Press Releases

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Announces East West Bus Rapid Transit Project to Receive $2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding Today, Congresswoman Moore announced that the East West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will receive $2 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. In response, she released the following statement: “When we passed the American Rescue Plan, we made a down… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Congressman Frank Lucas Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Minority-Serving Institution’s STEM Research Capabilities  Today, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Member Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Ranking Member Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-03) introduced the Strengthening MSI Competitiveness in Research and Innovation Act to… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Leads Wisconsin Colleagues in Call for Solution to Republican-controlled State Legislature’s Sabotage of Federal Education Funding for Wisconsin Schools In letter to Wisconsin State Legislative Leaders, Wisconsin Congressional Democrats write, “This funding is critical to allow our schools to safely reopen and to address the significant disruptions to learning… Read more »

Congresswoman Moore Statement on House Transportation and Committee’s Approval of H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act which includes Funding for Milwaukee Transportation Projects  Each Member of Congress had the opportunity to submit transportation project requests from their congressional districts to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Congresswoman… Read more »

Representatives Moore, Suozzi, Horsford, Beyer, and Schneider Introduce Legislation to Help Disadvantaged Populations Get Back to Work Today, Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced legislation that would increase the amount of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to help disadvantaged groups… Read more »

Representatives Gwen Moore and Sharice Davids Lead Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing the Crisis of Violence Against Native Women In some tribal communities, Native women face murder rates up to ten times the national average. Despite the high rates of sexual and fatal violence Native women experience, there is a shortage of data on the number of missing Indigenous women. Today,… Read more »

Reps. Moore and Gomez Lead Ways and Means Democrats in Calling on President Biden to Enact Recurring Direct Payments and Unemployment Benefits in Economic Crises Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) led six of their Ways and Means Committee colleagues in asking President Biden to include recurring direct payments and automatic… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Escalating Violence Between Israel and Palestinian People “The escalating cycle of violence must cease immediately. I spoke to the Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations last Friday on May 14th. I voiced the need for the U.S. to play a more active role in bringing calm to the region immediately. Peace, security, and prosperity for the people of… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Announces $193,347 in AmeriCorps Funding for Milwaukee Organizations to Support Anti-Poverty Efforts             Today, Congresswoman Moore announced $193,347 in funding for Wisconsin organizations, including Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation to support their anti-poverty efforts. In response, she… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Amendment to Improve STEM Student Outcomes Included in National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Future Act  Today, Congresswoman Moore’s amendment to award grants to technical and community colleges and non-profit organizations to help improve student outcomes, expand STEM curriculum, and expand their educational and career opportunities for students was… Read more »