Press Releases

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Announces American Rescue Plan Funding for Local Head Start Programs Congresswoman Moore Helped Secure Head Start Grants in the American Rescue Plan Today, Congresswoman Moore announced $2,412,144 for local Head Start programs She helped secure the grant funding as part of the American Rescue Plan. In response, Congresswoman… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Votes in Support of Bipartisan and Bicameral Legislation to Protect Older Workers From Workplace Discrimination Today, Congresswoman Moore voted in support of H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021. In response, she released the following statement: “Many older adults are not sitting on the beach and relaxing in… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Senate’s Failure to Pass H.R. 1 “After losing the House, Senate, and White House, Republicans across the country have decided that, instead of appealing to voters, they would rather disenfranchise Americans. Since Jan 6th, our democracy has been under attack by Republicans who have introduced nearly 400 bills in 48 states that make it harder to vote,… Read more »

Congresswoman Moore, Ways & Means Democrats Introduce Bill to Reauthorize and Expand Assistance to the Trade-Impacted Workers, Businesses and Communities Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Ways and Means Democrats introduced a bill, the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Modernization Act of 2021,  to reauthorize and expand expiring programs assisting American workers,… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Named to Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth This week, Speaker Pelosi named Congresswoman Moore to the new Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth. In response, she released the following statement:  “I am honored to be chosen to join the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth. I am… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Votes for Committee Passage of  NSF for the Future Act and DOE Science for the Future Act that Includes Numerous Provisions that She Authored  Today, Congresswoman Moore’s was pleased to support passage of a bipartisan legislation  H.R. 2225, the National Science Foundation for the Future Act and HR 3593, the Department of Energy Science for… Read more »

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 »