2007 | 2008

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December

12/19/07 Rep. Kind: We Cannot Fix the AMT on the Backs of our Kids and Grandkids

12/18/07 Rep. Kind Votes to Send Landmark Energy Bill to President’s Desk

12/13/07 Rep. Kind Urges Senate Republicans to Pass Responsible Relief for Alternative Minimum Tax

12/11/07 U.S. Rep. Kind: CWD Remains a Threat to the Herd

12/06/07 Rep. Kind Study on Biofuels Included in House-Passed Energy Bill

12/05/07 Rep. Kind: Despite Reduction in Violence, Without Political Reconciliation Iraq Cannot Move Forward

November

11/15/07 Rep. Kind Urges NFL Network and Charter Communications to Settle Dispute Once and For All

11/27/07 Rep Kind: Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Offers Beneficiaries Opportunity to Change Plans

11/15/07 House Committee Advances Kind Proposal to Ensure Closed-Captioning is Available to Hearing-Impaired

11/14/07 House Passes Kind Measure to Stop Inappropriate Testing of 4-Year-Olds in Head Start

11/13/07 Rep. Kind Encourages Wisconsin Families to Participate in National Veterans History Project Week

11/12/07 Rep. Kind, Local Veterans Highlight New Investments in Veterans Care and Benefits

11/09/07 Rep. Kind Acts to Save 50,000 Western Wisconsin Residents from a Tax Increase

11/08/07 Rep. Kind Statement on Passage of United States-Peru Free Trade Agreement

11/06/07 Rep. Kind Votes to Override Bush Veto of Water Resources Development Act

11/05/07 House Passes Resolution Establishing National Veterans History Project Week, Nov. 11-17

11/01/07 Tax Bill Offers Immediate Relief to Wisconsin Families

11/01/07 Rep. Kind Secures Expansion of Wisconsin Veterans Mortgage Benefit

October

10/31/07 Rep. Kind Acts to Expand Trade Adjustment Assistance

10/30/07 U.S. Reps. Kind, Camp Introduce Bill to Increase Access to Dental Care for Native Americans

10/25/07 Rep. Kind Co-Authors Legislation Benefiting Small & Family-Owned Businesses in Western Wisconsin

10/22/07 House Passes Kind’s REPAIR Act, Legislation to Combat Invasive Species in Wildlife Refuges

10/18/07 U.S. Rep. Kind Statement on House Vote to Override President Bush’s SCHIP Veto

10/16/07 Kind Statement Regarding National Academy of Sciences Report on Mississippi River Water Quality

10/10/07 Rep. Kind Encourages Western Wisconsin Families to Celebrate ‘Refuge Week’

10/10/07 Kind Legislation to Combat Invasive Species in Wildlife Refuges Advances to House Floor

10/09/07 During Refuge Week on Capitol Hill, Rep. Kind Chairs Hearing on National Wildlife Improvement Act

10/09/07 Rep. Kind Honors Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre

10/04/07 Kind, Herger Outline New Legislation to Eliminate Tax on Health Insurance Premiums for Self-Employed

10/03/07 Rep. Kind Column: SCHIP Veto is About Priorities

10/01/07 House Set to Pass Kind, Walz Legislation Recognizing Flood Victims and Emergency Responders

September

09/26/07 Rep. Kind Highlights Tremendous Economic Impact of Sportsmen’s Community

09/25/07 Rep. Kind Encourages Western Wisconsin Families to Participate in National Public Lands Day

09/20/07 Rep. Kind Column: Healthy Minds Need Healthy Bodies

09/20/07 Rep. Kind Takes the Lead on Priorities of Wisconsin’s Sportsmen and Women

09/18/07 Kind, Wamp, Inslee Join American Heart Assn., Educators, Kids in Calling for Physical Education in NCLB

09/11/07 Rep. Kind Now Accepting Applications for National Service Academies

09/07/07 Kind Votes to Send College Cost Bill to President

August

08/30/07 As Start of School Draws Near, Kind Calls for Meaningful Reform of No Child Left Behind

08/29/07 Kind, Health Care Advocates Hail CHAMP Act as Huge Win for Kids and Seniors in WI

08/26/07 Kind Delighted with Disaster Declaration for Five WI Counties Affected by Floods

08/20/07 Statement on Flooding in Southwestern Wisconsin

08/03/07 Support for Emergency Funding to Minnesota

08/03/07 CHAMP Act: Cleans Up Part D

08/02/07 CHAMP Act: Protects Medicare

08/02/07 Kind Advances Major Competitiveness Package

08/02/07 Statement on Collapse of I-35W Bridge

08/01/07 CHAMP Act: Covers More Kids

08/01/07 Reps. Kind, Wamp, Inslee Introduce ‘FIT Kids Act’

July

07/31/07 CHAMP Act: Defends Rural Health Care

07/30/07 CHAMP Act: Makes Preventive Care a Priority

07/26/07 Statement Regarding Fairness Amendment

07/24/07 Fairness in Farm and Food Policy Amendment Unveiled

07/18/07 Statement on So-called Farm Bill Reforms by Ag Chairman

07/18/07 Kind Announces $618,000 for Driftless Area Renewable Energy Initiative

07/17/07 Kind Acts to Ease Passport Backlog

07/13/07 Statement on Responsible Redeployment from Iraq

07/11/07 Kind Votes to Pass Large Investment in Higher Education

June

06/28/07 Kind Praises Declassification of Bald Eagle

06/27/07 Rep. Kind Column: Now is the Time to Modernize our Farm Safety Net

06/27/07 Kind Unveils Rural Health Care Improvement Bill

06/21/07 Hearing Advances Kind Legislation to Combat Invasive Species

06/19/07 Members Call for New Direction in Farm Policy

06/13/07 Kind Formally Introduces FARM 21

06/12/07 Kind: ‘Farm Spending Priorities Are Out of Whack’

06/08/07 Kind Commends Gundersen Lutheran Expansion

06/07/07 Rep. Kind Column: St. Croix River Crossing Project Deserves to Move Forward

06/04/07 Kind Advises Travelers on How to Avoid Passport Problems

06/04/07 ‘Innovation’ Bills to Benefit UW-Eau Claire, Stout

May

05/24/07 Kind Backs Lobbying Reform

05/24/07 Kind Applauds Increased Funding for Wildlife Refuges

05/24/07 Kind Votes to Fight Record Gas Prices

05/23/07 Kind Votes to Support America’s Veterans

05/21/07 Rep. Kind Column: Honor Our Fallen Soldiers by Ensuring Their Courageous Stories Are Told

05/17/07 Kind Statement on Passage of the FY08 Budget Conference Report

05/17/07 Kind Continues Efforts to Protect Mississippi River

05/10/07 Kind Introduces FARM 21

05/07/07 Kind Introduces Legislation to Protect Critical Access Hospitals

05/02/07 Rep. Kind Column: Keeping America Competitive: An ‘Innovation Agenda’ for the 21st Century

05/02/07 Kind Acts to Improve Head Start

April

04/26/07 Kind Introduces Legislation to Promote Biogas Development

04/25/07 Kind: Future of Nation’s Refuges at Risk

04/24/07 Kind, House Democrats Move Forward on ‘Innovation Agenda’

04/23/07 Kind Highlights Mississippi River Initiatives

04/20/07 Kind Votes to Advance Major Upper Mississippi Restoration Project

04/19/07 Kind Votes to Give D.C. a Vote

04/17/07 PBS and Ken Burns Lend Support to Veterans History Project

04/04/07 Kind's Statement on the Administration’s Denial of SeniorCare

04/04/07 Kind Presents $3.5 Million to Necedah Wildlife Refuge

04/03/07 Kind Announces New Legislation to Expand Local Meat Processors

March

03/29/07 Kind Votes for a Fiscally Responsible Budget

03/28/07 Kind Acts to Help Ensure Quality Medical Care for Injured Soldiers

03/26/07 Kind Introduces Legislation to Ensure Closed-Captioning Available

03/24/07 Statement Regarding the Iraq Supplemental

03/20/07 Kind Touts Earned Income Tax Credit for Working Families

03/20/07 Kind Co-authors Bills Using Incentives to Protect Land, Species

03/15/07 Kind Introduces Healthy Farms, Fuels and Foods Act of 2007

03/09/07 Kind Fights for Clean Water

03/07/07 Kind Supports Efforts to Improve Veterans' Medical Care

03/07/07 Kind to Lead Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

03/06/07 Kind Honored for Efforts to Conserve Wildlife

03/01/07 Kind Acts to Protect Workers

February

02/28/07 Kind Calls for Writing P.E. into No Child Left Behind Core Curriculum

02/28/07 Kind Presses NATO Countries to Support Economic Sanctions on Iran

02/19/07 Kind to Explore New Partnerships with EU Countries

02/16/07 Kind Pushes Tax Fairness for Family Farmers

02/15/07 Statement on Iraq

02/14/07 Kind Cosponsors Legislation to Combat Internet Crime

02/07/07 Kind Acts to Clean Up Meth Labs

02/06/07 President's Budget Does Not Reflect the Priorities of Western WI

02/02/07 Kind Announces 11th Annual Congressional Art Competition

January

01/31/07 House Acts to Restore Fiscal Responsiblity to Federal Budget

01/30/07 Kind Calls for Super Bowl Ads to be Suitable for Children

01/23/07 Kind Names Anne Lupardus New Press Secretary

01/23/07 Kind Responds to State of the Union Address

01/22/07 Kind Retains Seat on Natural Resources

01/17/07 Kind to Hold Congressional Open House

01/17/07 Kind Votes for Massive Reduction in Student Loan Rate

01/12/07 Kind Votes for Medicare Price Negotiation

01/12/07 U.S. Needs New Diplomatic Offensive in Iraq, Middle East

01/11/07 Kind Votes to Advance the Progress of Life-Saving Stem Cell Research

01/10/07 House to Pass Overdue Increase in Minimum Wage

01/10/07 Kind Statement on President Bush's Upcoming Iraq Address

01/04/07 New Congress Heralds New Era of Governing