Press Releases

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wisconsin) released the following statement upon welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a joint session of Congress today. “It was a pleasure to hear Prime Minister Netanyahu today. He reemphasized the need for unity between Israel and the United States to combat terrorism and protect our allies,” said Congressman Grothman. “It was… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wisconsin) expressed concern with the decision made by the FCC today to regulate the internet like a public utility. “The FCC’s decision to allow Washington bureaucrats to take over the internet is disturbing. President Obama has again unilaterally politicized an important issue instead of working with Congress,” said Congressman Glenn Grothman. “The fact… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Campbellsport) put Congress’ Presidents’ Day recess to good use this week by hosting a series of fifteen town halls in seven different counties. Grothman will wrap up the week with town halls scheduled in Fond du Lac, Neenah, and Oshkosh today. Grothman says hearing from constituents directly on the issues that are most important to them was his goal for the… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Campbellsport) joined a bipartisan majority in supporting the building the Keystone XL Pipeline today. The bill has now passed both houses of Congress and goes to President Barack Obama’s desk. Grothman released the following statement on the passage of the bill: “It’s time for the Keystone Pipeline to move… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Campbellsport), a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, released the following statement on the committee’s action on H.R. 5 today: “The No Child Left Behind program has been failing our children for more than a decade. It vastly increased federal involvement in education with disastrous results. As an outspoken critic of the program since… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Campbellsport) introduced legislation today to award Fond du Lac native James “Maggie” Megellas the Medal of Honor. The bill, H.R. 808, authorizes and requests President Barack Obama to award Megellas with the United States’ highest military honor for his courageous actions during the Battle of the Bulge. It is… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Campbellsport) announced today a series of town hall meetings throughout the 6th Congressional District in February. All residents of the area are encouraged to come to the meetings to bring their concerns directly to Rep. Grothman and to hear from him about the issues he is working on in Congress. Members of the media are also encouraged to attend. Please… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman released the following statement today on President Barack Obama’s FY 2016 Budget: “I’m disappointed President Obama’s $4 trillion budget fails to address our nation’s fiscal crisis. The answer to our nation’s problems cannot be solved with new government programs and new government spending. I look forward to using my position on the House Budget Committee… Read more »

The House Education & the Workforce and House Oversight and Government Reform Committees named Wisconsin Representative Glenn Grothman to several subcommittees this week. On Education & the Workforce, Grothman has been assigned to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education and the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. On Oversight… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) attended his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night as the new representative for Wisconsin’s 6th District. Grothman issued this statement following the President’s speech: “I enjoyed being present at tonight’s State of the Union address, I was somewhat disappointed that the President didn’t address feasible solutions for many of the big… Read more »