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Included in Education and Labor Committee Passed Child Nutrition Reauthorization

Washington, DC – Today, the House Committee on Education and Labor passed child nutrition reauthorization legislation that includes key provisions of a bill introduced by Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) to help hungry children get nutritious breakfast.

Congresswoman Moore said, “The facts are clear – hungry kids have trouble learning.  A good breakfast helps students focus during the school day.  I thank Chairman Miller and the committee for including this grant program.”

When someone wants to buy a gun and applies for a license, the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives can investigate his past and see if he has a criminal record.

But for the person selling the guns? Not so much. While ATF can delve into the business records of alcohol wholesalers, it doesn’t have the authority to look into hidden gun store ownership. This discrepancy seems foolish at best, deadly at worst.

A West Milwaukee gun dealer, Badger Guns (now Badger Outdoors), sold firearms used to shoot six police officers in Milwaukee in less than two years. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the store’s license was never revoked, even after a recommendation to do so.

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U.S. Rep Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) said the federal funds allocated for high-speed rail in Wisconsin cannot be redirected to help pay for repairs to Milwaukee’s crumbling Hoan Bridge.

State Sen. Jeff Plale (D-South Milwaukee) and Rep. Christine Sinicki (D-Milwaukee) had sent a letter to members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation, asking that $250 million of $810 million in stimulus money for designated for high-speed rail be diverted to re-deck the Hoan Bridge.

Moore told the legislators in a letter today that the federal funds cannot be redirected for the Hoan.

However, Moore suggested some other alternatives to fund the repairs needed for the bridge.

In the Civil War-era village nestled behind Miller Park are three of Milwaukee’s oldest and most architecturally significant buildings. Today, nailed across their entrances are signs that read, “Building Closed – Do Not Enter,” in bold red letters.

Those signs may not mean the end for the buildings, but time is running short.

For years the buildings have deteriorated as efforts to save them, including a re-development proposal by the city in 2007, failed.

The Soldiers Home village on the Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center grounds, is under consideration for national landmark status, which would qualify it for federal funding for restoration.

Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett want the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to begin the process of re-decking the Hoan bridge. They also want state officials to look at the feasibility of new ramps at both ends of the bridge. The two elected officials have sent letters to Madison asking for work to begin immediately on the Hoan.

D-O-T Secretary Frank Busalacchi earlier suggested replacing the bridge with a different type structure that would span the Port of Milwaukee.

Milwaukee County Supervisor Patricia Jursik calls that a bad idea. She says timing is critical when it comes to redecking the Hoan.

Vice President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner spoke about Wall Street reforms and the middle class at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Tuesday in an effort to drum up support for President Barack Obama’s financial overhaul legislation.

These speeches came in the midst of negotiations in the U.S. Senate to compose a financial reform bill similar to one that has already been passed in the House of Representatives.  Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago also spoke.

The House reform bill included provisions for allowing shareholders more say on executive pay packages, strengthening the Securities and Exchange Commission’s oversight of financial firms and creating a consumer protection agency.

Such reforms have been controversial in both the House and the Senate, with many Republicans, including Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, wary that further regulations could hurt business.