Glenn Grothman
Republican Glenn Grothman, of the Town of Glenbeulah in Sheboygan County, was first elected to Congress in 2014 after serving 21 years in the Wisconsin Legislature. He represents the 6th Congressional District in east-central Wisconsin that includes all or parts of Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Fond du Lac, Dodge, Winnebago, Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties.
Glenn Grothman
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“Our government, wrongly, is saying if you’re born in this country you’re automatically an American citizen.”
"With three months remaining in the Fiscal Year, (the border patrol) has already encountered more illegal immigrants along the Southwest border" than in any previous…
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"Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but…
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Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do…
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"The US has made strides in reducing carbon emissions that other parts of the world have not."
Says Joe Biden “shut down travel from 8 countries in response to the Omicron variant, but he refuses to require a #COVID19 test for illegal…
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Says the U.S. National Archives put a ‘harmful content’ warning on our nation’s Founding documents.
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“We have a record 9.3 million job openings in the U.S.”
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“We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.”
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A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad."