Congressman Glenn Grothman’s (R-Glenbeulah) amendment to H.R. 2, House Democrats’ partisan infrastructure bill, was accepted and passed along with the legislation today. Grothman’s amendment did not add to the total amount of money authorized to be spent by this bill. Grothman’s amendment, previously introduced as a bipartisan bill with Congressman Mark Pocan (D-Madison), will help keep Wisconsin’s lakes healthy by restricting the access of invasive fish populations, like Asian carp. This amendm...
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Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced that he will now serve as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on National Security. This makes Grothman the top Republican on the Subcommittee. The Subcommittee on National Security has jurisdiction over national security, homeland security, foreign operations, including the relationships of the United States with other nations, immigration, defense, issues affecting veterans, and oversight and leg...
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Congressman Glenn Grothman’s (R-Glenbeulah) previously scheduled town hall meetings for May 27 and 28 have been changed from in-person to telephone town halls. There was no formal announcement for these meetings, but some residents in Wisconsin’s Sixth District have received a mailer with the information. Below are the previously scheduled town hall meetings that will now be held over the phone. Residents in these areas will receive information on when these telephone town halls will be and how ...
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Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) reaffirmed his support for further research into the relationship between vitamin D and COVID-19. Over the past few months, medical research studies out of Northwestern University and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland were released asserting that vitamin D deficiency may play a role in increasing the severity of symptoms and overall mortality rate in COVID-19 patients. While vitamin D is not a cure for COVID-19, the research illustrates a clear c...
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Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) announced that he encourages the safe reopening of Wisconsin hospitals and medical facilities to elective surgeries and other non-essential procedures. During the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, government officials released projections on the number of patients and hospitalizations areas in the country could expect to see. This drew the attention of the hospital community, who adhered to this guidance and proceeded to cancel elective surge...
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Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) released the following statement after his vote on H.R. 6201, the second bill in as many weeks to address the Coronavirus pandemic: “Last Saturday morning, I witnessed the most rushed vote I’ve ever seen in all my time in public office. We were told that at some point on Friday, March 13, Congress would vote on a second bill to address the Coronavirus pandemic. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met several times Thursday an...
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Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) has postponed his March town hall meetings, initially scheduled to be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. As of right now, Congressman Grothman plans to hold town hall meetings the second week of April. More information on April meetings is forthcoming. The postponed town hall meeting times and locations were: POSTPONED- Tuesday, March 17, 2020 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Poynette Village Hall 106 S. Main Street Poynette, WI 53955 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Wyocena...
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Today, at a House Education and Labor Committee hearing, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) questioned witnesses about the state of apprenticeship programs in America and how Wisconsin has excelled in this area of study. Dr. Morna Foy, President of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) was among those testifying at the hearing. Dr. Foy described Wisconsin’s stellar apprenticeship programs as some of the best in the country and explained how they became so robust. Key Takeaway 1: A...
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Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced that his office is accepting entries for the 2020 Congressional Art Competition. The Artistic Discovery competition is open to all high school students in Wisconsin’s Sixth District. The winner will have his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year in an exhibit that features winners from other congressional districts across the U.S. Works of art entered in the contest may be up to 26” x 26” x 4”, including the frame, and...
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Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) will be holding three town hall meetings on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Town hall meeting times and locations are as follows: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Poynette Village Hall 106 S. Main Street Poynette, WI 53955 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Wyocena Village Hall 165 E. Dodge Street Wyocena, WI 53969 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Friesland Village Hall 113 S. Madison Street Friesland, WI 53935 -30- U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman is serving his third term re...
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