Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District
Recent News About Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Condemns Wisconsin GOP Efforts to Subvert the Will of Wisconsin Voters with Impeachment Threats
Judge Janet Protasiewicz won her seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court by more than 200,000 votes, a landslide win in Wisconsin.
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Weekend Violence in Milwaukee
“This weekend’s incidents of gun violence in Milwaukee, resulting in three more tragic deaths and twenty more injuries, has again left our community heartbroken and anguished.
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Introduce the COLAs Don’t Count Act
On July 28, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) introduced the COLAs Don’t Count Act, which would exempt annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) under the Social Security Act and veteran’s benefits from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility and benefit determinations.
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces Legislation to Expand Access to Family-Supporting Careers in Maternal Health
On July 27, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, a member of the Ways and Means “Work and Welfare” Subcommittee, introduced legislation, H.R. 4933, the Opportunities to Support Mothers and Deliver Children (OSMDC) Act, which would create a new demonstration project within the Health Professions Opportunity Grant Program (HPOG) to allow the use of program funds to support education and job training as doulas and in midwifery.
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Votes Against Republican Debt Ceiling Demands
I resent that this extreme House GOP majority used their power to create a debt default crisis, holding the American people hostage and pushing our country to the brink of catastrophe unless their demands were met.
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Rep. Steil Let GOP Leadership Adjourn House Without Debt Limit Deal
U.S. Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statements after Representative Bryan Steil (WI-01) and the Republican caucus adjourned the House of Representatives for the long weekend without a debt limit deal in place, risking default on the United States and damage to the US economy:
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Rep. Van Orden Let GOP Leadership Adjourn House Without Debt Limit Deal
U.S. Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statements after Representative Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) and the Republican leadership adjourned the House of Representatives for the long weekend without a debt limit deal in place, risking default on the United States and a collapse of the US economy:
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Moore, Kamlager-dove, Introduce Legislation to Ensure Dental Care for Foster Youth
On May 25, Congresswoman Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) introduced the Foster Youth Dental Act to help expand Medicaid eligibility for foster youth by providing more incentives for dental providers, increasing Medicaid enrollment opportunities, and preventing lapses in coverage.
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduce Legislation to Respond to Maternal Health Crisis by Increasing the Number of Culturally Competent Perinatal Workers
Among high-income countries, America has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world, and more than 4 out of 5 of these deaths are preventable
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Moore, Sanders, Omar, Gillibrand, Heinrich, McGovern, and Colleagues in House and Senate Seek to Permanently End Child Hunger in Schools
May 11 – Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) along with 15 colleagues in the Senate and 68 in the House of Representatives, today introduced legislation that provides a permanent solution to end child hunger in schools by offering free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to all students, preschool through high school, regardless of income, eliminating all school meal debt, and strengthening local economies by incentivizing local food procurement
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Votes No on Surprise Billing Our Workers Act
On May 11, Congresswoman Gwen Moore voted no on H.R. 1163, House GOP’s Surprise Billing Our Workers Act. In response, she released the following statement
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Slams House Republican's Dangerous Child Deportation Act
On May 11, Congresswoman Moore voted no on H.R. 2, the Child Deportation Act. In response, she released the following statement
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Representative Gwen Moore Supports Resolution to Designate National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
The resolution demonstrates the lawmakers’ solidarity with the families and loved ones of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and it calls on the people of the United States to commemorate the lives of American Indian and Alaska Native women whose cases are documented and undocumented in public records and the media
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Amid Growing Violence Against USPS Letter Carriers, Congresswoman Gwen Moore Raises Safety Concerns and Seeks Answers From Postmaster General Dejoy
On May 3, Congresswoman Moore sent a letter to Postmaster General DeJoy calling for additional efforts to protect United States Postal Service (USPS) workers
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore to Receive Award for Support of Americorps and Americorps Seniors
In recognition of her strong support for AmeriCorps, Voices for National Service announced today that Congresswoman Moore (D-WI) will receive the John Lewis Bridge to Service Award at the 20th Annual Friends of National Service Awards
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Condemns Hateful Legislation Targeting Trans Children
On April 20, Congresswoman Moore voted NO on H.R. 734, a bill that would ban trans girls and trans women from participating on school sports teams and would limit the ability of non-binary and intersex students to participate in these programs
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Applauds Executive Order Signed by President Biden to Transform America’s Care Economy
In response to the Biden’s administration’s executive order to increase access to care and support caregivers, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement:
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Republicans’ Lower, Slash, Gut Act
On April 19, Speaker McCarthy shared the GOP’s debt ceiling hostage demands