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- Tuesday, July 28, 2009Hundreds
of millions of federal dollars are helping support fire stations across the
country.
Recently, the house passed the
2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill which will provide 810
million dollars for firefighter assistance. Monday, Representative
Ron Kind met with local firefighters in
The firefighters union
representative says this money allows fire departments to buy the equipment
that saves lives. Lt. Jeff Murphy, President of the Firefighters IFF
Local 127 says, "We need two things to do our job well. We need good
equipment and we need good staffing and that involves money on both sides. And
if we have fire grants that can provide some of that equipment it takes the
pressure off from local government and it allows us to continue our job as well
as we do."
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Kind Communities Service Projects
Throughout my life and work, I'm constantly reminded of the importance of giving back to your community. Therefore, I am asking you to join us as we work to turn out volunteers to the many important public service efforts that are going on around us every day.
Please click the link below to get involved, suggest future projects, and learn more about the Western Wisconsin organizations that we're working with.
Thank you and please help us keep our communities healthy and strong!
Sowing the Seeds of Reform
In 2007, Ron Kind took on powerful and entrenched special interests in an effort to reform our farm and food policies to be more equitable for family farmers and for taxpayers.
Check out why the New York Times called Ron a "crusader."
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