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Grothman Votes to Protect Free Speech, Prevent Targeting by IRS

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Tags: Taxes

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…

Grothman Applauds the Honoring of a Distinguished WWII Veteran

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(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…

Grothman Announces Town Hall Meetings

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(Fond du Lac, WI) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) will host three town hall meetings between February 16th and 17th. Congressman Grothman encourages all members of the community to attend to discuss important issues to the 6th Congressional District. Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Elisha D. Smith Public Library - 9:30-10:30 AM 440 First St, Menasha, WI   Wednesday, February…

Grothman Statement on Obama’s Final Budget

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(WASHINGTON, DC) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s proposed budget. “It is unfathomable that President Obama has proposed yet another budget that never balances. No Wisconsin family can afford to continue to spend money that they don’t have and live beyond their means, like President Obama proposes in his…

The Washington Post: Schools Leaving "No Child" Law Behind

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Tags: Education

With the passage of a federal education law that returns a significant amount of authority to the states, lawmakers and state school officials across the country are readying for an opportunity to reshape local education policies without the onerous requirements of No Child Left Behind. Signed into law last month, the Every Student Succeeds Act puts strict limits on federal influence…

Grothman Attends Obama’s Final State of the Union

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(WASHINGTON, DC) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night. “I was disappointed to hear several dangerous plans laid out in the President’s speech. His proposal to close Guantanamo Bay and transfer dangerous, militant Islamic terrorists into facilities located on the U.S. mainland…

Grothman Votes To Repeal Obamacare

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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today voted for a reconciliation bill that repeals Obamacare and defunds Planned Parenthood. For the first time, Congress has voted to put a bill on President Barack Obama’s desk that defunds Obamacare. House and Senate Republicans successfully utilized a legislative process, known as reconciliation, to get a full Obamacare…

National Review: The Controversy over Syrian Refugees Misses the Question We Should Be Asking

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The jihad waged by radical Islam rips at France from within. The two mass-murder attacks this year that finally induced President Francois Hollande to concede a state of war are only what we see. Unbound by any First Amendment, the French government exerts pressure on the media to suppress bad news. We do not hear much about the steady thrum of insurrection in the banlieues: the…

National Journal: 5 Things To Know About the Revised No Child Left Behind

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In the com­ing weeks, the House and Sen­ate will vote on a ma­jor over­haul of the fed­er­al edu­ca­tion law. The fi­nal text of the Every Stu­dent Suc­ceeds Act, de­signed to re­place No Child Left Be­hind, was re­leased Monday. If a bi­par­tis­an co­ali­tion of law­makers has its way, it will be headed for the pres­id­ent’s desk be­fore the end of the year. Next Amer­ica summed up a…

House Replaces No Child Left Behind

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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the House of Representatives passed S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act, formally replacing No Child Left Behind. Included in this legislation is an amendment Congressman Glenn Grothman offered that will increase oversight by requiring reauthorization in four years instead of the six years that was originally included in the bill. The legislation now provides a…

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