Press Releases

Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble have remained silent on Catholic bishops' criticism of the Paul Ryan budget that gives huge tax breaks to the super-rich while gutting programs relied on by working families and poor people.

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following the vote by Wisconsin's Republican Congressional delegation to follow Paul Ryan's budget, which ends Medicare.

MADISON – Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate on the newly released Republican budget plan offered by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan.

MADISON – As new polling shows that Congressional Republicans are facing record low approval ratings after their vote for Paul Ryan’s plan to end Medicare, Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Fundraising) this week proposed a constitutional amendment to make it easier for failed congressional representatives to stay in office.

While an astounding 282 U.S. Representatives have signed on as authors of a bill that would put an end to lawmakers using insider knowledge of Congress to buy and sell stocks for great profit, there are just a handful of legislators who do not support the measure. And among them is Wisconsin Representative Reid Ribble, who even refused to comment on banning insider trading.

MADISON – Eighth Congressional District candidate Jamie Wall today announced that his campaign raised more than $240,000 in the fourth fundraising quarter of 2011.

MADISON – The Koch Brothers’ right-wing smear machine Americans For Prosperity on Tuesday released its mid-term Congressional scorecard, and Congressman Reid Ribble (R-Roofing), topped the list with a 100 percent, A+ rating, voting the way Americans for Prosperity wanted him to in every single instance. 

MADISON-Talking Points Memo posted video from this weekend, when Tea Party Congressman Reid Ribble left a "jobs fair" at least an hour early to attend a $1,000-per-plate fundraiser.

MADISON-Tea Party Congressman Reid Ribble continues to use his office for personal political gain, this time promoting a "jobs fair" at the Fox Valley Technical College that he will leave early for a $1,000-per-head fundraiser.

MADISON-In a fit of self-pity in a newspaper from a neighboring Congressional District, Tea Party Congressman Reid Ribble has refused to acknowledge the sleazy $10,000 in campaign cash he pocketed from an industry group, or his role in trying to manipulate federal safety regulations for the profit of his family business.