Two Republican Senators have announced they will vote “No” to Betsy DeVos’s confirmation on Monday, making the current vote 50 yesses to 50 no’s. Unfortuntaely, the deciding vote in a tie goes to the Vice-President, which means we need 1 more Republican to vote no to stop this confirmation.

The following Republican Senators are considered the most likely to swing their vote. If you know anyone in these states who can call their Senator and ask him/her to vote no, please contact them today and make the ask!! Here are their names and contact information (all of the phone numbers are their official office numbers, either in D.C. or their home state):

Senator Heller – Nevada – 202-224-6244; 775-686-5770; 702-388-6605
Senator Toomey – Pennsylvania – 717-782-3951 (Harrisburg); 215-241-1090 (Philly); 202-224-4254 (D.C.); 412-803-3501 (Pittsburgh)
Senator Portman – Ohio – 202-224-3353 (D.C.); 513-684-3265 (Cincinnati)
Senator Fischer – Nebraska – 202-224-6551; 402-391-3411
Senator Sullivan – Alaska – 202-224-3004
Senator Gardner – Colorado – 202-224-5941; 970-415-7416
Senator Flake – Arizona – 202-224-4521

The confirmation hearing for Andrew Puzder, nominee for Secretary of Labor, has been delayed for a fourth time. To learn more about this delay, read the article below.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/01/31/labor-nominee-puzders-confirmation-hearing-delayed-a-fourth-time/?utm_term=.a19c2e203c0b

Mr. Puzder’s anti-worker actions include:

rallying against increasing the minimum wage and expanding overtime.
shortchanging workers at his Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s restaurants and even refusing to pay managers overtime they earned.
talking about replacing working people with machines.

The Department of Labor directly touches the lives of all working people. It’s important that we voice our opposition to this nominee. Please contact Senator Johnson at any of his three offices and tell him to vote “no” for Andrew Puzder as Secretary of Labor.

Senator Ron Johnson: Milwaukee Office (414) 276-7282; Oshkosh Office (920) 230-7250; Washington D.C. Office (202) 224-5323.

The Samaritan Health Center in West Bend is in need of Bingo prizes and other small gifts for their residents. The Samaritan Center is funded by the county and due to cuts, has become more and more reliant on donations. For our February community service project, we will be collecting prizes for the residents. Here’s a list of what they are looking for: small candies, chips, other snacks in miniature sizes, small lotions, toiletries, kleenex, shampoo, hand cream, decks of cards, small books of puzzles, crosswords, and any other small gifts or prizes.

We will have a basket at the office for your donations. Thank you!

This week, Republican leadership announced they are hiring legal representation to fight the federal court decision mandating the district lines be redrawn in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, the legal bill for this fight is paid for by taxpayers, not the legislators themselves. To learn more about this development, click on the Journal Sentinel article below.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/02/gop-plan-hire-lawyers-comes-after-2-million-spent/97394308/

To see the response of Assistant Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, click here.