Press Releases

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Applauds Funding to Promote Safe Roads and Address Reckless Driving The City of Milwaukee will receive $25 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation for street safety improvement measures along two miles of Center Street. These enhancements will include upgraded bike lanes, improved pedestrian crossings, and traffic-calming measures… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Not Attending Prime Minister Netanyahu Address to Congress “I continue to stand with the people of Israel, which is why I strongly support the ongoing efforts of President Biden and his Administration to support them and innocent Palestinians by working to reach a ceasefire deal that will ensure the remaining hostages are released, end current… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Applauds Ways and Means Committee Passage of Her Legislation to Improve Child Welfare System and Support Child Support Enforcement  Today, the Ways and Means Committee marked up and voted out of Committee the Strengthening State and Tribal Support Act, which would support child support enforcement. The Committee also approved her legislation that aims to… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on President Biden Ending Re-Election Bid “President Biden is exiting this race with great dignity, and I am really proud of his presidency and his record. In one presidential term alone, he helped lower the cost of prescription drugs and insulin for seniors, made historic investments in fighting climate change, rescued our economy from a devastating… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Presidential Immunity Ruling “The MAGA Supreme Court majority had no legal precedent or text to make the decision they did today, but they did it anyway. Throughout this session they have fundamentally shifted the bedrock of our democracy. The self-proclaimed ‘constitutional textualists’ seem to have conveniently ignored the one… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith Introduce Bill to Prevent Separation of Parents and Children Due to Poverty WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fewer families suffering from poverty would be unnecessarily separated under legislation introduced by Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) that seeks to prevent… Read more »

Moore, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Child Welfare Services Washington, D.C. – Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) introduced the Youth and Family Engagement in Child Welfare Act. This legislation would require states to consult with youth and families with lived experience in child welfare services when developing their state child welfare… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Second Dobbs Decision Anniversary “The Dobbs decision has led to dangerous abortion bans across the country that continue to devastate the lives of women and girls. Victims of rape and incest made to endure forced births. Women with sepsis, on the brink of death, unable to access lifesaving abortion care. Dangerous abortion bans have taken away a… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Domestic Violence Restraining Orders In today’s United States v. Rahimi decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 1994 federal law which prevents individuals with domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. In response, she released the following statement: “I know what it’s like to face the barrel of a… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Slams U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Deadly Bump Stocks Today, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Trump-era ATF ban on sale and possession of bump stocks following the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. In response, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement: “In 2017, a Las Vegas shooter used bump stocks to kill dozens of… Read more »