Economy and Jobs

  By Cassandra Vinch NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN (WAOW) -With the clock ticking toward the government shutdown, Wisconsin politicians are reacting. Democrats and Republicans say they want to avoid shutting down the government, but compromise looks unlikely with just hours to go. "I’m hoping that's what we do so we don't shutdown the government, not… Read more »

  There were boos, cheers, jeers and repeated pounds of the gavel. Democrats insisted that Republicans had created nothing but a one-way road to a government shutdown. One lawmaker — David Scott of Georgia — accused the GOP of “hate” for President Barack Obama. Another — Sandy Levin of Michigan — declared that the House had become… Read more »

We are two days away from a government shutdown and an economic calamity. It is past time House Republicans realized that their obligation is not to a tea party platform, but to the American people. Read more »

  Contact: Staci Cox(202) 225- 4572  Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released this statement after House Republicans voted to move our government one step closer to a shutdown.  "Tonight my colleagues on the other side of the aisle voted to hold our government hostage in an effort to uphold their reckless and partisan… Read more »

America cannot afford another GOP manufactured crisis. I urge my colleagues to abandon their political games and support the American people. Read more »

 Reps. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, and Gwen Moore, D-Wis., are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission’s newest members to support their bipartisan legislative efforts to narrow the definition of municipal advisor. By Kyle Glazier   Stivers and Moore made their case in a recent letter to Commissioners Kara Stein and Michael Piwowar, who joined the SEC last… Read more »

  There was a lot of buzz last week around water in Milwaukee — it was officially Great Lakes Week — and some of the news was very good. There was Thursday's dedication of the city's new Global Water Center, a technology and business incubator centered on water issues. And there was the federal Environmental Protection Agency announcement of a $1.5 million… Read more »

I am so proud that Harley-Davidson remains an integral landmark in my district, helping to spread the dream of personal freedom to those riding in Milwaukee and beyond. Read more »

 Officials hold news conference at Great Lakes Commission meeting By Lee Bergquist   Mayor Tom Barrett and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on Monday criticized proposed cuts in the U.S. House of Representatives for Great Lakes funding, saying a GOP plan to reduce spending would harm an array of clean water programs. "It's very concerning for those of us… Read more »

Regardless of your background or belief system, I urge all people to recommit ourselves in our fight for jobs, freedom, justice and equality. May we march on together. Read more »