By Max Richtman Over and over again, America's seniors are being told they must foot the bill for fiscal failures which have already left them facing a weakened and tenuous retirement. In Detroit, a bankruptcy judge has ruled the city can cut pension payments to thousands of retirees, despite a state law stating otherwise. In Washington, the latest Congressional… Read more »
By Peter Sullivan Many members of the Congressional Black Caucus were curious why Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) decided to join them on a 20-hour flight to South Africa, but Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) said today that she thinks the time together was productive. Cruz was the only senator, and one of two Republicans, to join the 22-member congressional delegation to… Read more »
Madison Democrat Mark Pocan is the only Wisconsin U-S House member to vote against a federal budget agreement that overwhelmingly passed yesterday. The 332-to-94 vote was a huge victory for Janesville Republican Paul Ryan. The House budget chair and his Democratic Senate counterpart crafted the two-year package. It raises the federal deficit by smaller amounts than planned, and… Read more »
By Michael Bischoff WASHINGTON, DC – The bi-partisan federal budget agreement now moves on to the Senate. The House or Representatives overwhelmingly passed the agreement by a vote of 332-94. If passed, it would stave off the threat of government shutdowns for two years. Members from both sides of the aisle said the agreement was far from perfect,… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan said members of Congress "have to do better" than the compromise budget package unveiled earlier this week, saying "just because Congress has a deal does not mean Congress has done its job." Pocan, D-Madison, was the lone member of Wisconsin's House delegation to vote against the proposal, which passed by a 332-94 margin.… Read more »
By Jim Myers Washington — U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan won a lopsided victory Thursday for a two-year budget agreement as a huge majority in the House stepped away from congressional dysfunction long enough to embrace a path back to regular order without a continued threat of government shutdowns. With a vote of 332-94, the proposal now moves to the… Read more »
By Gwen Moore The holiday season is upon us. While some are crossing items from their shopping lists, there are those across America who are wondering how they will heat their homes, purchase food or pay for child care. The year 2013 was difficult, but according to the Center for American Progress, 2014 will be worse. As a member of the House Budget Committee… Read more »
By Mike Strehlow & John Cuoco Washington, D.C.-- Several members of Congress from Wisconsin are playing key roles in a bipartisan effort to avoid another government shutdown next January. Republican Representative Paul Ryan is a co-chair of the Budget Conference Committee which has a December 13th deadline to submit its recommendations to the… Read more »
By Mike Strehlow & John Cuoco Washington, D.C.-- CBS 58 traveled to Washington, D.C. to ask tough questions and get straight answers on the issue of health care reform from Wisconsin lawmakers serving on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill. "It's doing a lot of damage to the livelihoods of Wisconsinites," Republican Congressman Paul Ryan told… Read more »
