Congresswoman Moore Supports War Powers Resolution on the House floor Today, the House voted on a War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 83), to reassert Congress’s authority to declare war to prevent a catastrophic and needless war with Iran. On the House floor, Congresswoman Moore made the following statement in support of the War Powers Resolution: “Madam Speaker late last week, President Trump ordered the assassination of a high ranking Iranian official while he was in Iraq. This action threate...
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Congresswoman Moore Supports Committee Passage of United States Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Today, the Ways and Means Committee voted to pass the USMCA. In response, Congresswoman Moore issue the following statement: “I am proud to vote in support of the improved United States Mexico-Canada Agreement today. Throughout the negotiating process, I remained concerned that, unless we address the lack of basic labor rights in Mexico, American workers would continue to be at a competitive disadvant...
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Congresswoman Moore Votes to Pass Legislation to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs Today, Congresswoman Moore voted in support of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which passed the House of Representatives on a bipartisan 230 – 192 vote. In response to the House’s passage of H.R. 3, Congresswoman Moore issued the following statement: “I am thrilled to be tackling an issue that keeps too many Americans up at night: the soaring price of prescription drugs. Prescription dr...
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Congresswoman Moore Introduces the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Moore introduced H.R. 5392 the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act, which would extend the solvency of Social Security and make key reforms to improve the program benefits so that Social Security works better for vulnerable Americans. Congresswoman Moore released the following statement: “I lived in poverty and I am so grateful for the government assistance program...
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Congresswoman Moore on Articles of Impeachment Today, the House Judiciary Committee unveiled two articles of impeachment that charge Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. In response, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement: “Every President takes a sacred oath to protect the country and the interests of the American people. As a Member of Congress, I took a similar oath to support and defend the Constitution. When Trump solicited a foreign government to investigate...
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Congresswoman Moore’s Amendments in the Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act Pass the House Today, Congresswoman Moore voted for the Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act, which includes ten bills to ensure that coastal communities are properly prepared to address the climate crisis. The package, as passed, includes two amendments offered by Congresswoman Moore to guarantee low-income and tribal communities are involved in climate change planning. Congresswoman Moore...
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Congresswoman Moore Statement on USMCA Trade Agreement Washington, DC – Congresswoman Moore released the following statement today on the announcement of a USMCA trade agreement: “Today, Speaker Pelosi, Ways and Means Chairman Neal and the USMCA working group announced that they had reached agreement on a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico that modernizes NAFTA. I look forward to seeing the final text of the trade agreement. House Democrats fought hard to improve the agreement the Trump Admin...
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Congresswoman Moore Supports Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Improve Housing Conditions in Indian Country WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI) joined Reps. Denny Heck (D-WA), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Deb Haaland (D-NM), Tom Cole (R-OK), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Don Young (R-AK) and Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), in introducing a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) through 2024. NAHASDA provides federal funding and assistance to t...
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Congresswoman Moore Supports Decision to Move Forward with Articles of Impeachment “The public hearings into the impeachment inquiry have allowed Americans to hear from courageous public servants and career-long diplomats. Each of these selfless Americans reaffirmed that what Trump did was plain wrong and refutes the shifting justifications that the White House and its allies have offered regarding him asking Ukraine’s president “to do me a favor.” Additionally, throughout each of the hearings, ...
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Congresswoman Moore Votes in Support of Legislation to Help End Robocalls Today, the House passed the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act), to strengthen federal efforts to stop the stream of robocalls that affect every community across the country. This bill will help give the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and DOJ additional tools to combat robocalls. “Robocalls are a nuisance and can sap precious time. These calls can also scam A...
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