Senate Republicans will release their health care bill today in Washington, and here's what you can do about it.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Republicans are poised to release the long awaited details of their health care bill later today and details leaked to the media last night. While many hoped the Senate would produce a more humane bill, in some ways it may be worse than the House version which even Donald Trump says is “mean.”

This explains why the bill has been developed in secret, and why Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is planning to ram it through in one week with as little public debate as possible. The Republican leaders know that their goal of taking health care away from millions of Americans to fund huge new tax cut for the super rich cannot succeed if the public is fully informed.

Because of the incredible work of thousands of people like you across Wisconsin, Senator Ron Johnson now says he is on the fence. Today Johnson told The Hill newspaper: “I’ve told [McConnell], unless I have the input from my constituents, unless I have got the information I need to justify a yes vote, I won’t be voting yes.”

McConnell can only lose 2 votes, so a defection by Ron Johnson could be huge. But there is a good chance that McConnell will be able to twist Johnson’s arm and force him back in line unless we can keep the pressure on!

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/milw-rnc-2024-s460.pngMany downtown restaurants and bars are still feeling the pain of a quiet week from the RNC, as many convention attendees stayed inside the Fiserv Forum or went to other gatherings.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/trump-jan6-attack2.pngTwo years after the Jan. 6 insurrection and coup attempt, and still we’ve had no accountability for Donald Trump and his accomplices.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/road-construction-worker-s5.jpgNew report from the Midwest Economic Policy Institute examines impacts to the salaries of construction workers in Wisconsin.