Your Representatives in the News

State Assembly Representative Garey Bies

Bies introduced legislation that would increase penalties for harassing lawmakers and their families. Bies told the Associated Press harassment has increased since 2011, when Governor Scott Walker signed a law ending collective bargaining. The bill would create a Class A misdemeanor for repeated intimidation or use of force against a lawmaker, punishable for up to nine months in jail.

Source: Associated Press

State Senator Frank Lasee

Lasee cosponsored a bill that would exempt military income received from the federal government from active service members who die in a combat zone. The bill was introduced by 34 state assembly representatives and cosponsored by 10 senators.

Source: 2013 Assembly Bill 166

Governor Scott Walker

Walker unveiled Wisconsin’s 2012 tourism numbers at the Door County Maritime Museum on May 3. For more, read the story “Gov. Walker Announces 2012’s State Tourism Numbers at Door County Maritime Museum.”

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson

Johnson gave a presentation on the challenges facing the federal government at N.E.W. Industries in Sturgeon Bay. For more, read the story “Sen. Ron Johnson Visits Sturgeon Bay, Argues for Less Government.”

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin

Baldwin sent an email asking recipients to sign an online letter asking Congress to support immigration reform.

“Bitter partisan divides and Washington politics aren’t going to cut it this time,” Baldwin said in the email. “Members of Congress need to find some common ground and work to pass immigration reform that works for all American families.”

Source: Tammy Baldwin’s website

U.S. Representative Reid Ribble

Ribble spoke at the Door County Economic Development Corporation’s annual luncheon on April 30. To read editor Jim Lundstrom’s take on the event, read his editorial “Ribble: Can’t We All Just Get Along?”

President Barack Obama

Amid a hunger strike by many prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Obama again voiced his intention to close the facility.

“I continue to believe that we have to close Guantanamo,” Obama said at a news conference on April 30. “I think it is critical for us to understand that Guantanamo is not necessary to keep America safe, it is expensive, it is inefficient, it hurts us in terms of our international standing, it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter-terrorism efforts, it is a recruitment tool for extremists. It needs to be closed.”

Source:  The Telegraph