Wisconsin's House delegation Thursday split along party lines as lawmakers passed the budget authored by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan. All five Wisconsin Republicans supported the Ryan budget, while the state's three Dems were opposed. The bill passed 219-205, with 12 Republicans joining Dems in voting against the measure. Ryan, R-Janesville, said in… Read more »
The question may have come from a 6-The question may have come from a 6-year-old, but she was on to something. By Lucia Graves The question may have come from a 6-year-old, but she was on to something. At a speaker series in Portland, Ore. on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton, who's officially "thinking" about running for president, spoke on a wide range of… Read more »
By Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc Federal Information & News Dispatch, IncWashington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released the following statement after House Republicans blocked the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) alternative budget: "Today my Republican colleagues voted against economic improvement and the well-being of millions of… Read more »
By Georgia Logothetis Rep. Gwen Moore: "Now that I need help it's nowhere to be found..."My constituent, Cassie Jones,* sits in her apartment, which she has rented since 1986, wondering how she will pay the rent next month. Since she lost her job of 18 years, she has been surviving on unemployment benefits and her savings account. Over 150 job… Read more »
By Congresswoman Gwen Moore "Now that I need help it's nowhere to be found..." My constituent, Cassie Jones,* sits in her apartment, which she has rented since 1986, wondering how she will pay the rent next month. Since she lost her job of 18 years, she has been surviving on unemployment benefits and her savings account. Over 150 job applications later, her… Read more »
By Congressional Progressive Caucus Congressional Progressive Caucus WASHINGTON--Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), along with Progressive Caucus Members Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Reps. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Andre Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI),Yvette… Read more »
The stories sound too horrible toThe stories sound too horrible to be true. One woman tells of the boyfriend she loved forcing her to perform sex acts on strangers to pay for the rent. Another young girl says she was kept in abandoned warehouses and was shipped with dozens of other women in the back of trucks like cattle. News reports detail the story of a teenage girl who had her… Read more »
In what may well be a ‘pivotal year’ for fiduciary decisions, DOL is moving forward while the SEC may not move at all Less than a month apart, the women behind the crafting of fiduciary rulemakings at the Department of Labor and the Securities and Exchange Commission made some definitive comments about their respective proposals. In late February, SEC… Read more »
By Nicole Duran **Moore wades into CFPB controversy** On Wednesday the House Financial Services Committee will examine allegations of racism and sexism at the newly minted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This comes after reports surfaced that the CFPB, and possibly all the financial-services sector's regulators, may systemically… Read more »
By Georgia Pabst A new nonprofit that will be called the MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary Inc. is being organized by MacCanon Brown and her supporters to provide a day shelter for the homeless. The new effort was announced Saturday night at an invitation-only "Celebration of Hope" buffet at the Italian Community Center that was organized to honor… Read more »
