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U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil recently met with local officials in Western Kenosha County.
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democrat House of Representatives members from Wisconsin, including U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, a Janesville Republican, are banning together to advocate for Wisconsin's SeniorCare program.
On March 25, the bipartisan state delegation in the House of Representatives sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar asking for a "long-term extension" to the program that was scheduled to expire on March 31.
WASHINGTON (SPECTRUM NEWS) — Wednesday marked three months since Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville was sworn in to the House of Representatives.
"I arrived in the middle of a shutdown," said Rep. Steil. "I saw the dysfunction of Washington right there on day one. And then you sit down and say, how do we start working together to get stuff done?"
The government has since reopened yet Congress remains divided.
The chances are slim for a Republican-sponsored bill to make it to the floor for a vote in the Democrat-controlled House.
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV)--- Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have a big job to do each day.
What's it like to be a freshman in Washington, D.C.?
Hannah Flood interviews Rep. Bryan Steil on his first few months in office.
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- It's been three months since U.S. Representative Bryan Steil took office and on Tuesday CBS 58 caught up with him about a couple of issues in the state, including the DNC coming to Milwaukee.
"Economically, I think it's great. Politically, I think what we are going to see, a discussion about the direction to take our country. Some of the Democratic policy being discussed right now really take things in a far left, socialist agenda. That will be a good conversation to have in Wisconsin," said Rep. Bryan Steil, (R) - 1st Congressional District.
Newly elected U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, met March 15 with the Lake Geneva Regional News editorial board to discuss federal issues.
Here is how Steil responded to questions posed by followers of the Regional News via Facebook and elsewhere:
(The following has been edited for brevity and clarity.)
Q: What is your view on a "right to try" law giving terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs?
JANESVILLE
Rep. Bryan Steil is pushing to stop future federal government shutdowns by taking a cue from Wisconsin's government.
The 1st Congressional District's newly minted representative noted that if Wisconsin's Legislature can't pass a budget, the previous funding levels stay in place until a budget is passed.
But when Congress can't pass a budget, the government can be shut down.
A budget impasse led to a shutdown of portions of the government for 35 days in December and January, the longest U.S. government shutdown in history.
RACINE — U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., was not surprised when he heard on Friday that President Donald Trump vetoed the bill that would terminate his declaration of a national emergency on the southern border.
Steil, who represents the 1st Congressional District in Congress, voted against the legislation to terminate the national emergency and thought Trump's allocation of funds for a border wall was appropriate.
TREVOR — Although you likely won't see any rockets going up to space anytime soon in the Trevor, a small business there is still making their mark in space.
That's because cork produced at Amorim Cork Composites, a business of around 70 employees in Trevor, is an integral part of holding together spacecraft.
"Pretty much anything that's going up, we got our name on it," said Andrew Lovely, an aerospace sales manager at Amorim.
WASHINGTON — Activists around the state traveled to meet lawmakers in Congress the hopes they'll keep local issues at the front of their legislative agendas.
"We're getting behind policies and we're trying to drive sustainable solutions that are going to help them thrive and help their economic markets thrive," said Kelli Liegel, University of Wisconsin-Madison student.
Wisconsin members of the Global One Campaign had their sights set on the Capitol, looking to add their voices to national conversations about international affairs.