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September 25, 2025

DE PERE — Congressman Tony Wied (WI-08) sent a letter to Acting Director of the Defense Manpower Data Center Katie Griffin urging the reopening of the DEERS/RAPIDS processing facility in Green Bay to allow active-duty servicemen, reservists, veterans, and their beneficiaries to access military bases and important benefits at VA hospitals and clinics.

Issues:Veterans
September 16, 2025

WASHINGTON — Rep. Tony Wied (WI-08) was invited to join Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and Chairwoman Lisa McClain during their Weekly House Republican Stakeout to highlight wins for small business owners in the Working Families Tax Cuts.

Issues:Congress
September 8, 2025

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Tony Wied’s Facility for Runway Operations and Safe Transportation (FROST) Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

Issues:Congress
September 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of the Packers’ season opener, Congressman Tony Wied (R-WI-08) and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a bipartisan bill that will ensure Wisconsinites are able to watch Green Bay Packers games no matter where they reside in the state.

The Go Pack Go Act will ensure that Wisconsinites have access to Green Bay Packers games even if they are located in a county that is considered out-of-market.

August 7, 2025

DE PERE — Rep. Tony Wied (WI-08) sent a letter to Canadian Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman requesting swift action to mitigate Canadian wildfires after years of negative impacts on Northeast Wisconsin and across the state.

August 4, 2025
WASHINGTON — Congressman Tony Wied (WI-08) and U.S.
Issues:Congress
July 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tony Wied (R-WI-08) and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a bipartisan bill to honor veterans who participated in Operation End Sweep with the Vietnam Service Medal. Currently, participants in Operation End Sweep, a mission to clear dangerous mines from Haiphong harbor and surrounding waters in North Vietnam after the war concluded, are ineligible for this service medal because their service took place after the United States had officially withdrawn from Vietnam in January 1973.

July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Tony Wied (WI-08) introduced legislation to protect American citizens Second Amendment rights by banning federal, state, and local laws targeting magazine capacity.
 
The Freedom from Improper Regulation and Enforcement (FIRE) Act prohibits any federal agency from restricting firearm magazines based on capacity and prohibits states and localities from enacting or enforcing capacity restrictions on any firearm magazines.
 
“For too long, the federal government has infringed on American’s Se
Issues:Congress
July 16, 2025

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Congressman Tony Wied (WI-08), Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), and Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) successfully passed the Great Lakes Icebreaker Act of 2025 through the U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. The bipartisan legislation instructs the U.S. Coast Guard to develop a plan to design and build a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes and analyze the effectiveness of the current icebreaking fleet.

Issues:Congress