Press Releases
Wisconsin Senators Recommend U.S. Attorney Candidates to White House for Wisconsin’s Western District
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson announced Monday their agreement to recommend to the White House two Wisconsinites for consideration to fill the open U.S. Attorney position for the Western District of Wisconsin. The candidates, Scott Chester Blader and Gerald Roger Fox, were among those recommended by a bipartisan Federal Nominating Commission established by the Wisconsin senators to advance federal nominations, including vacant federal judgeships and U.S. Attorne… Continue Reading
06.10.17
Senator Baldwin to Vice President Pence: Why Do You Want Washington to Make Wisconsin Families Pay More for Less Care?
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today called on Vice President Mike Pence to listen to Wisconsinites who would be forced to pay more for less care with the House-passed health care repeal legislation. Vice President Pence is visiting Milwaukee on Saturday to promote the partisan legislation with Governor Walker. "Working families in Wisconsin, who are already struggling to make ends meet, will be especially hard hit by this partisan legislation. Vice President Pence needs to expla… Continue Reading
06.09.17
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Fights to Protect LGBT Americans from Housing Discrimination
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) in introducing the Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017, a bill that would add gender identity and sexual orientation to the classes protected from discrimination under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), to ensure equal housing opportunities for all Americans. U.S. Representative Scott Taylor (R-VA) introduced the original House version of this bill in early March of this year. The FHA only prohibits housing discrimi… Continue Reading
06.08.17
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces Legislation to Protect Rights of Disabled Airplane Passengers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today was joined by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Ed Markey (D-MA) to introduce the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act. The legislation would protect the rights of disabled airplane passengers and close service gaps that passengers with disabilities frequently encounter in air travel. Last year over 30,000 airplane passengers, including many disabled veterans, filed disability related compl… Continue Reading
06.08.17
Senators Introduce Legislation to Improve Affordable Care Act, Make Coverage More Affordable for Middle-Class Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) along with Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced legislation to improve the Affordable Care Act by eliminating the cliff that currently blocks many middle-class individuals and families from receiving financial help to purchase insurance through the Marketplace. "It's time to stop the partisan nonsense, take repeal off the table and work … Continue Reading
06.06.17
Bipartisan VA Accountability Reform Backed by Senator Baldwin Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today joined Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jon Tester (D-MT) and fellow cosponsors of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act in applauding the Senate passage of this bipartisan VA reform legislation. The bipartisan legislation, which passed the full Senate today by a voice vote, would reform the VA by better protecting whistleblowers and providing the VA Secretary with stronger… Continue Reading
06.06.17
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Questions Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at Hearing on Education Budget
Senator Baldwin pressed Secretary DeVos on budget cuts to career and technical education and college affordability VIDEO: Watch Senator Baldwin question Secretary DeVos WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today questioned Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the Trump-DeVos education budget. Senator Baldwin, a member of the Senate Appropriations and Education Committees, challenged Secretary DeVos on how the proposed Department of Ed… Continue Reading
06.05.17
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Requests Robust Funding for Job-Training to Help Older Wisconsinites Return to the Workforce
Trump's FY 2018 budget proposes to completely eliminate the critical Senior Community Service Employment Program In 2016, the Wisconsin Senior Employment Program (WISE) received over $10.9 million in SCSEP funding to train 1,125 seniors WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a group of 23 senators, led by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), in calling for robust funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) - the only federal community service and work-based job t… Continue Reading
06.01.17
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on the Paris Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement on the Paris Agreement: "Let there be no doubt, global climate change poses a growing threat to our planet, our country, our Great Lakes and Wisconsin. "Unfortunately, President Trump refuses to believe climate change is occurring, questioning sound science and calling it a 'hoax.' Backing out of the Paris Agreement now and turning our back on the rest of the world after years of strong U.S. leadership is bad for ou… Continue Reading
05.31.17
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Fights Budget Cuts to Rural Development in Wisconsin
President Trump's drastic budget cuts, coupled with plans to eliminate the USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development, would hurt small towns and rural communities USDA program invested over $556 million in rural Wisconsin communities in 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin sent a letter to President Trump expressing strong objections to proposed budget cuts to investments in rural Wisconsin. Last week, President Trump issued a budget proposal calling for drastic cuts … Continue Reading
05.30.17
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Fights to Restore Medicare Program to Help Seniors Eliminated in Trump’s Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Appropriations and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committees, joined a group of 22 senators in demanding strong funding for the critical State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). President Trump's budget proposal would eliminate this Medicare program for seniors and people with disabilities. In Wisconsin, the SHIP program helped 86,000 seniors, people with disabilities, and family caregivers last… Continue Reading
05.26.17
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin to President Trump on Proposed Medicaid Cuts: America's Veterans Deserve Better
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin wrote to President Trump raising grave concerns about his plans to gut Medicaid funding and slash investments in behavioral health research, and the impact on America's veterans. About 35,000 veterans in Wisconsin and nearly two million veterans across the country rely on Medicaid for their health coverage. The American Health Care Act, passed by the House of Representatives, would slash Medicaid by $834 billion and eliminate the Affordable Care Act… Continue Reading
05.26.17
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces Legislation to Help Businesses Move Made In Wisconsin Goods to Market
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced legislation to address challenges faced by Wisconsin businesses when shipping by rail. The Rail Shipper Fairness Act aims to reduce costs and improve service problems faced by a broad coalition of Wisconsin rail shippers, including farmers, manufacturers and utilities. "Our Wisconsin businesses need a quality and responsive railroad system to effectively get their goods to market," said Senator Baldwin. "In order to continue building a … Continue Reading
05.25.17
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Cosponsors Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Assist Family Caregivers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today cosponsored the bipartisan, bicameral Credit For Caring Act, led by Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), which would provide working family caregivers with a nonrefundable tax credit up to $3,000 to assist with out-of-pocket expenses related to caregiving. This bipartisan legislation seeks to aid those balancing full or part-time employment, while also taking on added financial responsibilities as a family caregiver supporting a loved one. This tax cred… Continue Reading
05.25.17
Bipartisan VA Accountability Reform One Step Closer to Senate Passage
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jon Tester (D-MT) and fellow cosponsors of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act in applauding the bipartisan committee passage of this VA reform legislation. The bipartisan legislation, which passed the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs by voice vote, would reform the VA by better protecting whistleblowers and providing the VA Secretar… Continue Reading
05.24.17
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on CBO Score of House-Passed Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives: "Today, the CBO confirmed the House health care bill will make families pay more for less care and increase the number of people who are uninsured. Wisconsin families struggling with health care costs will see average premiums rise next year, older Wisconsinites will pay an age tax and those with pre-existin… Continue Reading
05.19.17
Senators Baldwin and Collins Introduce Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017, bipartisan legislation to support the health and wellbeing of family caregivers. Their bipartisan bill would authorize $15 million per year over the next five years for the Lifespan Respite Care program, which allows full-time caregivers to take a temporary break from their responsibilities caring for aging or disabled loved ones. "Every day, family caregivers… Continue Reading
05.19.17
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Bipartisan Legislation Supporting Maritime Industry Moves Forward
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, introduced the Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act to help address the critical need for trained workers in the maritime industry. The legislation would authorize the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to designate community and technical colleges with maritime training program as centers of excellence and allow the Administration to provide technical assistance and other support to these in… Continue Reading
05.18.17
Support for Small Shipyards and Maritime Communities in Wisconsin, Championed by Senator Baldwin, Passes Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Last week, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, introduced the Small Shipyards and Maritime Communities Act to reauthorize the Small Shipyard Grant Program through 2020. The bipartisan measure passed the Senate Commerce Committee today as a part of the Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for FY2018. The Small Shipyard Grant Program provides assistance to small shipyards to make capital improvements and train workers to re… Continue Reading
05.18.17
Senators Baldwin, Markey, Menendez, Shaheen Call for Increased Federal Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ed Markey (D-MA), Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led a group of 28 senators in calling for increased federal funding to help combat the opioid and illicit drug abuse epidemic. As opioid related fatal overdoses continue to grow across the country, the senators sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee, urging them to include increased funding to combat the epidemic in the FY2018 Congressional budget. "We agre… Continue Reading
