Russ Feingold

Calls on Senate Leaders to Reconsider Omitting Food Stamp Benefit After Experts Say Increasing Benefit Is Effective Way to Spur Economy

Janaury 28, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is leading an effort to include an increase in Food Stamp benefits in the economic stimulus package currently being worked on by Congress.    » read more »

Bipartisan Effort Calls for Peaceful Resolution to Current Electoral Crisis in Kenya

January 28, 2008 -- Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and John Sununu (R-NH), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs respectively, introduced a resolution today calling for a peaceful political resolution to Kenya’s contested presidential election in December 2007.    » read more »

January 24, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is calling on the Senate leadership to fully fund the Low-Income Housing and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the current year. In a letter, Feingold requested additional fiscal year 2008 funds to provide a total of $5.1 billion—previous appropriations have only provided about 50 percent (or $2.6 billion) of the authorized funds. Feingold also recently urged that full funding be included in the President’s budget for next year, which will be released soon.    » read more »

January 4, 2008 -- Washington, DC — Today, Senators Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) lauded the final passage of their amendment which significantly increased Peace Corps funding. The amendment, which was part of the Foreign FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, provides $10 million in additional funding. This will allow the Peace Corps to open new country programs and further expand operations.    » read more »

Feingold, Senate Majority Leader Reid will Offer Amendment Requiring Troops to Be Redeployed from Iraq within Nine Months of Passage

December 18, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will continue his effort this week to require the President to end his disastrous Iraq policy and bring our troops out of Iraq. Feingold will be joined by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in offering an amendment to the omnibus spending bill based on their legislation requiring the redeployment of U.S.    » read more »

Feingold Votes for Farm Bill But Disappointed With Lack of Reform

December 14, 2007 -- Washington DC – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold voted in favor of the Senate Farm Bill today, which included several provisions Feingold authored to help Wisconsin farmers, but expressed disappointment with the defeat of several common-sense reforms despite bipartisan support.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate last night unanimously confirmed a bill sponsored by U.S. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold to designate the Veterans Outpatient clinic in Green Bay the “Milo C. Huempfner Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.” Mr. Huempfner received the Distinguished Service Cross for his service in World War II, making him Brown County’s highest decorated military veteran.    » read more »

December 13, 2007 -- (Washington, DC)- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) introduced the "End Racial Profiling Act of 2007." Conyers and Feingold were joined by Reps. Danny Davis (D-IL) and Christopher Shays (R-CT). The bill seeks to make racial profiling illegal, creates grants to support the development of best practices to end it, and creates requirements for data collection.

Chairman Conyers made the following remarks at the press conference to introduce the bill:    » read more »

Cosponsors Dorgan-Grassley Amendment to Farm Bill to Redirect Payments Away from the Wealthiest Producers and Toward Hunger, Nutrition, and Conservation Programs

December 10, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – As the Senate resumes debate on the Farm Bill, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is supporting a cap on subsidy payments to the largest producers. Feingold is cosponsoring an amendment offered by Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to lower the total amount of payments any individual can receive from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).    » read more »

Legislation by Senators Feingold, Collins and Representatives Price, Shays Would Protect Integrity of Electoral Process and Reduce Role of Big Contributors

December 5, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Representatives David Price (D-NC) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) have introduced legislation to repair and strengthen the presidential public financing system.    » read more »

Amendment to FISA Legislation Before Senate Judiciary Committee Would Allow Courts to Rule on Warrantless Wiretapping

November 14, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will offer an amendment in the Senate Judiciary Committee tomorrow to strike retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies alleged to have assisted with the President’s illegal warrantless wiretapping program.    » read more »

Series Of Amendments Include Increasing Oversight Of Dairy Markets And Price Reporting And Ensuring Democracy For Dairy Farmers

November 13, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold has proposed a series of amendments to the Farm Bill that would help dairy farmers in Wisconsin and across the country. Feingold’s amendments focus on ensuring democracy for dairy producers, improving U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversight and ensuring a new national commission that oversees milk marketing orders takes the needs of dairy farmers into account.    » read more »

Amendment to Farm Bill Would Redirect Resources to Critical Programs That Support Family Farms and Rural Communities

November 9, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is working to reform the direct payment system by curbing the largest giveaways to farming operations and large land owners receiving more than $10,000 in payments per year. Feingold will propose an amendment to the Farm Bill that would redirect resources to programs that help family farms and rural communities.    » read more »

Congress Provides Funding for Schools to Purchase Life-Saving Devices

November 9, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that Congress approved funding for a program they set up to assist schools in purchasing and providing training on automated external defibrillators (AEDs).    » read more »

Conservative Club for Growth Lauds Feingold’s Record against Earmarks

November 7, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold’s commitment to rein in congressional spending was recognized as “impressive” earlier this week in a report by the pro-Republican Club for Growth. Feingold, who does not request earmarks, was the highest rated Democrat and was tied with or rated higher than 39 Republican senators in the rankings from the conservative advocacy organization.    » read more »