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Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Introduce the COLAs Don’t Count Act Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) introduced the COLAs Don’t Count Act, which would exempt annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) under the Social Security Act and veteran’s benefits from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)… Read more »

New Bill Would Require States To Distinguish Poverty From Child Neglect By: Michael Fitzgerald - The Imprint Reflecting a growing movement to tease out poverty from the many reasons U.S. children are taken into foster care, a new bill before Congress requires states to avoid maltreatment investigations that center solely on a family’s homelessness or lack of financial resources. “The… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act  Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, introduced the Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act, legislation that would make clear that child welfare agencies should not separate children from their parents solely due to poverty. In response, she released the… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces Legislation to Expand Access to Family-Supporting Careers in Maternal Health Washington, D.C - Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, a member of the Ways and Means “Work and Welfare” Subcommittee, introduced legislation, H.R. 4833, the Opportunities to Support Mothers and Deliver Children (OSMDC) Act, which would create a new demonstration project within… Read more »

Milwaukee County Department of Transportation receives $400,000 grant from FTA By: Kevin Schwaller - Spectrum News MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County will receive a $400,000 grant to fund a feasibility study of a shared bus-bike lane on 35th Street, between Vliet Street and National Avenue. The grant came from the Federal Transit Administration. The Milwaukee County Department of… Read more »

Negotiations to start later this year on cutting pricey Medicare prescription costs By: Erik Gunn - Wisconsin Examiner   Patient advocates are watching to see which pharmaceutical products will be on the list of medications for federal officials to target when they open negotiations later this year with drug manufacturers over the price of prescriptions.  A new… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Announces Support for the Revenue-Raising 2% Sales Tax for the City of Milwaukee She encourages members of the Milwaukee Common Council to vote in favor of the enabling legislation at its scheduled meeting tomorrow and released the following statement: “I stand with many of my constituents and others in support of the proposed sales tax for the city of… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action “Diversity is a strength – not a threat to anyone’s prosperity or opportunities. To capture the full talents and potential of the American people, we must champion diversity. Doing so is not only an acknowledgement of the systemic racism that still pervades our society, but one way to help redress inequities.… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Anniversary of Dobbs Decision “Since the Supreme Court’s radical decision to repeal Roe v. Wade, we have seen women and girls in dire situations because of this ruling. We have seen young girls, who were victims of rape, forced to travel across state lines to access abortion care. We have seen women near death, experiencing sepsis with doctors in… Read more »

Rep. Moore on Potential Govt. Shutdown Bloomberg News   Democratic Representative of Wisconsin, Gwen Moore, discusses what Democrats in the House can do to help prevent a government shutdown over the results of the Debt Ceiling Bill and demands from some Conservative Republicans to cut spending. She also talks about the momentum the George Floyd case created and how we can… Read more »