Press Releases

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today questioned U.S. Department of State officials about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) processes at the State Department during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) hearing. The Honorable Patrick F. Kennedy, undersecretary for management, The Honorable Janice Jacobs, transparency coordinator, Karin Lang, director,… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) hosted a Bring Small Businesses Back (BSBB) town hall event with Job Creators Network (JCN) and Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce at the UW-Oshkosh Alumni Center on Monday. The event brought together 17 local small business owners, government officials and economic development experts, along with JCN CEO Alfredo Ortiz to discuss the most pressing… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) — Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) announced that he will host a town hall event at the UW-Oshkosh Alumni Center on Aug. 1, 2016. The event will focus on finding solutions to the biggest problems faced by small businesses – including overtaxation, overregulation and lack of access to credit. The town hall is open to small business… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today voted in favor of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 (H.R. 5538). The bill determines the budgets for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and related agencies for FY 2017. The proposed budget is a decrease of $64 million from the FY 2016… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today questioned Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs at the U.S. Department of State Michele Thoren Bond and Deputy Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Daniel Ragsdale at a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing about denying visas to countries that refuse to take back their… Read more »

Grothman Questions FBI Director on Clinton Emails    (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today questioned Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey at an Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing about the FBI’s recommendation not to prosecute former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for maintaining a private server. Click… Read more »

Staff from the office of Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) will host mobile office hours for those needing help with federal agencies. In an effort to better represent the needs and interests of residents of Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District, Congressman Grothman’s office will be hosting mobile office hours as an extension of his district office. A representative of his… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R- Glenbeulah) released the following statement regarding today’s designation of the U.S. post office located in Fond du Lac, Wis. as the Lieutenant Colonel James “Maggie” Megellas Post Office: “I was proud to author this legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, and to work with my colleague, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), to see that Lieutenant Colonel… Read more »

Grothman Votes to Protect Free Speech, Prevent Targeting by IRS  (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today voted in favor of a bill that prevents tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations from having to disclose sensitive donor information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act (H.R. 5053), of which… Read more »

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) released the following statement in regarding the passage of legislation to designate the U.S. Post Office located in Fond du Lac as the “Lieutenant Colonel James ‘Maggie’ Megellas Post Office.” “I was honored to author this legislation on behalf of “Maggie” Megellas.  Mr. Megellas was born in Fond du Lac and lived there… Read more »