Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind is encouraging Wisconsinites to take advantage of the Open Enrollment period as December 15 is the last day to sign up for health care coverage that begins on January 1, 2022.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced that he joined a bicameral, bipartisan letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging the prioritization of funding for construction of the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) on the Upper Mississippi River System with the $2.5 billion for inland waterways provided in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Jason Smith (R-MO) introduced bipartisan legislation to fix inconsistencies in the tax code that hurt nonprofit cemeteries. Nonprofit cemeteries are typically located in rural communities, and Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District is home to nearly 60 of these cemeteries.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson’s (R-PA) Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support.
La Crosse, WI – Today, Rep. Ron Kind joined Reps. Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), and Angie Craig (D-MN) in introducing the Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative (DALCI) Act to preserve the ecologically-unique region between Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota. The bipartisan legislation would re-establish efforts by the U.S.
La Crosse, WI – Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced that he joined 62 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Chair Brenda Mallory of the Council on Environmental Quality urging U.S. agencies to avoid purchasing products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These harmful forever chemicals have been linked to serious health and environmental risks.
La Crosse, WI – Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced that Wisconsin is set to receive an investment of $142.7 million in water infrastructure funding for 2022 through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Washington, DC - Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand eligibility for and make permanent a deduction for mortgage insurance premium payments. This deduction has helped millions of hard-working middle-class families across the country purchase a home, and making it permanent would provide much-needed relief.