Congresswoman Gwen Moore Condemns Deportation Order for Yessenia Ruano

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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Condemns Deportation Order for Yessenia Ruano “Yessenia Ruano is a beloved member of her community who works in the Milwaukee Public School system as a teacher’s aide. She has anchored herself in Milwaukee and has a family and no criminal record. Deporting Yessenia will not make our country safer. This order will only separate Yessenia from her children and her…

‘It’s all a game’: Rep. Gwen Moore on federal spending and tax bill

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‘It’s all a game’: Rep. Gwen Moore on federal spending and tax bill Colleen Leahy - Wisconsin Public Radio Rep. Gwen Moore, a Democrat representing Milwaukee County, says the far-reaching spending and tax cut bill the U.S. House passed last week is a ploy to benefit the richest Americans. “It’s all a game to come up with this money for permanent tax cuts for the wealthiest people,”…

Congresswoman Moore Votes Against GOP Big Bonanza for Billionaires

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Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) issued the following statement after House Republicans passed former President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” — a sweeping piece of legislation that includes the largest cuts to health care in American history, slashes food assistance families and children, and delivers massive tax giveaways to the ultra-wealthy:  “I want to be…

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Social Security

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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Social Security Today, Congresswoman Moore, a member of the Ways and Means Social Security subcommittee, introduced her legislation, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act. This bold legislation would improve this vital program and build on its promise to ensure that hardworking Americans can retire and age in…

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Leads Ways and Means Committee in Marathan Rules Committee Consideration of Republicans’ Big Bonanza for Billionaires

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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Leads Ways and Means Committee in Marathan Rules Committee Consideration of Republicans’ Big Bonanza for Billionaires Republicans are pushing through their Big Bonanza for Billionaires—a bill still being written in secret even as the Rules Committee began consideration in the early hours of this morning. Congresswoman Moore led the Ways and Means Committee…

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Congresswoman LaMonica McIver

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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Congresswoman LaMonica McIver “The Trump Administration continues to weaponize the justice system to score political points and intimidate others. As members of Congress, it is part of our duty to conduct oversight of the executive branch. My colleague was performing this work when she visited an immigration detention center in her…

Moore, Pocan, Jayapal, McCollum, and Omar Raise Concerns Over Judicial Independence Following Arrest of Judge Dugan

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Moore, Pocan, Jayapal, McCollum, and Omar Raise Concerns Over Judicial Independence Following Arrest of Judge Dugan In a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05) expressed concern over the escalation of federal interreference in state…

Social Security Needs Protection

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Social Security Needs Protection Rep. Gwen Moore and Nancy Altman - Urban Milwaukee  While voters are united in their support for Social Security, the leaders of the two parties could not be further apart. The Democratic Party, which enacted Social Security in 1935, has subsequently worked to protect and expand it. When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed…

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Opposes Big Bonanza Bill for Billionaires, Devastating Cuts to Health Care and Nutritional Assistance

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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Opposes Big Bonanza Bill for Billionaires, Devastating Cuts to Health Care and Nutritional Assistance As the Ways and Means Committee marked up the big bonanza bill for billionaires, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement: “When historians. researchers, and scientists study this country’s fray and fall this day, May 13, 2025 and the markups of the…

Following Mother’s Day, Congresswoman Gwen Moore Condemns Trump Administration's Extreme Attacks on Maternal and Infant Health Programs

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Following Mother’s Day, Congresswoman Gwen Moore Condemns Trump Administration's Extreme Attacks on Maternal and Infant Health Programs Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) condemned the Trump Administration’s continuing attacks on federal programs that help support maternal and infant health programs at a time when glaring disparities continues to plague out…

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