Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]

Ron Kind: It’s never too late honor our nation’s heroes

2012-06-03T01:37:44Z

Together with Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis ... our goal should be to leave no veteran behind and offer them the support and thanks they have earned. Democrat Ron Kind represents Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District.

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Obama's gay marriage support makes his visit 'risky'?

2012-06-01T16:27:44Z

Brett Neely of MPR writes: “A committee hearing over legislation introduced by 3rd District Republican Congressman Erik Paulsen to repeal ... in the end only Democratic Reps. Ron Kind of Wisconsin and Shelley Berkley of Nevada joined all of the ...

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House Panel Nixes Two Health Law Provisions

2012-06-01T11:05:36Z

Minnesota Public Radio: Medical Device Tax Repeal Advances In The U.S. House A committee hearing over legislation introduced by 3rd District Republican Congressman Erik ... in the end only Democratic Reps. Ron Kind of Wisconsin and Shelley ...

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Editorial: Rep. Tom Petri gets credit for helping Guard members

2012-06-01T10:22:39Z

Petri, along with Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, pushed to have an amendment added to the defense spending bill to designate $2 million to pay them back. The bill passed the House, though the Senate is working on its own version of it. There could ...

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Editorial: Rep. Tom Petri gets credit for helping Guard members

2012-06-01T09:46:52Z

Fat legal bills more reason for reform

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...freshman Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Weston, will have an easier time holding his seat this fall. The change also makes U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, much harder to beat. His 3rd District absorbed the Democratic turf. In this way, incumbents of both major pol

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Republicans Attempt to Repeal Taxes for U.S. Health Law

2012-05-31T13:58:35Z

“In full public view this issue was vetted,” Representative Richard Neal ... Two Democrats voted to repeal the tax, Representatives Ron Kind of Wisconsin and Shelley Berkley of Nevada. Other Democrats were sympathetic to the device industry ...

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House Passes Bipartisan Resolution to Establish "National Veterans History Project Week"

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...to record the oral history of its wartime veterans. Co-sponsors of the House resolution include U. S. Representative Ron Kind (D-Wis.), original sponsor of the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress American Folklife Center, and 23 other me

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Library of Congress and PBS Collect and Preserve Oral Histories of U.S. Wartime Veterans

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...Folklife Center, is an oral history program created by Congress in 2000. Legislation for the Project was introduced by Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) in the U.S. House of Representatives and sponsored by Rep. Amo Houghton (R-NY) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD). In th

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Now accepting applications for the National Service Academies

2012-05-30T15:32:50Z

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) today announced that individuals interested in attending one of the nation’s service academies must submit their applications by Friday, October 19, 2012. “I am always impressed by the highly motivated and .

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Walker, Barrett hope passion turns into votes in recall

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

...excitement like the candidates themselves. The Democratic Party of Portage County held a small rally May 21 with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, and about 40 people turned out. But when Barrett stopped by several weeks ago, nearly 200 people showed up,

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Long battle to get Civil War officer Medal of Honor in final charge

2012-05-27T18:56:49Z

Herb Kohl, a Democrat, and Ron Johnson, the freshman Republican who defeated Mr. Feingold. In the House, meanwhile, Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Ron Kind and Wisconsin Republican Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. pushed for action and, along with the ...

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Patricia Randolph: Speak up now to preserve wilderness

2012-05-27T12:01:39Z

It cannot be adjusted, modified, tweaked, politicized, and adulterated for every whim of a special interest group or congressional rep who wants his legacy enhanced ... along with Democrat Ron Kind. Wisconsin Democrats Tammy Baldwin and Gwen ...

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Candidates gear up for fall votes in midst of recalls

2012-05-27T04:37:50Z

Ron Kind, D-La Crosse. Retired U.S. Army Col. Ray Boland, a Republican from Sparta, also has said he will run, but neither Boland nor Kind had filed registration papers as of Thursday. In the 7th Congressional District, incumbent U.S. Rep.

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Candidates gear up for fall votes in midst of recalls

2012-05-27T04:37:50Z

Candidates gear up for fall votes in midst of recalls

2012-05-27T01:00:00Z

...Congressional District, within which Republican Edward Martin Jr. of Chippewa Falls is registered to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse. Retired U.S. Army Col. Ray Boland, a Republican from Sparta, also has said he will run, but neither

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Kind Bill Reduces Tax Rate for Manufacturers, Promotes Growth

2012-05-24T19:36:10Z

May 24, 2012 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Washington, DC - U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, today visited City Brewery in La Cross to roll out legislation that ...

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Kind promotes lower taxes for manufacturers

2012-05-24T07:04:33Z

Rep. Ron Kind is promoting new legislation to significantly lower the tax rates for American manufacturers as a way to encourage domestic production. The bill, introduced last week, would lower the effective tax rate from 35 to 20 percent for companies ...

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Kind promotes lower taxes for manufacturers

2012-05-24T00:02:13Z

La Crosse County Democrats, GOP Both Promote Early Voting

2012-05-23T18:40:05Z

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) – Congressman Ron Kind (D, Wisconsin) and State Assembly Representative Jill Billings (D, La Crosse) headlined a rally at Riverside Park Wednesday – encouraging supporters of the recall effort against Republican Governor ...

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