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11/18/2008
Extend SeniorCare, Wisconsin Delegation Tells Obama
WASHINGTON - Members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation are calling on President-elect Barack Obama to allow the state to continue using federal funds for its popular SeniorCare prescription drug program past Dec. 31, 2009, when the federal government's current waiver is set to expire.  Without a renewal of the waiver, SeniorCare participants will need to switch to the federal government's Medicare Part D program to continue receiving government-subsidized prescription drug benefits.  Full Release

10/30/2008
KOHL, FEINGOLD, PETRI, KAGEN APPLAUD ITC RULING IN FAVOR OF APPLETON PAPER COMPANY
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold, and Representatives Tom Petri and Steve Kagen, applauded the International Trade Commission’s decision to rule in favor of the paper company Appleton in their case against China and Germany.  The Commission’s vote in Certain Lightweight Thermal Paper from China and Germany, Inv. No. 701-TA-451 and 731-TA-1126-1127 (Final) was affirmative with respect to China and Germany. The vote on China was 6-0 and the vote on Germany was 3-3.  The ITC’s ruling means it will take stronger steps to enforce anti-dumping laws against Chinese and German paper manufacturers that endanger U.S. producers.  Full Release

10/29/2008
IRS Owes Over $2 Million to Wisconsin Taxpayers
Congressman Tom Petri says the Internal Revenue Service has been unable to deliver 2,600 economic stimulus checks in Wisconsin totaling $1.4 million and 960 regular refund checks totaling $727,000, all of which were returned by the U.S. Postal Service due to address errors.   Full Release

10/29/2008
6th District Residents Due IRS Checks
To view the households in the 6th Congressional District that the IRS has tried unsuccessfully to deliver checks to, click here.  Full Release

10/14/2008
Sensenbrenner, Petri, Ryan Call for ACORN Investigation in Wisconsin
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Congressmen Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Menomonee Falls), Tom Petri (R-Fond du Lac) and Paul Ryan (R-Janesville), today sent letters to Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, and to Wisconsin’s two US Attorneys, Steven Biskupic and Erik Peterson, calling for an investigation into the activities of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).  Full Release