Press Releases
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces New Legislation to Support Millions of Americans Who Have Lost Health Insurance During COVID-19 Pandemic
Over Six Million Workers Have Lost Access to Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance During COVID-19 Pandemic Baldwin's Legislation Supports Outreach and Enrollment Assistance to Help Americans Find Health Insurance WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is introducing new legislation to help the more than six million American workers who have lost health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic. As more Americans become uninsured due to job losses this year than ever before in … Continue Reading
09.09.20
Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Push for Answers on Administration’s Implementation of the Payroll Tax Deferral for Federal Employees, Service Members
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a bipartisan group of her colleagues, led by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to make the payroll tax deferral outlined by President Trump last month optional for federal employees and service members. In their letter, the Senators also push for answers on how the administration plans to implement this deferral. "We urge you to let federal … Continue Reading
09.09.20
Baldwin Presses Postmaster General DeJoy on Delivery Delays that Harm Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is pressing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on how recent United States Postal Service (USPS) delays have harmed small businesses. USPS is the "carrier of choice" for small businesses that have fewer than 10 employees, which are among the most vulnerable small businesses. According to a 2019 report, 70% of these vulnerable businesses regularly rely on the Postal Service, the majority of which use the service more frequently than other carriers… Continue Reading
09.09.20
Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on VA Secretary Wilkie to Provide Coverage for Telehealth Services for America’s Veterans During the Pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin led a bipartisan group of senators to call on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie to provide coverage of comprehensive telehealth services, including voice communication, for beneficiaries of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA). Currently, federal regulations do not allow CHAMPVA to cover health care services that are delivered through audio-only conferencing, telephone call… Continue Reading
09.08.20
Senator Baldwin Supports Bipartisan Relief Bill for Wisconsin’s Independent Live Music Venues During Pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) cosponsored the bipartisan Save Our Stages Act to provide Small Business Administration (SBA) grants for independent live music venue operators affected by COVID-19. These grants would provide six months of financial support to keep venues afloat, pay employees, and preserve a critical economic sector for communities across America. "Wisconsin is home to the World's Largest Music Festival and many exceptional theaters, concert venues, perform… Continue Reading
09.08.20
Senator Baldwin Supports Bipartisan Legislation to Help Small Businesses in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a growing list of her Senate colleagues in supporting the bipartisan Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards a Recovery in Twenty-twenty (RESTART) Act to provide a lifeline for the hardest-hit small businesses. "Wisconsin small businesses and their workers are hurting and need help to survive this economic crisis," said Senator Baldwin. "President Trump let the Paycheck Protection Program expire, leaving many small businesses without … Continue Reading
09.07.20
Senator Baldwin Calls for Trump Administration to Enforce USMCA Dairy Provisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a bipartisan group of Senators are calling on the Trump administration to enforce United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dairy provisions. "We ask that you use USMCA's enforcement measures, as appropriate, to hold our trading partners accountable to their trade commitments. It is imperative that Canada and Mexico deliver upon their agreed upon commitments related to dairy products," Baldwin and a bipartisan group of Senators wrote … Continue Reading
09.01.20
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Supports Bipartisan Legislation to Help Struggling Restaurants in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) cosponsored the bipartisan Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act to establish a $120 billion revitalization fund to help independent restaurants deal with the long-term structural challenges facing the industry because of COVID-19 and support the reemployment of 11 million workers. "Local restaurants and workers across Wisconsin need our support now to survive this economic cr… Continue Reading
09.01.20
Baldwin, Colleagues Call for Immediate HELP Committee Hearing with CDC & FDA Heads to Investigate Trump Administration's Politicization of COVID-19 Response
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and other members of the Committee sent a letter to HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) requesting that the Committee hold an immediate hearing with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield addressing the Trump adminis… Continue Reading
09.01.20
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on President Trump’s Visit to Kenosha
MADISON, WI - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today released the following statement: "This President has not provided leadership that unites people and he has a bad habit of being divisive, which is not what the Kenosha community and Wisconsin wants or needs. I want President Trump to do what Jacob Blake's mother, Julia Jackson, has asked every American to do - examine your heart." Senator Baldwin also called for President Trump to end his opposition to taking action on the George Floyd Justice in… Continue Reading
08.28.20
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Calls Out Trump Administration’s Constant, Dangerous Political Interference in COVID-19 Response
Over the past week, President Trump has undermined FDA with conspiracy theories, and officials reportedly pressured CDC to change testing guidelines Moves are latest in long pattern of steps from Trump Administration that have put politics ahead of science and put public health at risk Senate Democrats: "This constant political interference is dangerous and unacceptable." (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined her Democratic Senate colleagues and criticized the Trump… Continue Reading
08.28.20
Baldwin Joins Colleagues To Call On FCC To Bolster Lifeline Program To Keep Students Connected As The School Year Begins
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today joined a group of 24 Senators led by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to call on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to boost its Lifeline program to keep students connected as millions return to school both virtually and in person. Since 1985, the FCC's Lifeline program has made basic internet and telephone service more affordable for low-income Americans and has had bipartisan support. "As millions of American families face u… Continue Reading
08.28.20
Baldwin, Warren, Blunt Rochester, Underwood, & Colleagues Highlight Dangerous New EPA Methane Rule
Letter Highlights How the Dangerous Rollback Increases Maternal Health Risks WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joins her colleagues Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL), on a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler expressing their deep concern with a new rule which would weaken the EPA's ability to limit dangerous methane pollution from the oil and gas sector. The lett… Continue Reading
08.26.20
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on Kenosha Violence
MADISON, WI - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today released the following statement: "The vandalism, armed militia, gun violence and fatal shootings in Kenosha are not advancing the cause of racial justice in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Elected officials at the state and federal level must answer the call of peaceful protests and take action to bring about the change we need. "I support Governor Evers' approach to providing more National Guard support for local law enforcement … Continue Reading
08.25.20
Baldwin, Senate Democrats’ Climate Committee Releases New Report On Climate Action, Plan to Build Clean Economy for American People
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Special Committee on the Climate Crisis Chair Brian Schatz (D-HI), and every member of the Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, released a comprehensive report on the climate crisis titled "The Case for Climate Action: Building a Clean Economy for the American People." The new report - which comes after dozens of hearings, meetings, and input from experts, labor unions, agricultur… Continue Reading
08.25.20
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Calls on Postmaster General to Reverse Harmful Changes that Have Caused Mail Delivery Delays in Wisconsin
USPS Employees Report Mail Sorting Machines Disconnected in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Madison, Rothschild Baldwin: "Millions of Wisconsinites - among them veterans, seniors, small business owners, rural communities, and voters - depend on USPS" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today called on Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Postal Service, to immediately reverse the operational changes and directives that have caused the delays in mail delivery… Continue Reading
08.24.20
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on the Officer-Involved Shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha on Sunday
MADISON, WI - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today released the following statement on the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha on Sunday night: "The video from Kenosha of a Black man being shot is terrifying to watch and we need a full and independent investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Justice to get all the facts about this police shooting. As we pray for Jacob Blake to live, let peaceful protests lead the way to the answers we seek, and justice."… Continue Reading
08.21.20
Baldwin, Senators to DeJoy: USPS Operational Changes Disproportionately Harm Deployed Servicemembers
USPS is the only mail service that can deliver to our military overseas "Making absentee voting more difficult disenfranchises the very Americans who serve and sacrifice on the front lines in defense of our right to vote." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues, led by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), in raising concerns with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over the heightened impact of harmful United States Postal Service (USPS) policy and operational c… Continue Reading
08.21.20
Following Alarming Reports on COVID-19 Risks from Vaping/Smoking, Baldwin and Colleagues Call for Action from Trump Administration
The Senators' letter cites a recent Stanford University study that reports that young people who used both conventional and e-cigarettes were almost seven times as likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 "The potential for these risks is especially troubling given students may soon be around each other more frequently in many communities, as schools and colleges reopen for in-person learning." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Edu… Continue Reading
08.18.20
Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Coronavirus Language Access Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues to introduce the Coronavirus Language Access Act, which expands access to coronavirus-related resources by increasing language access services and supporting culturally appropriate COVID-19 response programs to help older Americans, those who have limited English proficiency (LEP), and people with disabilities. "The coronavirus pandemic has exposed and exacerbated many obstacles and disparities in our health care system,… Continue Reading
