Press Releases
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today spoke on the House Floor to outline his views on how to fix America’s infrastructure.
In Northeast Wisconsin, we make things. And our economy relies on the Great Lakes to ship these goods from point A to point B.
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today announced that Green Bay and Appleton received grants of $1,012,287 and $592,072 respectively to support local government efforts to expand economic opportunity and development. Green Bay's total also included a grant worth $552,451 through the HOME program to help expand supply of decent, affordable housing.
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), alongside Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI), today introduced the Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act, which would clearly define the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) responsibilities for icebreaking on the Great Lakes to meet the reasonable demands of commerce.
Rep. Mike Gallagher yesterday introduced H.R. 5849, the Illicit Arms Trafficking Security Enforcement Act, which would establish a Border Enforcement Security Team (BEST) within the Department of Homeland Security to focus solely on the reduction of arms trafficking.
Rep. Mike Gallagher today announced that the 2020 Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students that live or attend school in Wisconsin’s 8th District. The winning piece of artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year. Additionally, the next two runners-up will have their artwork displayed in Rep. Gallagher’s District and D.C. offices. Rep.
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today issued the following statement after the Senate voted to acquit the President on both articles of impeachment.
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today applauded the House passage of H.R. 4031, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2019. This bill would gradually increase funding for the GLRI from $375 million in FY2022 to $475 million in FY2026. Rep.
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), alongside other members of Congress, today sent a letter Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, urging him to swiftly implement the creation of an acquisition office for a new Great Lakes icebreaker.
Rep. Mike Gallagher today introduced the Hong Kong Be Water Act to increase pressure on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to respect the basic liberties of those in Hong Kong as they protest their government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.