September 28, 2006
House Passes Kind Mississippi Protection Bill
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind's (D-WI) Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act (HR 5340) passed the House of Representatives by a unanimous vote.
September 28 , 2006
Kind Statement on Military Tribunals for Terror Suspects
Washington, DC– U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) released the following statement in opposition to House Resolution 6166, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, authorizing a new system of detention, trial and interrogation procedures of terrorist suspects.
September 20, 2006
Kind, Wisconsin Activists Rally Against Cancer on Capitol Hill
Kind Signs Pledge
to Support Cancer-Fighting Initiatives
Washington , DC – U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) joined several cancer survivors and advocates from Wisconsin who assembled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for the American Cancer Society’s 2006 “Celebration on the Hill,” a grassroots event celebrating empowering all those affected by cancer to bring their stories to the nation’s capital and advocate for policies that will help in the fight against cancer.
September 13, 2006
Kind Introduces Healthy Farms, Foods & Fuels Act of 2006
First Major Ag. Bill Before 2007 Farm Bill
Washington , DC – Aiming to take federal farm policy in a new direction by enabling and rewarding more farmers and ranchers to help meet the nation’s energy, health and conservation challenges, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) today introduced the first major agriculture bill, the Healthy Farms, Foods & Fuels Act of 2006 (H.R. 6064) introduced prior to next year’s expiration of the current farm bill.
One Page Bill Summary
Section by Section Overview
.
|
|
My Cyber Office
Order a Flag
Official Greetings
Visiting D.C.
2006 Art Competition
Internships
Federal Grants
Voter Information
Academies
Life Events
Rep. Kind Gives CWD Address Via Live Video Stream from Washington. Download a digital video clip of the speech. Dial-up (56 Kbps); High Speed (256 Kpbs or 354 Kpbs) (Real Player, .rm, 13:56 min)
|
· Women's History Month (March)
· Medicare Rx Drugs
· Jobs & the Economy
· Social Security Info. Center
· Mission in Iraq
· Health & Wellness
· Security in America
· Our Children's Education
· Senior Issues
· Environment
· Troop Information Center
· Disaster Relief Resources
|
Rep. Kind believes the time is long overdue for America to take bold steps to meet the nation's current and future energy needs, relieve the price pinch on consumers, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and reenergize rural communities.
Click here for Rep. Kind's plan to Energize America [Adobe® PDF]
|
Rep. Kind Signs Gold'n Plump Chicken Truck in New Independence
click on the image for more photos |