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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Votes for the Heroes Act  Today, Congresswoman Moore voted in support of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (Heroes) Act, a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package to address our current public health and economic crisis. In response, she released the following statement: “The Heroes Act boosts the resources… Read more »

(Wisconsin Examiner) - Grocery shopping has taken on new risks and obstacles during the pandemic, from cashiers encased in plexiglass, bans on cloth bags and X marks on the floor for social distancing between shopping carts. For the elderly, immune-compromised individuals or others worrying about exposure to COVID-19, shopping online has proven to be a good alternative.  But up… Read more »

Congresswoman Moore Supports Efforts to Highlight Tremendous Efforts by VA and Other Nurses  Less than a week ago, we celebrated National Nurses Week in the middle of a trying pandemic as our frontline health care workers continue playing a critical role in our efforts to defeat this devastating virus. I was encouraged to read firsthand accounts about the efforts of nurses at… Read more »

Moore, Fitzpatrick Lead House Members in a Bipartisan Letter Calling for Additional Funds For Research To Guide COVID-19 Treatment for Mothers and their Babies Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick led their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy asking for additional funding for the Center… Read more »

Representatives Moore, Bass, and Kelly Call for Diversity in Clinical Trials for Potential COVID-19 Vaccines In a letter to the National Institute of Health (NIH) Director, Francis Collins, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Stephen Hahn, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Alex Azar, Representatives Moore, Karen Bass, Chair of the… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Slams the Wisconsin Supreme Court's Partisan Decision to Overturn Governor Evers' "Safer at Home" Order   The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Wisconsin's Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm exceeded her authority and ruled to overturn Governor Evers' "Safer at Home" extension through May 26th. In response,… Read more »

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A new $3 trillion stimulus plan moving through the House of Representatives includes another round of direct payments for most Americans. The package is called the "HEROES" bill because it provides $200 billion in relief for those who have worked on the front lines through the pandemic.  “We’re now calling these folks essential workers, and before the… Read more »

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Applauds Approval of Governor Evers Request to Allow Online FoodShare Purchases Following Request from Wisconsin Delegation Today, Congresswoman Moore announced that Wisconsin has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to utilize online purchasing through SNAP. Congresswoman Moore supported a letter with Senator Tammy Baldwin,… Read more »

Moore, Levin Lead 95 House Members in Push for Greater Flexibility for WIC Use During COVID-19 Pandemic Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Congressman Andy Levin led their colleagues in a letter to the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Administrator, Pam Miller, calling for flexibility in WIC use by waiving certain restrictions to safely allow WIC recipients to utilize their… Read more »

African-American elected officials say black communities are shouldering the brunt of the illnesses and deaths from COVID-19, but also suffering due to a lack of accurate information and leadership on a national level. So they are countering that misinformation by providing opportunities to share experiences, data and accurate medical information with their constituents. To fill that… Read more »