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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) released the following statement after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) identified parts of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin as a potential National Marine Sanctuary. According to the NOAA website, an area consisting of 875-square miles from Port Washington to Two Rivers was identified for possible designation… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) slammed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a new rule regulating ozone. Today, the EPA issued a ruling that ozone emissions must be 70 ppb (parts per billion). The EPA proposed the new rule late last year moving from 75 ppb to 70 ppb. This kind of bureaucratic rule from the EPA will halt the expansion of businesses… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) recently introduced legislation to designate the U.S. Post Office located on West 2nd Street in Fond du Lac as the "Lieutenant Colonel James 'Maggie' Megellas Post Office.” “I am proud to pay tribute to Lieutenant Colonel Megellas’s sacrificial service to our country,” said Congressman Grothman. “This post office will serve… Read more »

“It was with great surprise that this morning I found out John Boehner was resigning his post of Speaker and retiring in the next month. While there were times I disagreed with John Boehner, I think when judging him you have remember that in 2009 Republicans had 178 representatives and we now have 247 representatives,” said Congressman Grothman. “You also ought to remember that prior to… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) - Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) calls on Speaker Boehner and House Republican leadership to tie Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) reform to any increase in the nation’s borrowing limit. For far too long, the debt ceiling has been increased without significant spending reforms. Social Security Disability Insurance began in the 1950’s and has been… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today voted in favor of legislation to defund Planned Parenthood and to protect babies born alive after an abortion. Congressman Grothman is a cosponsor of both The Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. When videos first surfaced, in which representatives of medical… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) - Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to oppose President Obama's Iranian Nuclear Agreement. “Today, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to oppose President Obama’s dangerous Iran deal. Senator Corker’s bill ensured this deal would be reviewed by Congress and I had hoped… Read more »

The economic recovery is barely worthy of the name, and there is evidence that inequality in America is increasing. Ignoring the first rule of statistics—correlation is not causation—progressives see this as a new reason to expand government. Reduce inequality and the growth rate will increase. But there is more assertion than fact in the claim that increased inequality results in… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Sgt. Ryan Croft, a Legislative Assistant in Congressman Glenn Grothman’s office (R-Glenbeulah), will deploy to the Middle East this month. Croft is taking a leave of absence to serve his country as a Sgt. in the Virginia Army National Guard 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. “Ryan is an essential part of our team, and we are… Read more »

(Fond du Lac, WI) - Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) released the following statement after Oshkosh Defense was awarded the contract to build the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) by the Pentagon. Grothman also gave brief remarks during a press conference at Oshkosh Defense Wednesday morning. “Congratulations to Oshkosh on winning the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) award. The… Read more »