As neighboring communities scramble to make up for devastating hospital closures in western Wisconsin, Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee couldn’t be bothered to show up for work to help people access critical healthcare.
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We have a responsibility to serve those who elect us.

When wells are contaminated with PFAS, corporate polluters need to be held accountable.

When regions lose crucial healthcare capacity, everyone impacted needs support.

Today, once again, JFC Republicans failed to show up.

Today, Democrats showed up to advocate for healthcare access in western Wisconsin and for PFAS remediation.

Republicans' refusal to show up further illustrates their disregard for the health and well-being of Wisconsinites.

To conclude this session without meaningful action is beyond disappointing. There is no excuse for the way people are being treated in our prison institutions and there is no reason to incarcerate the vast number of people that we do.

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Join me!

I am hosting a listening session at the Madison Public Library on South Park Street at 1 p.m. today. School is out, so bring your children and ideas, and we'll have an open discussion about making Wisconsin a place everyone can live, work, and thrive!

The Biden admin just announced the most significant expansion of federal background checks in a generation.

This rule will eliminate loopholes that have allowed dangerous gun buyers to slip through the cracks.

I've been fighting for this action that will help save lives.

It’s very disappointing when Wisconsinites feel like we can’t even count on our elected officials of one party to even show up. They won’t even defend their position about why they’re unwilling to pass a clean bill without a poison pill.

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Believe it or not, we still have time to pass legislation to avoid surprise 'tax bombs' when individuals have their student loans forgiven.

Check out President Biden's announcement to see if you qualify for additional debt relief.

Welcome news for Wisconsinites!
Patients on BadgerCare Plus can now get over-the-counter birth control, which will reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and pregnancy-related deaths.
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Last floor period, Republicans fired qualified appointees, including former Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton.
Today is our final session day. I hope they don’t use it to further undermine the functionality of our government by firing people who are ready to serve.
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The Republican-gerrymandered legislature has had many opportunities to prevent women from being shackled during childbirth. We shouldn’t be doing anything to make childbirth more difficult for laboring women, or for healthcare providers.

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Everyone deserves to feel confident knowing that the water coming out of their tap is safe. We can’t wait for clean water.

Today I introduced comprehensive legislation to help our communities address toxic PFAS chemicals and ban the non-essential use of PFAS in products.

Funding the UW Engineering Building was a no-brainer, slam-dunk, win-win project – but the Republican-gerrymandered legislature played politics and jeopardized our ability to remain a world leader in training the next generation of engineers.
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Today, Attorney General Kaul filed a supplemental petition asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take jurisdiction of Kaul et al. v. Urmanski, et al.

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Every Wisconsinite should have the freedom to drink clean safe water from their tap, and the Legislature has the obligation to make sure they’re able to exercise that freedom.

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