Gwen Moore (D-WI)

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From Moore's Website:

“Regarding paycheck fairness, in my state of Wisconsin, women with a college degree still make on average considerably less than men with the same amount of education. Since the passage of the Equal Pay Act in 1963 we have seen the wage gap between men and women narrow. Sadly, there is still a significant disparity in pay between men and women. On average women only make 78 cents for every dollar a man makes and over a lifetime the disparity will cost women anywhere from $400,000 to $2 million in lost wages. If passed by the Senate and signed into law, this bill will give women access to remedies available under other claims of discrimination and protect employees who discuss salary information from retaliation by their employer. The Paycheck Fairness Act will go a long way in helping to identify and combat pay discrimination in the workplace. With the cost of energy, higher health insurance, and a disproportionate amount of single-family homes headed by women we must ensure a person regardless of gender is paid a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work. This is not just a civil rights issue: it’s a survival issue for women workers providing for their family’s food, rent, and heat.”

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From Moore's Website:

Today the U.S. House passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a bill which lawmakers and experts say will save or create 3 to 4 million jobs, provide tax cuts to over 95% of Americans, and provide funding to help improve the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement regarding the bill:

"Today the Democratic-led Congress acted on behalf and in the interest of the millions of Americans who have lost their homes, jobs, and way of life. Though this bill is not a magic bullet for all of our economic woes, it is a step in the right direction towards the creation of jobs in America and helping our economy recover.

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From Moore's Website:

Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI) today will introduce legislation, The AIG Key Executives Bonus Accountability and Capture Act “TAKE BACK Act,” that will tax 100 percent of the bonuses paid out to AIG executives. The tax, which would apply to bonuses paid by TARP money, was introduced in an effort to ensure taxpayers dollars are not utilized to fund enormous bonuses paid to companies that receive TARP funding.

“The fact that some on Wall Street have sought to exploit the public tax dollars is not only outrageous but is an egregious violation of the public’s trust,” said Rep. Moore. “If the leadership of companies that receive TARP funds are determined to waste taxpayer dollars on extravagant bonuses then I believe we as taxpayers- who significantly subsidize these same companies- have the right to recoup those funds.”

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From Moore's Website:

“The Budget Resolution before the House today is a strong starting point to reversing the trail of debt and financial crisis left behind by the Bush Legacy while making key investment in health care, energy independence, and education.
 

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NYT

Yes Votes (244)

Michael Michaud D ME-2
Brad Miller D NC-13
George Miller D CA-7
Harry Mitchell D AZ-5
Alan Mollohan D WV-1
Dennis Moore D KS-3
Gwen Moore D WI-4
James Moran D VA-8
Christopher Murphy D CT-5
Patrick Murphy D PA-8
John Murtha D PA-12
Jerrold Nadler D NY-8
Grace Napolitano D CA-38
Richard Neal D MA-2
Glenn Nye D VA-2
James Oberstar D MN-8
David Obey D WI-7
John Olver D MA-1
Solomon Ortiz D TX-27
Frank Pallone D NJ-6
William Pascrell D NJ-8
Edward Pastor D AZ-4
Donald Payne D NJ-10
Nancy Pelosi D CA-8
Ed Perlmutter D CO-7

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H.R. 2237: To provide for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq

Requires the Secretary of Defense: (1) within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to commence the redeployment of units and members of the Armed Forces (U.S. forces) deployed in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and defense contractors operating in Iraq and funded using amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD); and (2) to complete such redeployment within 180 days after its commencement. 

Roll Call Votes: 110th Congress: House Vote #330 (May 10, 2007) 

Aye FL-17 Meek, Kendrick [D]
Aye NY-6 Meeks, Gregory [D]
Aye ME-2 Michaud, Michael [D]
Aye CA-7 Miller, George [D]
Aye NC-13 Miller, R. [D]
Aye WV-1 Mollohan, Alan [D]
Aye WI-4 Moore, Gwen [D]
Aye VA-8 Moran, James [D]
Aye CT-5 Murphy, Christopher [D]
Aye PA-8 Murphy, Patrick [D]
Aye PA-12 Murtha, John [D]

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From OnTheIssues:

Gwen Moore on Government Reform
Voted YES on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)

 

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From OnTheIssues:

Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D.
Would require negotiating with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to prescription drug plan sponsors for covered Medicare part D drugs.

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H.RES.194
Title: Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] (introduced 2/27/2007) Cosponsors (120)

COSPONSORS(120), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)

Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] - 2/27/2007
Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] - 2/27/2007
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 2/27/2007
Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] - 3/14/2007
Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 5/24/2007
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 2/27/2007
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 2/27/2007
Rep Loebsack, David [IA-2] - 6/20/2007
Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] - 5/14/2007
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 2/27/2007
Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] - 3/14/2007
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 5/2/2007
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 3/14/2007
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 2/27/2007
Rep McNulty, Michael R. [NY-21] - 6/20/2007
Rep Meehan, Martin T. [MA-5] - 6/7/2007
Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] - 5/8/2007
Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] - 5/1/2007
Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13] - 9/7/2007
Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] - 5/8/2007

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She co-sponsored a 2005 bill to step up enforcement against sex trafficking. Although it doesn't criminalize all commercial sex, the bill would add federal muscle to enforcement of existing laws. The bill represents a shift from enforcement against prostitutes to enforcement against the businesses and the customers - but it would add to the arsenal of weapons that treat the act of prostitution, or at least some such acts, as illegal.

H.R.2012

Title: To combat commercial sexual activities by targeting demand, to protect children from being exploited by such activities, to prohibit the operation of sex tours, to assist State and local governments to enforce laws dealing with commercial sexual activities, to reduce trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.

 

. . .

 

End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states and political subdivisions to: (1) establish model law enforcement programs that promote the effective prosecution of persons who solicit an unlawful commercial sex act, persons who purvey others to engage in such an act, and sex traffickers; and (2) assist victims of such an act.

. . .

Rep LaHood, Ray [IL-18] - 11/10/2005
Rep Leach, James A. [IA-2] - 7/18/2005
Rep Lipinski, Daniel [IL-3] - 7/28/2005
Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] - 7/26/2005
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 4/28/2005
Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16] - 7/18/2005
Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] - 11/16/2005
Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] - 7/14/2005
Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] - 7/18/2005
Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] - 7/18/2005
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] - 12/7/2005
Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-4] - 11/16/2005
Rep Pearce, Stevan [NM-2] - 7/18/2005
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] - 6/24/2005
Rep Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [MS-3] - 7/18/2005
Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] - 7/18/2005

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H.R. 3697 [109th]:

Hurricane Katrina Bankruptcy Relief and Community Protection Act of 2005

 

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide relief with respect to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters.

 

Cosponsors [as of 2007-01-07]

. . .

Rep. Tom Lantos [D-CA]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. James McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. Martin Meehan [D-MA]
Rep. Robert Menéndez [D-NJ]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]

 

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Co sponsored H.R. 962: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2007


From the full text,

 

(6)(A) many scientific studies confirm that the nontherapeutic use of antibiotics in agricultural animals contributes to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in people;
 

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Today, a broad bipartisan coalition of over 100 members of Congress, led by Reps. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Virgil H. Goode Jr. (R-VA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), released a letter to President Bush expressing their deep opposition to the sale and said they intend to vote to stop it. Earlier this week, 14 members of the House of Representatives announced they will introduce a Joint Resolution of Disapproval to block the sale “the minute Congress is officially notified” of the sale, which is expected to take place this September.

A copy of the letter to President Bush from 114 Congressional members is attached to this release. Members who signed the letter saying they will vote to stop this arms deal are

Gwen Moore (D-WI)

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H.R. 1257: Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act 

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation.

Sponsor: Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]

Cosponsors
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]
Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]
Rep. Julia Carson [D-IN]
Rep. William Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL]
Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D-PA]
Rep. Tom Lantos [D-CA]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. James Marshall [D-GA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Bradley Miller [D-NC]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D-NY]
Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

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H.R.2060 - Internet Radio Equality Act

To nullify the March 2, 2007, determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges with respect to webcasting, to modify the basis for making such a determination, and for other purposes.

Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]