The Tiffany Telegram: June 26, 2026
Dear Friend,
As we wrap up Dairy Month, I joined my good friend Congressman Tony Wied (WI-08) in introducing the REAL Butter Act this week.
Last year, Bill Gates announced his latest venture, Savor, which produces a so-called "butter" made from carbon instead of milk. They insist it's chemically identical to traditional butter, but let's call it what it is: a lab-created imitation.
They claim this agriculture-free butter will help fight climate change, but it's just the latest attempt by the Left to undermine America's farmers and the families who feed our country.
We've seen this before. They wanted to replace real meat with plant-based alternatives. In other countries, activists have even pushed absurd ideas like putting masks on cows, and a United Nations-affiliated bureaucracy has even floated restrictions on meat consumption – all in the name of "climate change." Now they're coming after butter.
The fake butter is even being developed just across the border in Illinois, right next door to America's Dairyland.
The REAL Butter Act is simple, straightforward, and based on common sense. If a product is created in a lab without real dairy, consumers deserve to know exactly what they're buying. Our legislation simply requires that lab-created butter be clearly labeled as "lab-created" on the package.
Wisconsin farmers have earned the trust of consumers for generations. They shouldn't have to compete against misleading marketing or products pretending to be something they're not.
As we prepare to celebrate America's 250th birthday next week, it's worth reflecting on Wisconsin's extraordinary contribution to our nation.
Wisconsin farmers have helped feed America. Our foundries helped arm America. Our forests helped build America. Our manufacturers, truck drivers, small business owners, and hardworking families continue to power America every single day.
The story of Wisconsin is woven into the story of the United States. The Republican Party itself was founded here in Wisconsin to stop the spread of slavery. Our state has always answered the call when America needed us most.
Now it is our generation's turn.
Our responsibility is to protect the freedoms, values, farmland, and opportunities that generations before us sacrificed to preserve. We cannot allow those blessings to be taken for granted.
As you gather with family and friends this Independence Day, I hope you'll take a moment to remember the Americans who made this country possible – from our Founding Fathers to the Greatest Generation to the servicemen and women, farmers, workers, and entrepreneurs who continue strengthening our nation today.
The American experiment has endured for 250 years because each generation accepted the responsibility of preserving liberty for the next.
Thanks again for starting your weekend with us. We hope you enjoy this week's edition of the Tiffany Telegram, and we'll be back in two weeks with more.
Sincerely,
Tom Tiffany
Member of Congress
From my family to yours, I wish you a safe, joyful, and Happy Independence Day.
250 years of freedom
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, it is a good time to remember how we got this far. Our freedoms were not handed down by chance. They were defended by generations of veterans who carried America through war and peace. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is marking America 250 through its Freedom 250 effort, which highlights the history of veterans’ care in America through stories, exhibits, and artifacts that show how our nation has honored those who served from 1776 to today. That means staying engaged when veterans raise concerns about benefits, care, and retirement, as well as the roadblocks they still face in dealing with Washington. One issue I continue to hear about is the unfair penalty facing some combat-injured retirees, which is why I cosponsored the Major Richard Star Act to help ensure they can receive both the retirement pay they earned and the disability compensation they deserve. There is no better time to keep our promises to those who defended our freedom.
Protecting Title IX
This week, we celebrated the 54th anniversary of Title IX, a landmark law that ensured women and girls would no longer be denied equal opportunities in education and athletics. More than half a century later, extremists are working to undermine the protections that Title IX was designed to guarantee by pushing to allow biological males to compete in women's sports. These “gender ideology” policies have no place on the playing field. That is why I voted for H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which ensures that only biological females compete in women's sports under Title IX. Nearly every Democrat voted against this common-sense legislation. Thankfully, Wisconsin is moving in the right direction. The WIAA recently ruled that only athletes designated female at birth may compete in girls’ sports. But the fight is far from over. Right here in New Richmond, a school district chose “gender ideology” over the privacy of female students. When a biological male began using the girls' restroom, the girls who objected on privacy grounds were the ones forced to relocate to a single-stall restroom. That's backwards. Thankfully, the U.S. Department of Education has opened a Title IX investigation into the district. I will continue fighting to protect the safety, privacy, and opportunities of our daughters and granddaughters.
Making TPS temporary again
If you’re a Telegram reader, you know all about “Temporary Protected Status.” For those who don’t, TPS is a tool that allows the executive branch to allow foreigners already present in the U.S. to stay here for up to 18 months in the event of a catastrophic event in their home country – like a hurricane or earthquake. Here’s the problem: These “temporary” designations never seem to end – and have been widely abused by presidents of both parties to provide “executive amnesty” to massive numbers of illegal aliens. In fact, there are now nearly 1.5 million aliens without visas hailing from nearly 20 countries living under TPS in the U.S. – with some of those “temporary” reprieves dating all the way back to the 1990s. It’s outrageous – and I’ve been working hard to put a stop to it. This week I got an assist from the Supreme Court, which sided with President Trump in his effort to finally put the “T” back in TPS after years of Biden administration efforts to exploit and expand this shadow amnesty loophole. It should have never taken a federal case going all the way to the highest court in our land to come to the obvious conclusion that “temporary” actually means “temporary” – but as the old saying goes, better late than never. You can read more about this long overdue ruling here and here.
TPS was never intended to be a “Hotel California” that allows illegal aliens to check in any time they like but never leave. Click here to watch my remarks.
Recent Legislation
More prosecutions and way less fraud
The Department of Justice, in collaboration with Health and Human Services, released record numbers of fraud charges against those participating in health care fraud over the past several years. In this announcement, the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud released charges against 455 defendants across 45 states involving over $6.5 billion worth of false claims. Much of that fraud targeted Medicare and Medicaid, meaning billions of taxpayer dollars intended to care for seniors, low-income families, and the most vulnerable Americans were instead stolen by criminals looking to enrich themselves. Wisconsin was not immune. Five individuals in our state were charged, including the owner of a Milwaukee prenatal care company accused of submitting approximately $5.8 million in fraudulent Wisconsin Medicaid claims. Every dollar stolen through fraud is a dollar taken from taxpayers and from the truly needy people these programs are meant to serve. We have heard about this in the Judiciary Committee recently with childcare fraud in Minnesota, and we can see it now with healthcare fraud across the country. While it is important to keep prosecuting these crooks, the best way to stop this rampant fraud is to put up safeguards, restrictions, and harsher penalties before a single dollar goes out the door. This is why I have joined my House Republican colleagues in passing a wide variety of measures in H.R. 1, the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, which included increased tools for fraud prevention, red flags for businesses engaged in potential fraud, and heightened verification requirements for individuals to show that those who need assistance are the ones getting it.
Got milk?
This week, I became a cosponsor of the DAIRY PRIDE Act, and this bill may sound familiar as I’ve cosponsored this in past Congresses. What this common-sense bill would do is make sure non-dairy products, like those made from nuts and plants, stop labeling their products as dairy. The FDA defines dairy products as coming from dairy animals, but when it comes to product labeling it has been a different story. The DAIRY PRIDE Act would help fix this by requiring the FDA to enforce existing “standards of identity” and take action on mislabeled dairy products. As we all know, almonds and oats don’t have udders, so it’s about time we end this “udder” madness and make sure those products can’t be called “milk.” Wisconsin’s dairy farmers work hard to make great products we all enjoy, so it’s important that only actual dairy products are labeled as such.
District Update
Photo of the week
Wisconsin has much more than birds, reptiles, fish, and mammals. Did you know the Cecropia Moth is North America’s largest native moth, with a wingspan of up to seven inches, and has a lifespan of only one to two weeks. If you have a photo of Wisconsin you would like to share, please send it to comms.tiffany@gmail.com with your name and location. Your photo could be featured in next week’s Telegram!
“Cecropia Moth” — submitted by Terri of Wisconsin
Resources
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Good News from Wisconsin's 7th District and Congress
World Cup Champs
Athletes from Sixel’s Martial Arts Center traveled to Lithuania to compete in the Pankration World Cup and returned with the gold! Congratulations.
Leadership Award
Ayda Miley and Atticus Kahn of Chetek-Weyerhaeuser were awarded the Howard-Campbell-Ganske American Legion Post #179 Award for their excellent leadership!
School Record
Bloomer High School boys' varsity golf team set a new school record at the state golf meet earlier this month. Keep up the hard work!
Secure Border, Safer America
For thirteen months straight, zero illegal aliens have been released into the United States. We are securing the border and making America safe again.
Strengthening American Farm Resilience
This week, President Trump signed an executive order to strengthen American farm resilience by promoting continued advancements in precision agriculture technologies.