Hello! This week, the Senate held a floor session where we voted on dozens of important items, including five bills I was proud to work on with stakeholders and folks around our area. These included a nearly $3 billion “Return Your Surplus” tax cut (click here for my remarks on that bill), reducing regulatory tape for nurses to enter the workforce, and allowing for prospective adoptive parents to fulfill their interactive training virtually.
I also held a Health Committee vote on a critical bill expanding access to life-saving breast cancer screenings for the 40% of women with dense breast tissue. That bill passed out of both the Assembly and Senate committees unanimously, and both versions now await being put on the floor calendar in both houses. I personally want to thank all of the women from our district and across Wisconsin who continue to advocate for this bill.
Other committees I serve on held hearings this week, including the Senate Committees on Universities and Revenue. A critical bill, which would help keep more of Wisconsin’s best and brightest students here, received a public hearing on Wednesday and gained the support of the Universities of Wisconsin. I am hopeful that this proposal will continue moving through the process.
My staff and I were also happy to meet with:
- Wisconsin Farmers Union
- Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau
- WI Chiefs of Police Association
- Badger State Sheriffs’ Association
- Children’s Wisconsin
- Houdini Elementary School
Next week, there are several committee hearings in the capitol! Three committees I serve on will be meeting, plus three more bills I authored are continuing to move through the public hearing process. Here is the full calendar of events. I am also looking forward to many meetings around our area!
If you’d like to check out more of what I’m working on, click here.
Community Events
Here is a list of some events happening around our area in the next few weeks. If you have an event you would like included in future e-updates, email us here!
Friday, January 19-31st: Feast Around the Fox Cities
Friday, January 19-31st: Menasha’s Button Hunt
Friday, January 19-21st: Fox Cities Home & Garden Show
Saturday, January 20th: Downtown Gift Certificate Sale
Saturday, January 20th: Stompin’ at the Savoy Jazz Event
Tuesday, January 23rd: Fox Valley Chorus Open House
Tuesday, January 23rd: How to Astronaut with Terry Virts
Wednesday, January 24th: Rhythm & Brews
Below are some great resources to learn more about our community and fun events, opportunities to explore our wonderful parks and trails, along with great cuisine!
Fox Cities Events Calendar
Future Neenah Events Calendar
48 Hours to Explore Appleton
Wisconsin Sensory-Friendly Children Museums
Travel Wisconsin Appleton Area Events
Travel Wisconsin
Traveling to the Capitol
My office is available five days a week for anyone looking to travel down to the Capitol!
If you are interested in a guided tour provided by my staff, or me, please email Sen.Cabral-Guevara@legis.
Committees
This session, I serve as the chair of the Senate Committee on Health. My number one priority has always been to increase affordability and accessibility in health care for the state of Wisconsin.
Click on the links to check out what the committees I serve on are up to!
Health (Chair)
Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families (Vice Chair)
Education
Universities & Revenue
Contacting My Office
My capitol office is here to help you with general inquiries as well as questions and concerns regarding legislative matters. Feel free to contact me or my staff. We are always ready to assist you in your needs. Please visit my website for press releases and other capitol updates.
