By Gwen Moore and Stephanie Meeks Just west of Miller Park, on the grounds of the Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, lies a series of historic, ornate buildings known as the Milwaukee Soldiers Home. These buildings once welcomed home veterans of the Civil War and, in the ensuing decades, have allowed generations of our soldiers to heal and adjust as they returned… Read more »
As I've said before, this budget has me feeling like I'm Alice in Wonderland. I've fallen down the rabbit hole and landed in the middle of a mad tea party. Read more »
My legislation would enhance benefits and help us ensure that Social Security does what it was intended to do – ensure that all Americans are not at risk of living in poverty. Read more »
As a Member of the House Budget Committee, it amazes me that my colleague Paul Ryan and his GOP counterparts have once again presented a budget that is neither fair nor balanced and is clearly class warfare against the poor and middle class. Simply put, Contact: Nicole Y. Williams or Staci Cox(202) 225- 4572 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4)… Read more »
By Don Walker As part of President Barack Obama's State of the Union call to help the nation's middle class, the government plans to create "promise zones" in as many as 20 distressed communities across the country, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said Thursday in Milwaukee. Donovan met with Mayor Tom Barrett, Racine Mayor John Dickert,… Read more »
Compiled by Courier Staff Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) responded to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress. “Tonight the President set an aggressive agenda for America. His plan to refocus our efforts on bringing about solid economic growth for all Americans through manufacturing, infrastructure, clean and renewable energy, skills… Read more »
By Bob Bach In response to President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night, Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore says she is thrilled with his call to invest more funding in early childhood education and infrastructure. However, the Congresswoman says she's anxious about payment changes in entitlement programs such as Medicare, but believes the President… Read more »
By WRN Contributor The Wisconsin Congressional reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address fell along party lines with Democrats praising the speech and Republicans, for the most part, slamming it. The Democrat Obama spelled out an agenda that includes various economic initiatives without expanding the federal deficit. He said cutting the federal deficit is… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. - The early Wisconsin reaction to President Obama’s State-of-the-Union address fell along party lines, with Democrats praising the speech and Republicans slamming it. The Democrat Obama spelled out an agenda that includes various economic initiatives without expanding the federal deficit. He said cutting the federal deficit is not an economic plan –… Read more »
Tonight the President set an aggressive agenda for America. His plan to refocus our efforts on bringing about solid economic growth for all Americans through manufacturing, infrastructure, clean and renewable energy, skills training for American workers, For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 12, 2013 Contact: Nicole Y. Williams or Staci Cox(202) 225- 4572 Washington, DC… Read more »