Ron Kind

Stop $5 Billion in Farm Checks

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, also expressed hope last week here in Wisconsin that wasteful government handouts will be scaled back this year.

Worries mount over lack of PE in schools

The FIT Kids Act co-sponsored by Smith would measure schools on how they are progressing in comparison to national standards. And it would pay for research to examine the link between children's health and their academic achievement. The bill's other sponsors are Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis.

Report: Health insurance costs inflating

Democratic Congressman Ron Kind said health care exchanges – part of the Affordable Care Act – will bring more competition into his district and smaller markets, thus driving down costs.

House members ask for Stillwater bridge vote

"Congress must act soon to ensure that the state funding is not reallocated to other projects," said a letter to Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings signed by Minnesota Reps. Michele Bachmann, Chip Cravaack and Tim Walz, and Wisconsin Reps. Tammy Baldwin, Sean Duffy, Ron Kind, Thomas Petri and Reid Ribble.

Wisconsin Medicare Beneficiaries See Significant Savings in 2011

U.S. Rep.   Ron Kind   highlighted a report today indicating that   Medicarebeneficiaries have seen significantly lower health care costs, including prescription drug discounts and free preventive care, as a result of health care reform, the Affordable Care Act.

Bill stops insider lining of Congressional pockets

Washington lawmakers are considering a bill to curb insider trading among the House and Senate. Currently if a federal lawmaker learns an upcoming bill will grant a company a large government contract, which could boost that company’s stock, he or she is free to buy that stock ahead of the bill’s public introduction.

Bipartisan push to go big on deficit reduction

The Democratic lawmaker says the bi-partisan push is a welcome change from the back and forth sniping between parties. Kind says there been “not enough listening and talking to one another to find some common ground.”

House Democratic Group Seeks Corporate Tax Rate Cut in Overhaul

“We think this is a seminal moment,” said Representative Ron Kind, a Wisconsin Democrat who helped lead the effort. “It’s a great opportunity, and one of the big drags is not only the complexity of the code but the uncertainty of the code.”

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