In addition, the oil royalties the Federal Government does not collect from big oil will starve the Land and Water Conservation Fund of critical financial resources.

Kind is the Democratic Chief Deputy Whip and co-founder of both the Upper Mississippi River Congressional Caucus and the Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus and co-vice-chair of the New Democrat Coalition. Early life education and career
Kind was born and raised in La Crosse. There was also a push to draft Kind to run for governor in 2012 against Scott Walker.

S. Representative for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district.