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By Joe Kaiser Rep. Gwen Moore (D), a ’73 Marquette graduate who represents the area covering Marquette’s campus in Congress, talked with the Marquette Tribune Thursday about health care, student loans and other issues affecting college students. Moore was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2004. Marquette Tribune: The biggest story transitioning from 2013-14 is probably the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. How would you assess the rollout? Gwen Moore: Clearly the rollout was a ... Read more

Compiled by MCJ Staff The second six months of 2013 was about injustice, from a courtroom in Florida to the hallowed chambers of the nation’s highest court, where an iconic ruling protecting the sanctity of voting rights was stripped of its essence. The second half of the year witnessed the celebration of another iconic moment in American and Black American history, the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington where the nation first heard Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream of a world where ... Read more

Reprinted by Milwaukee Courier This week, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI- 04) voted in support of the omnibus appropriations bill that provides $1.1 trillion in funding for the 2014 fiscal year.She released this statement: “Our government cannot continue to operate from one manufactured crisis to the next.Although the omnibus does not restore pre-sequester funding for every program, it offers significant relief to many of our domestic investments that were compromised when the across-the-board sp... Read more

Senate to act by week's end By Jim Myers Washington — The U.S. House easily passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill Wednesday to keep the federal government funded for the rest of the fiscal year, avoid threats of another shutdown and provide at least partial relief from the unpopular across-the-board budget cuts put in place two years ago. Approved by a vote of 359-67, the compromise bill now goes to the Senate, which faces a Saturday deadline for action. Wisconsin's delegation split 5-3 ... Read more

Our government cannot continue to operate from one manufactured crisis to the next. Although the omnibus does not restore pre-sequester funding for every program, it offers significant relief to many of our domestic investments that were compromised when the across-the-board spending cuts went into effect. Read more

By Lisa Neff One sun. One light. One ground. One sky. After a bruising, blistering election season, Richard Blanco helped to usher in a new year with those words in his inaugural poem, "One Today," and in his renewed optimism and hope for one country. "One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the Smokies, greeting the faces of the Great Lakes, spreading a simple truth across the Great Plains, then charging across the Rockies . . . " Blanco recited shortly after Barack Oba... 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 Nelson Mandela's memorial service last week. Moore noted today on MSNBC's "Jansing & Co." that many of the other members, such as Reps. John... Read more

By Warren Rojas Before he could make the late Nelson Mandela’s media-mobbed memorial service all about him by very publicly storming out (take that, Cuban President Raul Castro!), Sen. Ted Cruz had to get to South Africa. His ticket to ride included a lengthy trans-Atlantic jaunt during which several members of the Congressional Black Caucus bent the Texas Republican’s ear about everything from swirling policy initiatives to personal issues. HOH has confirmed that Cruz, who did not respond to e... Read more

By Kevin Fech One thing that we are constantly hearing about is how our Legislators are not listening to what their constituents are telling them. That they only are listening to the big money lobbyist. Well, I can tell you that there are times when our Legislators are listening to their constituents. As I wrote recently, Continuing the Push for Integrated Employment, I, along with some other disability advocates, met with Representative Gwen Moore to discuss our thoughts on the recent conversa... Read more

By Barbara Lee Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the things for which we're grateful. I try to remember this gratitude all year long, but this week is an especially important time to express it. Here, a handful of the many political women and events most deserving of a hearty "thank you" for inspiring me and so many others, initiating action, and getting results in 2013. Home-State Advantage: Massachusetts Women Jump In (and Win)While I focus on women in politics through a national lens, I w... Read more