Press Releases

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today joined nine other Republicans and fifteen Democrats as a co-sponsor of Rep. James Comer’s (R-Ky.) Industrial Hemp Farming Act (H.R. 3530). H.R. 3530 amends The Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana. Industrial hemp contains less than 1 percent Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and was legal in the… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today explored the growing threat to small businesses and franchises posed by the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Obama-era definition of the joint-employer standard during a combined House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions hearing. The subcommittee… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced his rescheduled town halls in Mt. Calvary and Beaver Dam will take place on Sun., Sept. 17, 2017. Town hall meeting times and locations are as follows: Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 3:00-4:00 p.m. Mt. Calvary Village Hall 999 Fond du Lac Street, Mt. Calvary, WI 53057  6:00-7:00 p.m. The Watermark Community Center 209 S.… Read more »

Due to the death of a member of Congressman Glenn Grothman’s immediate family, two of the congressman’s previously-scheduled town halls will now be listening sessions with members of his staff. The two town halls that will now be staff listening sessions are listed below: Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 3:00-4:00 p.m. Mt. Calvary Village Hall 999 Fond du Lac Street, Mt. Calvary, WI… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced upcoming town hall meetings for Aug. 27-29, 2017. Town hall meeting times and locations are as follows: Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 3:00-4:00 p.m. Mt. Calvary Village Hall 999 Fond du Lac Street, Mt. Calvary, WI 53057 6:00-7:00 p.m. The Watermark Community Center 209 S. Center St., Beaver Dam, WI 53916 Monday, Aug. 28,… Read more »

The office of Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced it will host a job fair in conjunction with local businesses on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at UW-Fond du Lac University Center Commons (400 University Drive, Fond du Lac, WI 54935). More than 30 businesses from across the Sixth District will be in attendance to fill open positions in areas… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced that Sheboygan County Planning has been awarded a $10,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant by the Great Lakes Commission. Sheboygan County Planning’s project will install the first Minnesota sand/iron filter bed. Agricultural drainage traveling through the subsurface drain tile system would be intercepted prior to… Read more »

Wisconsin Congressmen Sean Duffy and Glenn Grothman today co-introduced a bipartisan resolution to honor Hmong freedom fighters who heroically supported and defended the United States Armed Forces in Southeast Asia. Click HERE to watch a short video of Duffy and Grothman discussing the resolution. Transcript: Duffy: “Hey everybody! Sean Duffy here with Glenn Grothman. The two of us… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today issued the following statement as the U.S. House of Representatives turns its attention to tax reform: “I’ve said time and time again that any tax reform the House takes up should focus on helping lift the burdens on the middle class. Commonsense reform will create jobs, increase wages and leave more money in the pockets of working… Read more »

An amendment offered by Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) was today adopted by voice by the U.S. House of Representatives. Grothman’s amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 3219) transfers $30 million in funding from the Department of Defense’s Operations and Maintenance account to the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. The move will bring the… Read more »