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News from June 2023

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Senators Baldwin, Vance Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Taxpayer-Funded Inventions Are Made in America

By The Sconi Report | Jun 17, 2023

Invent Here, Make Here Act expands Baldwin-championed requirements to manufacture cutting-edge technologies in the US

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Senate Passes Sen. Johnson’s Resolution Designating July as National Sarcoma Awareness Month

By The Sconi Report | Jun 16, 2023

On Tuesday, the Senate passed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) resolution designating July as National Sarcoma Awareness Month by unanimous consent.

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Baldwin, Booker Express Concerns about Uganda’s “Anti-Homosexuality Act” and its Devastating Impact on the Ugandan People and Public Health Program

By The Sconi Report | Jun 16, 2023

U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with 27 Senate colleagues, expressed their concerns to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power about Uganda’s “Anti-Homosexuality Act,” which was recently signed into law.

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June 14: Congressional Record publishes “CLOTURE MOTION” in the Senate section

By The Sconi | Jun 16, 2023

“CLOTURE MOTION“ was published in the Senate section on pages S2093-S2094 on June 14

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“CLOTURE MOTION (Executive Calendar)” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on June 13

By The Sconi | Jun 16, 2023

The Congressional Record published “CLOTURE MOTION (Executive Calendar)” in the Senate section on June 13.

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June 14: Congressional Record publishes “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” in the Senate section

By The Sconi | Jun 16, 2023

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” on June 14.

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Sen. Johnson Joins Colleagues to Bring Whole Milk Access to All Schools

By The Sconi Report | Jun 15, 2023

Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) and a bipartisan group of senators in introducing legislation that amends the Richard Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools participating in the program to serve whole milk as part of the National School Lunch Program.

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Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Palliative Care & Improve Quality of Life

By The Sconi Report | Jun 15, 2023

Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her Senate Comprehensive Care Caucus colleagues Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Barrasso (R-WY), and Deb Fischer (R-NE) in introducing the Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act, bipartisan legislation to provide comprehensive palliative care services much earlier in the course of illness, helping improve both the quality of care for patients and their families and the outcomes of treatment.

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Wisconsin Builders Association supports new workforce housing legislation

By The Sconi | Jun 15, 2023

The Wisconsin Builders Association has expressed approval for the state Assembly and Senate's passage of a series of five bills aimed at boosting the supply of workforce housing in Wisconsin.

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Gov. Evers Delivers Radio Address Celebrating June as Pride Month

By The Sconi Report | Jun 15, 2023

Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address celebrating June as Pride Month in Wisconsin.

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“CLOTURE MOTION” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on June 12

By The Sconi | Jun 14, 2023

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “CLOTURE MOTION” on June 12.

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Sen. Johnson and Rep. Tiffany Call on Lac du Flambeau Tribal Leaders, Administration to Negotiate in Good Faith

By The Sconi Report | Jun 14, 2023

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response to the Lac du Flambeau tribe’s reported refusal to participate in mediation efforts to bring an end to a months-long dispute over local road access.

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Baldwin, Grijalva Lead Bill to Include LGBTQ+ Community in Federal Data

By The Sconi Report | Jun 14, 2023

On June 9, 2023, during Pride Month, Senator Tammy Baldwin and Representative Raúl M. Grijalva reintroduced the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act in both the U.S. House and Senate.

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“Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on June 12

By The Sconi | Jun 14, 2023

“Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” was published on page S2040 of the Congressional Record on June 12.

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CDC predicts 306 people age 85 and older in Wisconsin died during week ending May 27

By The Sconi | Jun 14, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 306 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending May 27.

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Gov. Evers Announces Tentative Agreement Reached With Republican Leaders on Shared Revenue

By The Sconi Report | Jun 14, 2023

Compromise with GOP includes over $1 billion for K-12 education, $30 million in school-based mental health services, 20 percent increase in support to local communities statewide, staves off fiscal cliff for Milwaukee and Milwaukee County

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Sen. Johnson Reintroduces Legislation to Delist Gray Wolf as Endangered Species

By The Sconi Report | Jun 13, 2023

On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with three of his Republican colleagues, reintroduced legislation to return management of gray wolf populations to the states and delist the gray wolf as endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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Baldwin, Marshall, Moran, and Bennet Introduce Bill to Spur Innovation in the Livestock Feed Sector

By The Sconi Report | Jun 13, 2023

Legislation will level the playing field for farmers and ranchers in the global economy and help reduce byproducts

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Week of May 27: 227 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in Wisconsin

By The Sconi | Jun 13, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 227 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 27.

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in Wisconsin during week ending May 27

By The Sconi | Jun 13, 2023

Wisconsin's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending May 27, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.