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A local Congressman wants to crack down on scammers taking advantage of fear over the coronavirus pandemic. Bryan Steil of Janesville is introducing the Stop Coronavirus Scams Act. Steil says criminals are preying upon the vulnerable and capitalizing on the crisis. The Republican says the bill enhances penalties on criminals who knowingly traffic counterfeit drugs, mislable masks, and other false products during the coronavirus crisis.
In this time of crisis, criminal scammers are preying on our emotions.
I am fighting to hold these criminals accountable.
During this time, I want you to make sure you have the tips to avoid scammers. At the same time, I am fighting to keep these criminals accountable.
Here's the problem.
Criminals are taking advantage of this unprecedented situation.
They are using this pandemic to exploit our friends, family, and neighbors.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Bryan Steil is working to protect seniors from criminal scammers preying upon our emotions during the coronavirus crisis. Steil introduced H.R. 7002, the Stop Coronavirus Scams Act. Steil's bill enhances penalties on criminals who knowingly traffic counterfeit drugs, mislabeled masks, and other false products during the coronavirus crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Bryan Steil joined Congressman Tom Tiffany in the U.S. Capitol for Tiffany's official swearing in as the representative of Wisconsin's Seventh Congressional District.
"Tom is a proven, principled leader and will bring more of our Wisconsin values to Washington. As we continue to fight coronavirus and work to get our economy moving again, Tom's experience as a small business owner will help us support Wisconsin workers and families. I am excited to work with Tom to achieve results for Wisconsin," said Steil.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Bryan Steil joined eight of his House and Senate colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, to ask the Administration to increase oversight and prevent economic impact payments from being made to deceased individuals. Steil also cosponsored H.R. 2543, the Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act.
On May 6, 2020, U.S. Representative Bryan Steil (R-WI, 1st District) and officials from the Federal Trade Commission, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and AARP held a telephone town hall to provide our community with information to prevent, identify, and report scams during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Math class at the kitchen table. Gym outside in the backyard. History class from the living room. Families of the 50 million students across the nation forced to learn at home are facing a unique financial challenge.
In a time of crisis, targeted and innovative actions must be taken to ease the burden on families, especially when it comes to at-home and online schooling. We must address the costs incurred by families, like new materials, books, laptops or online educational programs.
Bryan Steil and officials from the Federal Trade Commission, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and AARP will hold a telephone town hall to provide our community with information to prevent, identify, and report scams during the COVID-19 pandemic. The telephone town hall will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 10am.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Bryan Steil announced that the Kenosha Achievement Center is one of six Wisconsin non-profits to receive Federal Transit Administration (FTA) dollars through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. In total, Wisconsin non-profits will receive $568,559 to help provide job access programs to low-income individuals where public transit is not feasible.
Expanding the capability of testing for COVID-19 may be key to safely reopening the economy according to a local Congressman. Bryan Steil of Janesville says testing capabilities aren't improving at the speed he'd like. The Republican says he'd like to see more funding at the federal level to expand testing. He says with summer almost here, popular tourism site in Wisconsin will likely suffer economically, if people don't feel safe. Steil also adds politicising the crisis is detrimental to recovery.