Rep. Ronald Kind

Democrat  •  3rd District, Wisconsin  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1997
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06/03/12
Ron Kind: It’s never too late honor our nation’s heroes

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.

Source: La Crosse Tribune
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06/01/12
Obama's gay marriage support makes his visit 'risky'?

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 ...

Source: Minnpost.com
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06/01/12
House Panel Nixes Two Health Law Provisions

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 ...

Source: Kaiser Health News
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06/01/12
Editorial: Rep. Tom Petri gets credit for helping Guard members

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 ...

Source: Post-Crescent
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06/01/12
Editorial: Rep. Tom Petri gets credit for helping Guard members

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 ...

Source: Post-Crescent
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06/01/12
Fat legal bills more reason for reform

...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

Source: Madison.com
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05/31/12
Republicans Attempt to Repeal Taxes for U.S. Health Law

“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 ...

Source: Bloomberg
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05/31/12
House Passes Bipartisan Resolution to Establish "National Veterans History Project Week"

...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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05/31/12
Library of Congress and PBS Collect and Preserve Oral Histories of U.S. Wartime Veterans

...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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05/30/12
U.S. Rep. Kind: Now accepting applications for the National Service Academies

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 .

Source: WisPolitics.com
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05/28/12
Walker, Barrett hope passion turns into votes in recall

...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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05/27/12
Long battle to get Civil War officer Medal of Honor in final charge

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 ...

Source: Washington Times
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05/27/12
Patricia Randolph: Speak up now to preserve wilderness

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 ...

Source: madison
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05/27/12
Candidates gear up for fall votes in midst of recalls

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.

Source: stevenspointjournal.com
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05/27/12
Candidates gear up for fall votes in midst of recalls

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.

Source: stevenspointjournal.com
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05/27/12
Candidates gear up for fall votes in midst of recalls

...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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05/24/12
Kind Bill Reduces Tax Rate for Manufacturers, Promotes Growth

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 ...

Source: TMCnet
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05/24/12
Kind promotes lower taxes for manufacturers

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 ...

Source: La Crosse Tribune
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05/24/12
Kind promotes lower taxes for manufacturers

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 ...

Source: La Crosse Tribune
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05/23/12
La Crosse County Democrats, GOP Both Promote Early Voting

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 ...

Source: WXOW TV-19
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05/23/12
Congressman Kind Promotes Tax Break for Manufacturers

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) – According to Congressman Ron Kind (D, Wisconsin) manufacturers like City Brewery in La Crosse are on the brink of a big resurgence. "We're potentially on the precipice of a new manufacturing renaissance in this country," Kin

Source: WXOW TV-19
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05/23/12
U.S. Rep. Kind: Kind bill reduces tax rate for manufacturers, promotes growth

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, today visited City Brewery in La Cross to roll out legislation that encourages American manufacturing by lowering the effective tax rate for domestic ..

Source: WisPolitics.com
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05/23/12
Editorial: Petri stands up for state soldiers

But the amendment to the bill authored by Petri, R-Fond du Lac, and Rep. Ron Kind, D-LaCrosse, means keeping face and faith in the citizen-soldiers answering the call of duty. Members of the unit were not able to take the leave they are entitled ...

Source: Oshkosh Northwestern
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05/23/12
Editorial: Petri stands up for state soldiers

...$5,100 payment to the soldiers is insignificant. But the amendment to the bill authored by Petri, R-Fond du Lac, and Rep. Ron Kind, D-LaCrosse, means keeping face and faith in the citizen-soldiers answering the call of duty. Members of the unit were not

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05/23/12
Barrett on the stump, calls out Walker on jobs record

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind will rally Barrett supporters this afternoon in Riverside Park before heading to the city clerk’s office, where city clerk Teri Lehrke said in-person absentee voting was heavier than normal in the first two days. Barrett plans stops ..

Source: La Crosse Tribune
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05/22/12
Report: Regional congressmen vary widely in grade level of speech

His office didn’t respond to an email seeking comment. By contrast, Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, posted the 60th highest grade level — 12.74 — placing him in the top 12 percent. The eight-term incumbent’s grade level for the current Congress was 11

Source: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
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05/21/12
Dems try to rally early voters

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind will rally Tom Barrett supporters Wednesday in La Crosse as part of a statewide effort by Democrats to get more voters to the polls in advance of the June 5 recall election. The Wisconsin Democratic party began early voting drives ...

Source: La Crosse Tribune
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05/21/12
Ron Kind to visit Stevens Point this afternoon

Congressman Ron Kind will be visiting the Democrats of Portage County headquarters, 200 Division Street, this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. The congressman will have a meet and greet with voters and assist with the party's get-out-the-vote effort ...

Source: stevenspointjournal.com
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05/19/12
Hicks column: Local community loses a friend

The board's guest that day, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, encouraged him to participate in a national video project designed to capture the stories of veterans before that history is lost. As a Marine, Jim served during the Korean and Vietnam wars ...

Source: Daily Tribune
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05/19/12
Hicks column: Local community loses a friend

...Jim attended -- mostly because it was his last one, although we didn't know it at the time. The board's guest that day, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, encouraged him to participate in a national video project designed to capture the stories of veterans before that

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