Contact: Regan Farley, rfarley@naacpnet.org Libbie Wilcox, libbie.wilcox@mail.house.gov Washington, DC – In response to today’s Senate vote to confirm Michael Brennan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Congresswoman Gwen Moore of Wisconsin’s 4th Congressional District and President and CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson jointly denounced the Senate’s decision to abandon its longstanding deference to home-state senators and vote on a judicial nominee from Wisconsin over the obje...
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s announcement that he will withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran: “I stand with the leaders of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and others in condemning this ill-conceived decision to unilaterally violate and abandon the Iran nuclear agreement. The president’s actions serve only to drive a wedge between the U.S. and our Eu...
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Washington, DC – In response to the inclusion of her prompt payment amendment in the House’s FAA Reauthorization Act, H.R. 4, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statement. “Despite the existence of federal laws calling for their inclusion, minority and women-owned businesses continue to confront major barriers competing for and winning federally funded transportation contracts. My amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Bill, which would help ensure prompt payment to contractor...
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On Wednesday, Reps. Moore and Veasey join Planned Parenthood Executive Vice President Dawn Laguens and local Planned Parenthood leaders to sound the alarm on the Trump Administration’s efforts to undermine essential health care programs for women. Speakers will address the ways anti-women’s-health members in Congress and the Trump-Pence administration are undermining lifesaving programs like Title X, the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, and Medicaid.
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Milwaukee, WI - In response to Ascension Wisconsin’s decision to halt their plan to drastically cut services at St. Joseph's Hospital in Milwaukee, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statement. “I am relieved to hear that Ascension Wisconsin has responded to public outcry and put their harmful plan to cut essential services at St. Joseph's Hospital on hold. St. Joseph’s is a vital safety net hospital that primarily serves Medicare and Medicaid patients and operates in an und...
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Contact: Libbie Wilcox (Moore) 202-225-4572 Hannah Smith (Dingell) 202-315-8446 Natalie McLaughlin (Costello) 202-225-4315 Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), and Ryan Costello (PA-06) launched the Bipartisan Working Group to End Domestic Violence, a new caucus bringing together members of Congress and key stakeholders dedicated to ending domestic violence, creating innovative prevention strategies, and strengthening resources for survivors an...
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Milwaukee, WI – On Saturday, April 14, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) will join Congressman Keith Ellison (MN-05) and local leaders at a community forum addressing gun violence in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee, WI - Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statement ahead of the House vote on the radical Republican-led Balanced Budget Amendment, which would ransack Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security to pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. “This Republican-led Congress has been the most fiscally irresponsible in American history. Time and time again, Republicans have demonstrated absolutely no interest in fiscal discipline, instead passing nearly $2 t...
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Washington, DC – Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – led by the co-chairs of the CBC Poverty Reduction Task Force, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), and CBC Chairman Cedric L. Richmond (LA-02) – released the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order to restrict access to healthcare, housing, food, and many other programs that help the working poor. “It’s crystal clear that President Trump, a man who comes from wealth, doe...
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Milwaukee, WI – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statement after Speaker Paul Ryan announced he would not be seeking re-election to the US House of Representatives. “Speaker Ryan and I have worked together for many years. We served together on the Budget Committee for nearly a decade and shared countless flights to and from Wisconsin. As he considers the legacy he will leave in Congress, I hope he finds the courage to put the interests of the American public first. “I wish...
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