Press Releases

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.

MADISON-The Democratic Party of Wisconsin called on Tea Party extremist Reid Ribble to return $10,000 in special interest money he received from the roofing industry before he used extraordinary maneuvers to rig regulations in a way that benefits his family business.

MADISON – Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following today’s report from the Department of Workforce Development that Wisconsin’s jobless claims rose for the second month in a row, bringing the state’s unemployment rate to 7.9%.

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following revelations today that 8th Congressional District Congressman Reid Ribble resides in the 6th Congressional District.

MADISON-After Standard & Poor's placed blame squarely on the House GOP for failing to deal responsibly with the American debt limit, John Boehner, the leader in the so-called "Republican Downgrade" of U.S. long-term Treasury bonds was headed for an undisclosed location today to raise campaign cash for Reid Ribble, a freshman follower of the GOP march off the cliff.

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following Senate passage of the Republican redistricting plan today.

MADISON-A new analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office shows that the effort joined by Wisconsin's Republican Congressional delegation to repeal health care reform will result in the end of prescription drug coverage for seniors.

MADISON- Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following Reid Ribble’s vote today in support of Paul Ryan’s “Path to Poverty” budget.