Accomplishments

Employee Free Choice Act EFCA

Posted on Dec 2, 2013 by Steve Kagen

Collective Bargaining Dr. Kagen cosponsored and voted for legislation that would have made it possible for working class heroes to form effective collective bargaining unions as easily as it was to eliminate them, the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). If enacted, EFCA would have required employers and related unions to enter into binding arbitration within […]

Accomplishments

Posted on Sep 30, 2013 by Steve Kagen

Working hard together with Chairman of House Appropriations Committee Dave Obey, U.S. Senators Herb Kohl, Russ Feingold and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, we accomplished a great deal for everyone in NE Wisconsin and the nation. And whatever success I may have had, know this: none of it would have been possible without the […]

Dream Act

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 by Steve Kagen

Dr. Kagen voted to enact The Dream Act (HR 5281) on December 8, 2010, saying, “We’re a nation of immigrants and by supporting legal immigration America will remain vibrant, independent and free.”

2nd Amendment

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 by Steve Kagen

Kagen voted consistently to protect our constitutional rights for responsible gun ownership.

Ban of Torture

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 by Steve Kagen

Dr. Kagen voted to ban torture and to bring those responsible for torture to justice.

Women’s Right to Health Care

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 by Steve Kagen

Under the Affordable Care Act, being a woman will no longer be a “pre-existing medical condition,” and women will have control over their most intimate health care decisions.

Caring for our Veterans

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 by Steve Kagen

New 21st Century G.I. Bill New Vet Center – Green Bay Kagen offered legislation to cover all Vietnam War veterans for their cancer treatments due to exposures to Agent Orange. The bill never came up for a vote because the VA did not have the necessary funding. Dr. Kagen and General Eric Shinseki worked together […]

King Veterans Home Funding

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 by Steve Kagen

Kagen found funding for Wisconsin veterans at King Veteran Home in Waupaca. Kagen Announces Over $2.5 Million for King Veterans Home | [Link]