For Immediate Release: June 14, 2010 Contact Kerry Niemcek (920) 499-4000 The Ribble for Congress Headquarters Grand Opening Party was a huge success. Over fifty people attended to show their support for the Ribble campaign. Constituents from as far as Presque Isle in Vilas County came to meet Reid and the rest of Team Ribble. “I am overwhelmed by the amount of support that came to the grand opening tonight,” said Reid Ribble. “With all...

For Immediate Release: June 9, 2010 Contact Kerry Niemcek (920) 499-4000 A survey released this morning by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) indicated business owners around Wisconsin are still skeptical about the nation’s economic future. Forty-four percent of Wisconsin companies stated the continuing economic downturn was the number one issue facing their company. Taxes ranked second among manufacturers’ concerns, with 19 percent,...

For Immediate Release June 4, 2010 Contact: Kerry Niemcek 920-499-4000 The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate fell to 9.7% from 9.9% in May, adding 431,000 jobs. However, only 41,000 jobs were created in private sector. The remaining jobs were temporary positions created by the U.S. Census Bureau, all of which will be lost within the coming weeks.  The reality came in far short of forecaster’s estimates that the...

For Immediate Release June 3, 2010 Contact: Kerry Niemcek 920‐257‐9746 Ribble Receives Physicians’ Endorsement Physicians for Responsible Government, a group of more than 80 Northeastern Wisconsin physicians,...

For Immediate Release: June 3, 2010 Contact: Dr. Saied Assef (920) 819-4877 PHYSICIANS’ GROUP ENDORSES RIBBLE FOR WISCONSIN’S 8TH CONGRESSIONAL SEAT Physicians for Responsible Government (PRG) endorsed Reid Ribble, a candidate running for the Republican endorsement in Wisconsin’s 8th District Congressional race. “We need a leader that will represent the values of Wisconsin’s 8th District citizens, and we believe that Reid...

For Immediate Release May 29, 2010 Contact: Kerry Niemcek 920-257-9746 Last night, Congress voted to spend $116 billion on another “Jobs Bill.” The people of Northeastern Wisconsin are still looking for the jobs allegedly created through last year’s federal “stimulus” package supported by Congressman Steve Kagen…and now he wants to spend more.  Republican candidate Reid Ribble, a former Kaukauna-area business owner, questioned Dr....

For Immediate Release  May 7, 2010 Contact: Kerry Niemcek  920-257-9746   Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics posted a report outlining job gains in private and public sectors and an uptick in unemployment even though new jobs were added. This is due to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who had quit looking for work altogether and are starting to look again.  According to the Bureau, national unemployment is 9.9%, up from 9.7% from...

For Immediate Release May 6, 2010                                                                                                             Contact: Kerry Niemcek  920-257-9746 Former Kaukauna-area roofer contractor and 8th Congressional District Republican Candidate Reid Ribble acknowledged efforts by Dr. Steve Kagen to push...

For Immediate Release April 27, 2010 Contact: Kerry Niemcek 920-257-9746 Vice President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner have come to Wisconsin to peddle yet another package of federal regulations, this time, attempting to “fix” financial reform. “The package that Congress ultimately adopts should be one that doesn’t provide incentives to companies for their risky behavior,” Ribble said. “If there is...

For Immediate Release April 23, 2010 Contact: Kerry Niemcek 920-257-9746 The ink’s not even dry on the massive federal healthcare legislation and already its costs are being revised upward by those now administering the plan. The Office of the Actuary in the Centers of Medicaid and Medicare issued a report this week that warned of higher costs in the future, which could lead to employers dropping coverage and, ultimately, more pain for health...