As a former small business owner, I understand firsthand how challenging it can be to navigate government rules and regulations.
That’s why, as a Member of Congress, I’m committed to making government work better and more efficiently so our small businesses can spend less time navigating bureaucracy and more time growing their businesses.
A few weeks ago, I shared updates on two of my bills that advanced through the House Small Business Committee. I’m excited to announce that this week, both the Cybersecurity for Small Businesses Act and the Reshoring American Manufacturing Act passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support.
The Cybersecurity for Small Businesses Act is a commonsense bill that will guarantee small businesses access to high-quality, practical, and up-to-date resources to protect themselves from cyberattacks.
The Reshoring American Manufacturing Act will codify the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Make Onshoring Great Again portal, ensuring small businesses have the resources they need to bring American jobs back home and strengthen our economy.
Both bills are focused on a simple goal: making government work better for small businesses. At a time when partisan gridlock too often stands in the way of real progress, I’m proud to have worked across the aisle to advance these commonsense, pro-small business pieces of legislation.
Whether it’s strengthening cybersecurity for small businesses or helping bring manufacturing back home, I am committed to doing everything I can to put Main Street first and give small businesses the tools they need to continue driving our economy.
I am pleased to see them advance through the House of Representatives and look forward to working with my colleagues in the Senate to get them across the finish line and onto the President’s desk.
I will always fight for commonsense solutions for you in Washington. Whether it’s supporting our small businesses or addressing the issues that affect your everyday life, I will do everything I can to make sure our government works better for you.
Thanks again for starting your weekend with us! We hope you enjoy this week’s edition of the Wied Wire.
In the Wieds
Great Lakes Task Force
The Great Lakes Task Force is a bipartisan working group of Representatives focused on enhancing the economic and environmental health of the Great Lakes. As a proud member of this group, I joined my colleagues in formally requesting that Speaker Johnson schedule prompt floor consideration and final passage of Senate-passed legislation that would reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). First authorized back in 2010, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) has driven historic conservation efforts across our eight-state region, home to the largest system of fresh surface water on Earth and the world’s third-largest economy. This highly effective, bipartisan program has delivered over 9,226 projects through strong partnerships between federal, state, tribal, and local stakeholders working together to safeguard and revitalize this essential natural resource. Our Great Lakes are an essential driver of our economy here in Northeast Wisconsin, and it is crucial that we get this bill passed.
Urging Senate Action
This week, I co-led a bipartisan letter alongside my colleagues on the House Committee on Small Business, Reps. Derek Tran (D-CA-45), Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-CNMI-AL), and Johnny Olszewski (D-MD-02), to Chairwoman Ernst (R-IA) and Ranking Member Markey (D-MA) of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Our letter urges our Senate counterparts to prioritize the over thirty bipartisan small business bills that have passed our committee this Congress. I was proud to work alongside my Democratic colleagues to introduce several of the bills highlighted in this letter, including H.R. 4549, which improves the SBA’s Office of Rural Affairs, and H.R. 8879, which requires increased transparency in the SBA’s contracting process. If the Senate fails to act before the end of the 119th Congress, all of these bills will expire and will require new legislation in the 120th Congress. I am proud to have worked alongside my Democrat colleagues to pass each of these bills. I urge my Senate colleagues to support Main Street America and pass these common-sense bills before the end of the year.
District Update
Recognizing State Champions
[see featured photo above] The Xavier Girls Volleyball team secured their third WIAA Girls Volleyball Division 2 State Title since 2022. I was proud to recognize this incredible accomplishment on the House Floor this week and then presented the Congressional Record to the team during a visit to Xavier High School. Congratulations to head coach Luke Herriges and the entire team on this outstanding achievement!
Photo of the Week
We have received so many wonderful pictures since we launched the Photo of the Week section of the Wied Wire, and I would love to continue seeing more. This week’s photo is of one of the 2026 World Champion Milwaukee Brewers’ youngest fans. If you would like to submit a picture to be featured in an upcoming Photo of the Week, please email it to twstaff@mail.house.gov with your name and location. We look forward to highlighting more of your photos that celebrate the places and moments that make Wisconsin special.
