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Christian Science Monitor: Ribble Op-Ed: Words for Congress to live by: Stop fighting, start fixing
We're part of a new group of 25 'problem-solvers' in Congress who want to put aside party labels and ideological battles and find common ground. Although we are both of different parties, we are finding areas of agreement because we are actively seeking them out.
Post Crescent: Ribble joins movement for change in Congress
The congressman has joined a bipartisan group called Congressional Problem Solvers that will participate in a town hall forum in New York City that is part of a “Meeting to Make America Work!” event hosted by No Labels, a grassroots movement of Democrats, Republicans and independents dedicated to changing the political attitude and climate in Washington.
Wis. Ag Connection: 'Dairy Cliff' Averted Through 9-Month Extension of Farm Bill
Rep. Reid Ribble of Appleton--who is Wisconsin's lone member on the House Agriculture Committee--said without the fix, dairy pricing mechanisms used in the 1940s would have kicked in, causing retail milk prices to double in the grocery stores.
Green Bay Press-Gazette: Ribble Op-ed: End the Fiscal Cliff Jousting Match
Americans are fed up with the jousting occurring between President Obama and Republican congressional leadership on the fiscal cliff. There is a lot of public posturing but apparently not much genuine conversation.
The Hill: 2012 Farm Bill: Impacting Americans from all walks of life
Christian Science Monitor: One way to force compromise in Congress: No budget, no pay
The Fix Congress Now Caucus is a bipartisan task force of representatives committed to fixing Congress through meaningful reforms. Our first goal: Pass the No Budget, No Pay Act, which would require Congress to pass a budget on time or have members' salaries withheld until it does.