to Women of Providing Family Care” report. Released by the department’s Women’s Bureau, it… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore sends letter to Postmaster General regarding recent USPS violence Congresswoman Moore said Milwaukee Police have responded to five instances of letter carriers being robbed. By: Julia Marshall MILWAUKEE — Congresswoman Gwen Moore sent a letter to the Postmaster General regarding recent violence against USPS workers in Milwaukee, according to a statement… Read more »

Wis. congresswoman to postmaster general: 'Take all necessary steps to protect postal employees' WISN News Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, calling for additional efforts to protect postal service workers. The letter comes amid increasing attacks against letter carriers in Milwaukee. On Friday, 12 News reported on eight men that had been… Read more »

Rep. Gwen Moore on the Debt Ceiling Debate CSPAN Washington Journal Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) talked about the debt ceiling debate and political news of the day. Read more »

Members of Congress make bipartisan push to get Milwaukee more RNC security funding By: A.J. Bayatpour - CBS 58 MILWAUKEE-- Wisconsin's eight U.S. House representatives hope to secure an additional $25 million for Milwaukee ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention, which the city will host next summer. The state's full congressional delegation signed a letter to the leaders… Read more »