The confirmation hearing for Andrew Puzder, nominee for Secretary of Labor, has been delayed for a fourth time. To learn more about this delay, read the article below.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/01/31/labor-nominee-puzders-confirmation-hearing-delayed-a-fourth-time/?utm_term=.a19c2e203c0b

Mr. Puzder’s anti-worker actions include:

rallying against increasing the minimum wage and expanding overtime.
shortchanging workers at his Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s restaurants and even refusing to pay managers overtime they earned.
talking about replacing working people with machines.

The Department of Labor directly touches the lives of all working people. It’s important that we voice our opposition to this nominee. Please contact Senator Johnson at any of his three offices and tell him to vote “no” for Andrew Puzder as Secretary of Labor.

Senator Ron Johnson: Milwaukee Office (414) 276-7282; Oshkosh Office (920) 230-7250; Washington D.C. Office (202) 224-5323.

The Samaritan Health Center in West Bend is in need of Bingo prizes and other small gifts for their residents. The Samaritan Center is funded by the county and due to cuts, has become more and more reliant on donations. For our February community service project, we will be collecting prizes for the residents. Here’s a list of what they are looking for: small candies, chips, other snacks in miniature sizes, small lotions, toiletries, kleenex, shampoo, hand cream, decks of cards, small books of puzzles, crosswords, and any other small gifts or prizes.

We will have a basket at the office for your donations. Thank you!

This week, Republican leadership announced they are hiring legal representation to fight the federal court decision mandating the district lines be redrawn in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, the legal bill for this fight is paid for by taxpayers, not the legislators themselves. To learn more about this development, click on the Journal Sentinel article below.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/02/gop-plan-hire-lawyers-comes-after-2-million-spent/97394308/

To see the response of Assistant Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, click here.

The spring primary is Tuesday, February 21st. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction candidates have a primary as do several local races including the school board race in West Bend. Incumbent Tony Evers is the candidate for State Superintendent with the experience and vision to help maintain our public schools. Please make a plan to get out and vote on February 21st!