Empowering Children to Succeed

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Applauds the Passage of H.R. 2740, Appropriations Minibus and Secures Funding for Programs Addressing Sexual and Domestic Violence Today, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement on passage of H.R. 2740, a bill wrapping together separate bills funding the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, Defense, Energy and Water and State Department and Foreign Operations. “I am pleased to support this funding bill which addresses a wide range o... Read more

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statement upon being nominated by the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee for the esteemed Ways and Means Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives: “I am honored to have gained the support of my colleagues to be impaneled on the Ways and Means Committee. As a Black woman who rose up out of the depths of poverty to represent the interests of the working poor, I was born for such a time. I was born to use my seat a... Read more

Milwaukee, WI – In response to today’s 50 - 48 vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statement: “Today’s vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh is a vote against women and sexual assault survivors. It’s a vote that tells young girls across the country that their voices will not and should not be heard. “The FBI investigation that took place this week was nothing more than a Trump-controlled sham designed as political cover for Republicans paying ... Read more

The same day Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, House Democrats spoke out about the way Ford was treated before she even made it to Washington. Read more

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... Read more

Washington, DC - In response to President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) wrote the following opinion piece for NBC News THINK: The state of our union is strong. The resistance to Donald Trump's agenda proves it. The president's transgressions have done more to unify our country than any policy the administration has championed. This evening, as I sat in the well of the House of Representatives during President Donald Trump’s first State of the U... Read more

Milwaukee, WI — In response to numerous media reports of high levels of lead in Milwaukee’s drinking water, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) sent letters to the Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control as well as the Field Office Director of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to seek information as to how the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is being managed. “As you know, the 2014 crisis in Flint, Michigan brought national attention to the issue of lead in... Read more

Washington, D.C. – In response to the passage of the short-term House Republican spending bill, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statement: “Once again, Republicans have put our country in peril by ignoring our collective obligation to govern responsibly. Those I represent have understandably expressed their fatigue and resentment over Congressional Republicans passing extension after extension, demonstrating an alarming inability to fathom the consequences of their action... Read more

The young men and women who I have nominated to attend our nation's military service academies exemplify hard-work, dedication, and an unwavering commitment to protecting and serving the citizens of the United States. Read more

Sadly, in too many cases, like that of Zina Daniel, restraining orders alone are woefully inadequate from preventing an estranged partner from doing the unthinkable. My bill – the Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act –would address this glaring defect in our justice system by incentivizing the implementation of stricter state-level firearm enforcement protections, giving law enforcement and judicial authorities the tools they need to save the lives of survivors and their families. Read more