Press Releases
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges FCC to Expand Rural Health Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin this week joined a bipartisan group of 30 U.S. Senators in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase the funding cap for a program aimed at improving the quality of health care available to patients in rural areas. In a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the Senators highlight the need to strengthen the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program to address the shortage of broadband connectivity for rural health care providers. The program ha… Continue Reading
05.17.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on the Nomination of Gina Haspel for CIA Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement after meeting with Gina Haspel today on her nomination for CIA Director: "I have reviewed the record of Gina Haspel's time at the CIA and the classified materials made available to Senators. Today, I had an opportunity to meet with the nominee, and while I appreciate her commitment to public service, I have serious concerns about the role Ms. Haspel played in the CIA's rendition, detention and so-called enhanced inte… Continue Reading
05.16.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and Trump Administration Officials Discuss Need for Baldwin’s Legislation to Stop the Flow of Illicit Fentanyl into America
Baldwin's bipartisan legislation would prevent illegal drugs from entering the country at International Mail Facilities Officials from Customs and Border Protection agreed that Baldwin's legislation could help make it easier to stop illicit drugs at the border WASHINGTON, D.C. - During today's Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin spoke with Trump administration officials on the steps needed to prevent illicit opioids, including methamphetamine, f… Continue Reading
05.15.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Labor Protections for Public Safety Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today introduced legislation that protects collective bargaining rights for police officers, firefighters and EMS personnel. A bipartisan House version of this legislation was introduced earlier this year. "Our police officers, firefighters and EMS workers are on the front lines every day working to keep our residents safe, protect our neighborhoods and create safer comm… Continue Reading
05.15.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Leads Bipartisan Call to Stand Up for American Cheese Producers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is continuing her efforts to protect Wisconsin and American dairy and cheese from European trade initiatives that would require producers to change the names of cheeses they have made for generations. As the U.S., Mexico and Canada finish re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Baldwin and Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) are leading a bipartisan group of Senators to urge U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to ensure Mexico … Continue Reading
05.14.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Health Care for “Atomic Veterans”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, helped introduce a bipartisan measure to support health care benefits for "Atomic Veterans" who were exposed to harmful radiation when they cleaned up nuclear testing sites during the late 1970s. "Our veterans have served and sacrificed for our nation and the freedoms we all cherish. We all have a shared responsibility to do our part to do right by them," said Senator… Continue Reading
05.10.18
Ahead of Trump’s Prescription Drug Pricing Speech, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Presses Trump Administration on Holding Pharmaceutical Companies Accountable for Price Hikes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the eve of the President's speech to roll out his plan to address skyrocketing prescription drug prices, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies, today pressed HHS Secretary Alex Azar to identify specific actions the Trump Administration is taking to bring down the cost of prescription drugs. Senator Baldwin asked Secretary Azar to commit to transparency for prescription drug companies th… Continue Reading
05.10.18
Senators Baldwin, Blumenthal, and Klobuchar Call on NextSource to Lower the Skyrocketing Price of Life-Saving Cancer Drug
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) wrote today to the CEO of NextSource Pharmaceuticals demanding the company take immediate steps to lower the price of a life-saving cancer drug that has skyrocketed by 1,400 percent since the company acquired it in 2013. Lomustine, which is used to treat brain tumors and Hodgkin lymphoma, cost just $50 per capsule when NextSource acquired the drug. By January of this year, each capsule cost $922, p… Continue Reading
05.09.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Helps Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Workers’ Rights
WASHNGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined her Congressional colleagues in introducing bicameral legislation to strengthen workers' rights when organizing to bargain for better wages, benefits and safer working conditions. The Workplace Democracy Act would help level the playing field for workers and reduce the barriers workers face when exercising their right to organize and join a union. "Wisconsin has a… Continue Reading
05.09.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Joins Senate Effort to Force Vote on Net Neutrality
Discharge petition will require vote on resolution to overturn Federal Communications Commission's decision and restore Net Neutrality Rules Baldwin: "Net neutrality is a principle that is at the heart of an accessible and free internet, and I believe we need to protect innovators, entrepreneurs and consumers and keep the internet open for everyone." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a Senate effort to file a discharge petition to force a vote under the Congressional… Continue Reading
05.09.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Questions Scott Pruitt and Carl Icahn on Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver for Icahn’s Refinery
Icahn's CVR Energy Claimed "Economic Hardship" - but Made a Profit of over $200 Million in 2017 DOJ Investigating Icahn for Potential Illegal Actions While Advising President Trump on RFS WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Tina Smith (D-MN), and sent letters to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt and Carl Ica… Continue Reading
05.03.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Presses President Trump to Rein in Offshoring and Bring Back American Call Center Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, joined her colleagues in pressing President Trump to sign an executive order protecting American call center jobs. "Shipping call center jobs overseas is not just an economic problem it is a threat to the security of consumers' personal data," the Senators wrote. "There have been numerous troubling reports of fraud and the theft of sensitive personal information at foreign call centers. The lack of adequat… Continue Reading
04.30.18
Senator Baldwin’s Bipartisan Reforms Pass Senate Health Committee
Prevent the flow of illegal fentanyl and opioids from other countries More resources for growing meth problem in Wisconsin Support for local prevention, treatment and recovery efforts WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, praised the unanimous passage of bipartisan opioid response legislation out of the Committee where it awaits action by the full Senate. The Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 will improv… Continue Reading
04.26.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen CTE Teacher Training and Prepare Students for the Workforce
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, was joined by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH), co-chairs of the Caucus, along with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), to introduce the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act. This bipartisan legislation will create a teacher residency grant program to help address the CTE teacher shortage in schools. "I've heard firsthand from students, businesses and manufact… Continue Reading
04.25.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Helps Introduce Tax Fairness for Workers Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Though the Republican tax bill was sold to the public as a "middle-class miracle," there are a number of provisions that undermine working families and make it harder for Wisconsinites to make ends meet. Among these provisions was the suspension of tax deductions for union dues and other common employee expenses. In response to the GOP tax scheme's deliberate attack on working Americans and union members, Senator Baldwin joined Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) in introducing The Tax F… Continue Reading
04.24.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and Senator Marco Rubio Applaud Congressional Passage of JUST Act
The bipartisan Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act will assist in the return of, or restitution for, assets stolen in the Holocaust Having passed both Houses of Congress, the bipartisan legislation now heads to the President's desk WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) are applauding congressional passage of the Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act (S.447). This bipartisan legislation will improve efforts assisting Holocau… Continue Reading
04.24.18
U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Bill Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Halt the Flow of Illicit Fentanyl into the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today introduced bipartisan legislation to stop the flow of illegal opioids, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other illicit drugs into the country through International Mail Facilities. The Restricting Entrance and Strengthening the Requirements on Import Controls for Trafficking (RESTRICT) Illicit Drugs Act would give the Food and Drug Administration (… Continue Reading
04.24.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces Legislation to Support American Manufacturers and Shipbuilders
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin formally introduced legislation that supports Wisconsin's manufacturing and shipbuilding industries. The Made in America Shipbuilding Act (S. 2731) strengthens Buy American requirements for the federal government's purchase of ships by expanding current law to cover all federal agencies, all classes of ships and substantially more shipboard components, including items made in Wisconsin. Senator Baldwin unveiled the Made in America Shipbuildin… Continue Reading
04.23.18
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Announces Milwaukee Educator as Guest for President of France Macron’s Address to Joint Meeting of Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today announced that Gina Bianchi, principal of The Milwaukee French Immersion School, will be her guest for French President Emmanuel Macron's address to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, April 25. "This is my small way of recognizing all the Wisconsin educators who work hard every day preparing our students for the future and helping to lift them up to their dreams. Through her work, Principal Bianchi has shown a strong commitment to makin… Continue Reading
04.23.18
Baldwin, Stabenow, McCaskill Lead 47 Senators in Calling on Trump Administration to Halt Expansion of Junk Health Insurance Plans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today led a letter signed by 47 Senators calling on the Trump Administration to halt a proposed regulation that would expand the use of short-term health care plans to create junk health insurance plans that would raise premiums for older Americans and harm millions of people living with pre-existing conditions. The Senators expressed their opposition to the proposed rule to expand junk plan… Continue Reading
