By Gwen Moore With more women than ever before serving in the 113th U.S. Congress, Women’s History Month can be a time to reflect on the women who inspired so many of us to join public service, and on those who have shattered glass ceilings in other fields such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Whether they were fighting for equal rights and equal pay… Read more »
By Neil HeinenJust in time for International Women’s Day, President Obama Thursday signed into law the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. First of all, the Act itself is an unfortunately essential protection and support for victims of domestic violence. But this reauthorization also improves the act by including new protection for Native American women, immigrant… Read more »
By Dave Umhoefer Democrat Gwen Moore of Milwaukee and Republican Jim Sensenbrenner of suburban Menomonee Falls are polar opposites politically. But the two members of Congress share a passion for the landmark Voting Rights Act and its protection of racial minorities. In early 2013, Sensenbrenner found his longstanding and key support for the 1965 law highlighted… Read more »
By Noah Goetzel One of Wisconsin’s representatives in Congress, along with state leaders of Native American and gay rights advocacy groups, voiced their support for an updated bill that aims to prevent violence against women, which is set to go into federal law Thursday. According to a statement from President Barack Obama, the law, which passed at a 286-138 vote,… Read more »
By Bruce Alpert, WASHINGTON - The president of the Greater New Orleans National Organization for Women is taking Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, to task for voting against a bill reauthorizing and expanding the 1994 Violence Against Women Act. The bill passed 286-138 last week, with 87 Republicans joining 199 Democrats in voting… Read more »
By John Nichols Washington looked mighty dysfunctional this past week, except if you were watching Congresswoman Gwen Moore at work. The Milwaukee Democrat has long been a champion of women’s rights in Congress. And she put herself way out front in the fight to renew the Violence Against Women Act. Moore battled for two years to win renewal of the act,… Read more »
Wisconsin Congressmen Paul Ryan and Sean Duffy do not earn all that much praise from this quarter. But we are delighted to deliver it when it’s due. And both Republican representatives get high marks for joining Democrats in voting to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The measure passed the House this week by a 286-38 margin, completing a long and difficult… Read more »
By A.J. Bayatpour, updated on: 09:10pm, March 2, 2013 GLENDALE (WITI) — $85 billion in federal spending cuts are set to take effect as of 12 a.m. Saturday, March 2nd if Congress cannot come up with a deal to avoid them. The cuts are part of the “sequestration.” Republican Congressman Paul Ryan explained sequester to a crowd at the Snap-On headquarters in… Read more »
Wisconsin News-- Wisconsin Republicans Paul Ryan and Sean Duffy joined all Democrats in voting yes, as the House approved an extension of the Violence Against Women Act. D.C. - Wisconsin Republicans Paul Ryan and Sean Duffy joined all Democrats in voting yes, as the House approved an extension of the Violence Against Women Act. The package of federal protections and… Read more »
By Christine Pelosi As we celebrate Women's History Month and lift up the sheroes of liberation, we must free our sisters from sexual slavery. Human sex trafficking is a danger to our communities and a scourge on our souls; it must be stopped. To their credit, female and feminist leaders in Congress took a big step forward this week in passage… Read more »
