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CNN Ashley Killough The House voted Thursday to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, but the bill faces an unlikely future in the Senate where negotiators are working on their own version. The vote was 263-158, with 33 Republicans joining Democrats to pass it. The law lapsed earlier this year after Democrats declined to extend it, wanting to pass their own reauthorization… Read more »

For Immediate Release April 3, 2019 Contact: Jeanette Lenoir (202)225-4572   Congresswoman Gwen Moore Receives Policy Maker Of The Year Award From Raliance   Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) is being honored with Policy Maker of the Year Award by Raliance: Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore… Read more »

For Immediate Release April 3, 2019 Contact: Jeanette Lenoir (202)225-4572 Congresswoman Gwen Moore Official Statement On Wisconsin Removal From Two ACA Lawsuits  Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) is releasing the following statement on a federal court approving Attorney General Josh… Read more »

For Immediate Release April 3, 2019 Contact: Jeanette Lenoir (202)225-4572   Newly Proposed SNAP Work Requirement Target The Most Vulnerable Americans Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) signed onto a letter today authored by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to withdraw proposed changes to… Read more »

For Immediate Release April 3, 2019 Contact: Jeanette Lenoir (202)225-4572   Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces Bipartisan Domestic Violence Resolution Recognizing The Crisis Of Violence Against Native Women  Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released the following statement in conjunction with the introduction of a House Resolution… Read more »

For Immediate Release March 29, 2019   Contact: Jeanette Lenoir (202)225-4572 Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement On Gender Wage Gap In America Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) is releasing the following statement to raise awareness for Equal Pay Day and to highlight the unfair wage gap between men and women across the country:  “It’s time to… Read more »

For Immediate Release March 29, 2019 Contact: Jeanette Lenoir (202)225-4572 Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement On Planned Parenthood Funding Cut In Wisconsin  Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) is releasing the following statement regarding the loss of funding for Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin and other states: “The Trump Administration’s… Read more »

Staff Milwaukee Independent As communities around the world continue to recover from the aftermath of two terrorist attacks at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand during Friday Prayer, mourners gathered in Milwaukee on March 21 to stand together, united and unwilling to tolerate all forms of hate, bigotry, and violence. Hundreds attended the memorial vigil at the Islamic… Read more »

EditorMilwaukee Independent Faith and civic leaders joined with hundreds of members of the public on March 21 at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee in support of the local Muslim and worldwide communities. The somber vigil came in response to the twin terror attacks in New Zealand by a white supremacist, who kiIIed 51 worshipers at two mosques in Christchurch. Milwaukee Mayor Tom… Read more »

For Immediate Release March 28, 2019 Contact: Jeanette Lenoir (202)225-4572 Rep. Gwen Moore Statement On Ruling Denying Medicaid Work Requirement  Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) is releasing the following statement regarding a federal judge ruling against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ approval of Medicaid waiver projects in… Read more »