Our Representatives
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Rep. Joel Kitchens
Kitchens is scheduled to appear at the monthly meeting of the Door County Legislative Committee at 6 pm on Thursday, April 2, in the Peninsula Room of the Government Center in Sturgeon Bay.
Source: Door County government website
Governor Scott Walker
The undeclared presidential candidate was in New Hampshire the weekend of March 14, along with another fellow undeclared candidate, Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Walker said his children plan to skip college next fall to campaign with their dad, but he emphasized to a crowd of activists that he’s “not a declared candidate.” Bush, meanwhile, responded to questions about his policy positions with hypotheticals and the repeated line that he’s “considering the possibility of running.”
Source: Associated Press
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Representative Reid Ribble Ribble joined Reps. Patrick E. Murphy (D-Fla.) and Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) in sponsoring the Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Code of Regulations by creating a commission tasked with eliminating and revising outdated and redundant federal regulations. The measure has broad support, with 14 members of Congress from both parties joining in the introduction. Last week, Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced the companion legislation in the U.S. Senate. “Excessive regulation stands between small businesses and new job creation,” Ribble said. “Eliminating costly and outdated regulation is a long overdue first step in tackling the government overreach that puts a damper on our economy, and I am proud to be sponsoring the Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015.” According to an analysis by the Progressive Policy Institute, the Federal Code of Regulations grew to 169,301 pages in 2011 – an increase of 138 percent since 1975. The Regulatory Improvement Act would create an independent, bipartisan commission called the Regulatory Improvement Commission (RIC) to review rules that are outdated, duplicative or in conflict with one another, and then present recommendations to Congress for an up-or-down vote. Members of the RIC would be composed of representatives from business and civic organizations and would be appointed by the President and Congressional leaders. Source: Ribble press release
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Senator Tammy Baldwin
Baldwin introduced the Next Generation (NextGen) High Schools Act, a bill to help high schools that enroll traditionally underserved students in the development and implementation of comprehensive, evidenced-based reform. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Baldwin in introducing the legislation. Currently, one-fifth of all students and nearly one-third of all students of color fail to graduate from high school on time, if at all. Unless high schools are able to graduate their students at higher rates, nearly 12 million students will likely drop out over the next decade, resulting in a loss to the nation of $1.5 trillion. “A high school diploma is the gateway to success and the ultimate goal of a K-12 education,” said Baldwin. “Unfortunately, the promise of a high-quality education is not realized by many of the nation’s youth, especially students of color and those from low-income families. By personalizing education, integrating rigorous coursework with career-based learning, and connecting their learning to real-world experiences, the NextGen High Schools Act will ensure our students are well situated to graduate college and career-ready.”
Learn more about the NextGen High Schools Act on Baldwin’s Senate website, baldwin.senate.gov.
Source: Baldwin press release
President Barack Obama
President Obama laid out his vision for quality, affordable higher education for all Americans in his weekly address to the nation. Today, a college degree is the surest ticket to the middle class and beyond, but it has also never been more expensive. Everyone, from elected officials to universities to business leaders, has a part to play in making college affordable for all students. The President has already made historic investments in college education affordability, and earlier this week, he announced a Student Aid Bill of Rights – a set of guiding principles behind his vision for affordable education. In his address the President urged everyone to visit WhiteHouse.gov/CollegeOpportunity and sign this declaration, because together we can ensure students who work hard for a college degree do not graduate saddled with debt.
Source: White House (view the entire address here: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/weekly-address).