Editorials, Letters, and Articles
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May 4, 2023
Congressman Tom Tiffany sat down with area businesses on Wednesday to discuss the biggest issues facing them.
One of the biggest trends the businesses were highlighting was the issue of finding enough local talent to fill their open positions.
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May 1, 2023
A bill to remove the gray wolf from protections of the federal Endangered Species Act passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee on Friday.
The proposal, tabbed the Trust the Science Act, is sponsored by Reps. Tom Tiffany (R-Wisconsin) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado).
It seeks to permanently remove the gray wolf from the list of federal endangered species and restore wolf management authority to state lawmakers and state wildlife officials.
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May 1, 2023
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a Wisconsin Republican and chair of the House Natural Resources Committee’s panel on federal lands, said the agency needs to usher in a new phase of accountability and transparency if it wants “reverse the tide against this historic crisis.”
Tiffany pointed to a yearslong restoration project that has struggled to treat wide swaths of land spanning four national forests in northern Arizona, saying the agency has reported more acres being treated than what regional managers have submitted.
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April 28, 2023
The bill’s author, Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., the chairman of the committee’s federal lands subcommittee, cited the NBC News reporting in his summary, saying the amount of land treated to reduce wildfire risk annually — one of the key strategies for combating the wildfire crisis — is “already insufficient.”
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April 26, 2023
U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 7th District Tom Tiffany invited area public safety professionals to a round table discussion in Hudson on Tuesday, April 25.
In attendance were Hudson Chief of Police Geoff Willems, Hudson Lieutenant Jason Muenich, Hudson Patrol Sergeant Brad Kusmirek, St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson and New Richmond Chief of Police Craig Yehlik, among other area sheriff’s, chiefs and district attorney’s.
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April 25, 2023
Congressman Tom Tiffany met with community members in Hudson Monday to talk about law enforcement and public safety.
Topics during the Roundtable Discussion ranged from combating opioids, qualified immunity, and how the Chippewa Valley can better support local law enforcement officers. Chippewa County Sheriff Travis Hakes was in attendance Monday, as well as county sheriffs from Polk, St. Croix, Barron, Sawyer, and Burnett counties.
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April 25, 2023
“NPS to us stands for the National Park Service. We’re very concerned that this has become Nancy’s Park Service,” Rep. Thomas Tiffany, Wisconsin Republican, told Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
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April 24, 2023
Congressmen Tom Tiffany (R-WI) and Lance Gooden (R-TX) will introduce legislation on Tuesday tasking leftist President Joe Biden with shutting down the Chinese Consulate General and Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York, a move meant to counter transnational repression and espionage by Beijing.
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April 19, 2023
By: Tom Tiffany
Build American. President Biden tagged this phrase when he visited my congressional district last year, and I hear it from my Republican colleagues on my side of the aisle nearly every day.
Regardless of political party, there’s no question we all want to build American There’s just one problem.
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April 14, 2023
The proposal angered Republicans, who oppose both the DACA program—which they consider an illegal use of the government’s immigration authority—as well as expanding most federal health benefits, particularly the Affordable Care Act. For years, Republicans campaigned on repealing the Obama-era health law before failing to overturn it in 2017.
“Biden opened your borders for millions of illegal aliens. Now he wants to open your wallets for them, too,” Rep. Tom Tiffany (R., Wis.), wrote in a tweet responding to the news.
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