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May 2025 21

The Moment Sen. Cory Booker Broke The Filibuster Record

By | LOCAL VIDEO, COMMUNITY, UpNorthNews Staff

ICYMI: History was made on the floor of the United States Senate this week, and it included a couple of ties to Wisconsin.

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker began speaking Monday evening about the need to resist President Donald Trump’s massive firings and cuts to essential programs. He held the floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes to show the ways that Democrats are provided a contrast to Trump and Elon Musk. While it wasn’t an official “filibuster” because it wasn’t designed to hold up a bill being debated, it still set the mark for longest continuous speech—breaking a 1957 milestone set by segregationist Strom Thurmond to oppose passages of a civil rights bill.

Fellow Democrats gave Booker moments to rest his voice by asking lengthy questions. Sen. Tammy Baldwin outlined the many ways Wisconsin workers are being hurt by Trump’s assault on workers, research, health care, and economic stability.

Booker also read a note sent to him by a Chippewa Falls woman, his voice cracking as he relayed her concerns about losing her financial lifeline from Social Security as she lives with Parkinson’s Disease—an affliction that also impacted Booker’s father.

Watch the moment Booker is notified by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer that he had made history with a speech that was watched by Americans across the country seeking more public resistance to Trump’s attacks on due process, economic stability, and US allies.

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May 2025 21

“People Are Not Happy With What He’s Doing”: Rep. Pocan Addresses Trump’s Tariffs

By | LOCAL VIDEO, COMMUNITY, UpNorthNews Staff

President Trump surprised even some jaded observers with the size and scope of new tariffs on America’s trading partners, earning immediate criticism as a “Trump Tax” on US consumers.

While the president tried to claim the tariffs would address trade deficits, economists say the odds of a recession have grown even higher. Congressman Mark Pocan criticized the impact of the tariffs on Wisconsin price tags, export markets, and household finances.

Pocan will be on UpNorthNews Radio Friday morning at 7:30am across the Civic Media radio network and on the UpNorthNews Facebook and YouTube pages.

#wisconsin #trump #tariffs #economy

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May 2025 21

Two Reasons Why Trump’s Auto Tariffs Might Not Work

By | LOCAL VIDEO, COMMUNITY, UpNorthNews Staff

TARIFF TROUBLES – A Hudson native with a long career of risk management for major financial institutions can explain two reasons why President Trump’s massive new tariffs on autos and auto parts may not work as intended.

First, in the short term, the disruption will increase Americans’ car prices by an estimated $6,000 at a minimum, while also causing job losses.

Second, in the long term, multinational companies know they can raise prices, absorb any losses, and wait for a new president who might end the trade war—because it’s still cheaper than building new factories in the US, as Trump claims will happen under his plan.

#wisconsin #wisconsinnews #trump

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May 2025 15

WI Drag Performer: “It’s Good To Be Seen”

By | LOCAL VIDEO, COMMUNITY, UpNorthNews Staff

“Right now it feels like the world wants to break us and make us feel less than. Being positive is the biggest form of resistance we can give people.”

That’s “queer joy,” as Travis Gorell of western Wisconsin likes to explain it as.

While the state was once a pioneer for LGBTQ+ rights—Wisconsin legalized same sex marriage in 2014, a year before the US Supreme Court did nationally—some progress has stalled with a divided government.

But this session, there’s more diversity in the state’s lawmaking body.

The Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus has more than doubled in size. It’s made up of LGBTQ+ lawmakers who have vowed to never sponsor or support bills or rules that would harm the LGBTQ+ community.

Also, because of fair maps, there’s geographic diversity as well, with representation from all over the state.

🎥/✏️: Salina Heller

#wisconsin #grwm #lgbtq

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