Press Releases
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Applauds Federal Oil Train Safety Recommendations
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today applauded the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for issuing urgent recommendations to remove the most dangerous tank cars from crude oil service. The NTSB recommendations call for an aggressive schedule to replace or retrofit the current rail car fleet with better protection against fires. Senator Baldwin has introduced legislation that also calls for an aggressive schedule to immediately halt the use of older-model tank cars and add… Continue Reading
04.08.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Continues Fight for Wisconsin Shipyards
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin continued her advocacy for Wisconsin's small shipyards with a bipartisan call for funding of the Small Shipyard Grant Program. In a letter joined by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to U.S. Senate appropriators, Senator Baldwin urged for funding for the grant program that helps small shipyards increase efficiency and capacity for shipping products made in America. "This important program helps to modernize America's small shipyards and repair facilities,… Continue Reading
04.07.15
Senators Baldwin and Markey Lead Group of Senators to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Edward Markey (D-MA) led a group of 16 Senators in a letter urging for increased funding for critical prescription drug abuse prevention, treatment and research programs at the Department of Health and Human Services. In the letter to U.S. Senate appropriators, the senators request the nation's response to the prescription opioid and heroin-related abuse and overdose epidemic to be strengthened through additional funding in fiscal year (F… Continue Reading
03.31.15
Wausau: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Tours Northcentral Technical College and Bull Falls Brewery
WAUSAU, WI - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today toured Northcentral Technical College and Bull Falls Brewery in Wausau. At Northcentral Technical College, Senator Baldwin met with faculty and students to tour the campus and discuss their manufacturing programs. Senator Baldwin highlighted her efforts to make higher education more affordable and help advance Wisconsin's technical colleges. Senator Baldwin has supported action to tackle the national student debt crisis and signed on as an original… Continue Reading
03.31.15
La Crosse: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Tours Western Technical College and Pearl Street Brewery
LA CROSSE, WI - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today toured Western Technical College and Pearl Street Brewery in La Crosse. At Western Technical College, Senator Baldwin met with faculty and students for a roundtable and tour of the campus. Senator Baldwin toured the construction site of the new Integrated Technology Center and attended a public career fair. Throughout the visit, Senator Baldwin discussed the school's manufacturing programs, as well as her efforts to make higher education more aff… Continue Reading
03.30.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Attends Joint Field Hearing on Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center
TOMAH - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today attended the joint field hearing on the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The field hearing, "Tomah VAMC: Examining Quality, Access, and a Culture of Overreliance on High-Risk Medications," was held by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senator Baldwin and fellow members of Congress heard from families of veterans treated at the medical center and others with insight into … Continue Reading
03.26.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Continues Efforts to Make College More Affordable
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today introduced an amendment to the Senate budget resolution that would make two years of community college free for high-achieving students throughout the country. The cost of the program is offset by implementing the 'Buffett Rule', which ensures that millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share in taxes. In January, Baldwin introduced legislation to establish the 'Buffett Rule,' the Paying a Fair Share Act. "Making technical and community … Continue Reading
03.25.15
Baldwin, Cantwell, Murray, and Feinstein Introduce Oil Train Safety Legislation
Bill would set new standards for crude volatility, take unsafe tank cars off the tracks, and increase fines for violations Baldwin and Cantwell hold Capitol Hill press conference unveiling legislation (AUDIO, VIDEO) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced legislation that would set strong new safety standards for trains hauling volatile crude oil, to better protect American communities alo… Continue Reading
03.24.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces Bill to Help Businesses Move Made In Wisconsin Goods to Market
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today 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 buildin… Continue Reading
03.23.15
Baldwin, 20 Other Senators Call for Crude-by-Rail Safety Investments
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined a letter with 20 other Senators calling on the Senate Appropriations Committee to support robust investment for a Safe Transportation of Energy Products program to address increasing safety concerns related to the transportation of Bakken crude and other energy products. The Senators also called for increased funding for crude-by-rail safety efforts conducted by agencies such as the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Pipeline and Ha… Continue Reading
03.23.15
Baldwin and Senate Democrats Mark Affordable Care Act Anniversary, Decry Efforts to Roll Back Progress
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) marked the fifth anniversary of the day President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. At a time when the law's successes are undeniable, Republicans are pushing radical budget proposals that would: Invalidate health coverage for over 11 million Americans who signed up th… Continue Reading
03.20.15
Baldwin Stands Up for Wisconsin Brewers with the Fair BEER Act
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced the Fair Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2015 (Fair BEER Act) to comprehensively reform the federal beer tax imposed on brewers and help boost Wisconsin's breweries. The Fair BEER Act will promote further growth in the industry and encourage continued investment and job creation through broad excise tax reforms. "Our breweries are vital to our state's Made In Wisconsin economy and our heritage," said Senator Baldwin. "Wisconsin … Continue Reading
03.19.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Calls on Congress to Act on Children’s Health Insurance
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today urged her congressional colleagues to pass legislation that would extend the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) until 2019, preserving effective, low-cost health insurance for thousands of Wisconsin children. Without Congressional action, CHIP will expire in September and up to 74,569 Wisconsin children could be at risk of losing coverage and middle class families could be forced to pay hundreds of more dollars for health care coverage.… Continue Reading
03.19.15
Baldwin Supports Action to Tackle Student Debt Crisis
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin signed on as an original cosponsor of the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, introduced by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). The legislation would allow those with outstanding student loan debt to refinance at the interest rates that were approved last year for new borrowers. A previous version of the bill was voted on in the 113th Congress, and every Senate Democrat and three Senate Republicans voted to move the bill forward, falli… Continue Reading
03.18.15
Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Effort to Designate “Manufacturing Universities”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) to introduce bipartisan legislation to help schools strengthen their engineering programs and meet the growing demands of 21st century manufacturing. The bill would designate 25 universities as "Manufacturing Universities" and provide incentives to better align educational offerings with the needs of modern manufacturers. The in… Continue Reading
03.18.15
Baldwin, Murray, Pocan Introduce Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act to Combat Bullying and Harassment at Colleges and Universities
Legislation would work to reduce the bullying and harassment epidemic at colleges across America LGBT youth are twice as likely to be harassed as their peers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Patty Murray (D-WA), along with Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI), reintroduced legislation aimed at reducing dangerous bullying and harassment that affects one in five students at colleges and universities across the country. The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassme… Continue Reading
03.17.15
Baldwin, Murray, Kind Introduce Bill to Ensure All Same-Sex Spouses Have Access to Benefits They Have Earned
(Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Patty Murray (D-WA), along with Representative Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced the Social Security and Marriage Equality (SAME) Act of 2015 to ensure all same-sex spouses receive equal treatment under the Social Security Act when applying for Social Security benefits, regardless of where they live. Eligibility for spousal benefits provided under the Social Security Act is determined by a place of residence standard. This standard has … Continue Reading
03.12.15
Baldwin, Merkley Introduce Trade Legislation to Level the Playing Field for American Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced legislation that would crack down on unfair trade practices, level the playing field for American manufacturing companies, and help create middle class jobs. The Level the Playing Field in Global Trade Act would ensure that when other countries undercut American manufacturers by selling products produced under conditions where workers are paid sub-standard wages, or where workplace safety practices … Continue Reading
03.12.15
Support Grows for Baldwin’s Bipartisan Medicare Data Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, 37 organizations representing patients, providers, insurers, employers and researchers called on Congress to quickly pass U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin's (D-WI) Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act, which would increase the transparency of healthcare costs in Medicare-helping doctors, health systems, private insurers and research institutions provide more efficient, higher quality healthcare and better patient outcomes. Baldwin introduced the legislation with South Dak… Continue Reading
03.10.15
Baldwin Statement on Initial Findings from Tomah VA Prescription Clinical Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement regarding the release of findings from phase one of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) investigation at the Tomah VA Medical Center. "These initial findings substantiate the troubling concerns my office has heard from current and former employees and patients at the Tomah VA. As the investigation builds on this troubling evidence and moves forward, it is critical that it be conducted in a detailed, … Continue Reading
