Dear Friend,

This week, the House Judiciary Committee held our second hearing in front of a packed house on the impact of the Biden Border Crisis.

We went directly to a border town in Arizona to hear from local law enforcement about the rise in crime and fentanyl overdoses as well as farmers who spoke about the trespassing and environmental damage of illegal migrants on their crop production. We also heard from the one hospital in Yuma that they are being overrun by the surge in illegal immigration.

In fact, the hospital has provided $26 million in uncompensated care to illegal immigrants, which the Biden administration refuses to reimburse them for.

From education to health care and crime to infrastructure, illegal immigration impacts every facet of American life, and this hearing put it on full display.

It’s truly a shame that not a single Democrat even bothered to show up to the hearing.

It is no secret that over the past two years, we have seen an unprecedented number of individuals on the terror watchlist cross our border among the record-breaking tidal wave of migrants and fentanyl flooding into our nation thanks to Mexican drug cartels and their accomplices at the International Organization of Migration.

This is not a partisan issue. It is a national security issue – and its why Democrats should join with Republicans to combat the Biden administration’s dangerous and self-destructive open borders policies.

It doesn’t matter if you are Republican or Democrat, fentanyl doesn’t care what side of the aisle you are on – it kills.

In the past five months alone, Border Patrol has seized enough fentanyl to kill 100 million Americans. While I’m grateful for our agents who are on the frontlines fighting this crisis with no help from the federal government, we must do more.

The longer Washington waits, the more American lives are at stake.

That’s why over the next few months, the House Judiciary Committee will be introducing a series of immigration bills to crack down on illegal immigration, secure the southern border, and hold those in the Biden administration accountable for deliberately allowing our southern border to be wide-open.

Thanks again for starting off your weekend with us! We hope you enjoy this week’s edition of the Tiffany Telegram.

Sincerely,





Tom Tiffany
Member of Congress

Click here or on the image above to listen to my remarks in the House Judiciary Committee hearing.

“WHO” is pocketing your tax dollars?
The United Nations-linked World Health Organization, that’s who. And it’s all thanks to Joe Biden. Telegram readers may recall that former President Trump cut off US support for the scandal-plagued WHO back in 2020. The move was based on growing concerns that the WHO leadership had been coopted by the Chinese Communist Party – concerns that intensified amid stunning revelations that the WHO ignored early warnings from Taiwan about the outbreak of Covid-19 inside China. In the months that followed, the WHO closed ranks with Beijing, going so far as to falsely accuse Taiwan (which is unfairly excluded from the WHO thanks to pressure from China) of “racism.”  Despite all of this, however, President Biden decided to “re-engage” with the WHO shortly after taking office, once again pouring millions of dollars each year into this corrupt international bureaucracy. Even worse, the White House now wants to give the WHO greater control over US health policies. That’s bad medicine for American taxpayers and American public health. And it’s why this week I cosponsored legislation to freeze US contributions to the WHO. You can read more about that bill here.

What they are saying: FARM Act
As I highlighted in the Telegram last week, earlier this month, I reintroduced the FARM Act to eliminate taxpayer subsidies for wind and solar arrays. I first got the idea for this bill from a farmer in Chippewa Falls, who was concerned about solar installations popping up near his farm, and other Wisconsin farmers are just as fed up with taxpayers being forced to pay for farmland to be taken out of production for the siting of wind turbines and solar panels as I am. This week, my office received a write-in from Robert in Iowa County who said, “I would like to thank Congressman Tom Tiffany for introducing the FARM Act. We can't help but think of the long-term consequences of taking good farmland in the driftless area out of production, future known and unknown health risks of the wind turbines, disposing of worn-out energy equipment, etc., but mainly changing the landscape forever.” And he’s exactly right. We must protect our farmland and landscape for generations to come, and I will continue to support legislation that does just that.

                          Recent Legislation

Got (whole) milk?
Back in 2010, Congress passed the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act to amend the nutrition standards in the School Lunch Program. Among the changes, the law mandated that the milk – including flavored milk – served in our school cafeterias within the program must be fat-free. Since this bill became law, we have seen an alarming decline in milk consumption in schools – from 2014 to 2016 schools served 213 million fewer half-pints of milk. Wisconsinites know milk is an important part of our diet, but did you know it is the number one source of nine essential nutrients including calcium, vitamin D, and potassium? Milk provides numerous health benefits including better bone health, lower blood pressure, and reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, while milk consumption in schools has been on the decline in recent years, bone fractures and Type 2 Diabetes in school age children are on the rise. That’s why this week I signed on to Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson’s (PA-15) Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. This bipartisan bill would allow schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk to students. The ban on nutritious whole milk in schools must be lifted, and I am committed to finding the solution that brings whole milk back into our school cafeterias.

                            District Update

Photo of the week
We’ve got an extra cute photo of the week lined up for you this week. If you would like your photo to be the next one featured in our photo of the week section, be sure to email it to [email protected] with your name and location. We have received some wonderful submissions, and I am looking forward to seeing more.

“Seize the moo-ment!” – Rocky the calf says hi from Elmwood

American Birkebeiner Week
This week marked the first official American Birkebeiner Week in Wisconsin thanks to State Senators Romaine Quinn, James Edming, Cory Tomczyk, and State Representative Chanz Green. As Telegram readers know, The Birkie, is a longstanding tradition in Wisconsin’s 7th District that honors the Norwegian soldiers that had to ski Prince Haakon to safety during the Norwegian civil war. This year they are expecting a record turnout with more than 11,000 people set to participate in North America’s largest cross-country ski marathon. Skiers and skaters race from Cable to downtown Hayward for either 50 or 53 kilometers depending on their event. Good luck to all of those who are participating this year!

St. Croix businesses of the year
Congratulations to Keystone Medical Technologies, Croix Valley Foods, and Isometric Micro Molding for being named 2022’s Top Businesses by the St. Croix Economic Development Cooperation. These three businesses were all recognized for their hard work and commitment to our local communities. Thank you to all the small businesses in Wisconsin’s 7th District for being the backbone of our economy! 

                             Upcoming Events

Mobile office hours
This week, members of my staff will be hosting a series of mobile office hours to help and assist residents who might be having trouble with a federal agency. We will be in Marathon, Lincoln, Wood, and St. Croix County this week, and if you are having trouble with the Internal Revenue Service or need assistance with the Veterans Affairs, Social Security, Medicare, passports, and more, you won’t want to miss these events. To check when and where we will be this week, click here.

                                  Resources  

The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations in Florence, Forest, Marinette, and Vilas County are eligible to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) due to losses from drought from April 28 through October 15, 2022. More information can be found here.  

While many begin to travel internationally again, the Department of State is available to assist with passport services. We recommend to apply at least six months before planned travel as routine service may take up to about 18 weeks. For more information, please visit travel.state.gov.

The USDA continues to make resources and assistance available to agricultural producers and working families to ensure access, safety and stability for food markets and supplies. 

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