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Paul Ryan a Dangerous Wisconsin Export

For Immediate Release August 11, 2012Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324Ryan pick further proof that Romney would damage freedom, opportunity & security for most Americans to give massive new tax breaks to the richMilwaukee: Today GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney named Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate.  Beyond the over-the-top mock-heroic staging of the announcement, the selection of Ryan is further proof that a Mitt Romney ...

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See us in the Post Crescent last week?

Did you see us featured in the Appleton Post Crescent article"Report says court ruling protects more than 1.3 million ailing Wisconsinites"From the article:Robert Kraig, executive director of Citizen’s Action of Wisconsin, said the Families USA report underscored the value of the Affordable Care Act for people with pre-existing health conditions.The law, Kraig said, “will end — once an...

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Medicare's 47th Birthday

Monday, July 30th is the 47th Birthday of Medicare & Medicaid. These programs help hundreds of thousands of people in Wisconsin get the coverage they need to protect their health. In fact according to a recent report on the benefits of Medicare & Medicaid in WisconsinMedicareBeneficiaries In Wisconsin: 881,861Perce...

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Patients to Demand Answers from Rep. Ribble on 47th Birthday of Medicare & Medicaid Next ...

Next Monday, July 30th at 11:00am, advocates, seniors, and consumers still upset about Congressman Reid Ribble’s vote to cut health care in order to give vast new tax breaks to the wealthy will gather in front of the Congressman’s Appleton office dressed in patient gowns. They are coming not with cakes and candles to mark the 47th anniversar...

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Milwaukee County Board 1st in the Nation to Call on Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage

            MKE Bus Tour to Increase the Minimum Wage (Tuesday, July 24th)

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New Report: 1.3 Million Wisconsinites with Pre-Existing Conditions Protected from ...

According to a new Families USA Report (co-released with Citizen Action of Wisconsin) the national health care reform law will provide significant new protections for 1.3 million non-elderly Wisconsinites who have pre-existing health conditions and are at risk of insurance company coverage denials.  These Wisconsinites constitute more than one in four ...

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Tell Congress: We need an increase in the minimum wage!

The federal minimum wage hasn't been raised in 3 years, and every year without a raise means inflation is eating away at workers' buying power. If the cost of milk, fuel, and food keeps going up then why is the minimum wage stuck at $7.25? Our economy can't recover if workers can afford even their basic living expenses!Tell your Repres...

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