Press Releases
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Hosts Roundtable Discussion in Green Bay on the Opioid and Heroin Epidemic
GREEN BAY, WI - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today hosted a roundtable in Green Bay to discuss the opioid and heroin epidemic. Senator Baldwin was joined by State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), as well as local leaders and community members. "Opioid and heroin abuse is an epidemic in Wisconsin that continues to grow at an alarming rate. I am proud to be working to advance legislation that provides a comprehensive approach to address the entire spectrum of addiction, from crisis to reco… Continue Reading
04.20.16
On the Heels of the Flint Water Crisis, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Joins Introduction of “True LEADership Act” to Remove Lead from Pipes and Invest More in America’s Crumbling Water Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and several Senate Democrats in introducing the Testing, Removal and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure and Pipes Act of 2016, or True LEADership Act (S.2821), a comprehensive plan that recommits the federal government to a critical role in water infrastructure investment, lead remediation and the strong drinking water pro… Continue Reading
04.20.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on Bipartisan Energy Reforms
Reform includes legislation authored by Senator Baldwin Wisconsin energy leaders praise Baldwin's bipartisan provisions included in bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement on the bipartisan Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016, which cleared the Senate today by a vote of 85-12. The comprehensive legislation addresses issues of energy efficiency, infrastructure, supply, accountability, and land conservation. The reform package includes multiple pro… Continue Reading
04.18.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Encourages States to Expand Medicaid with New Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined several of her colleagues in introducing a new reform to ensure that states that choose to expand eligibility for Medicaid after 2014 may access the same level of federal matching funds as states that expanded earlier under the terms of the Affordable Care Act. The States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act of 2016 was introduced by Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Jon Tester (D-MT), Tammy Bald… Continue Reading
04.18.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Stands Up for Workers and Retirees, Demands Treasury Department Reject Deep Pension Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has called on the U.S. Treasury Department to reject the proposed cuts to the Central States Pension Fund. If the Treasury Department approves the Central States application to reduce benefits, 25,000 Wisconsinites will face deep cuts in the pensions they have earned over a lifetime of work. "I believe that hardworking people who build their future should never have to doubt their retirement security," said Senator Baldwin. "I have heard the stories… Continue Reading
04.15.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Opening Statement at Senate Field Hearing in Pewaukee on Heroin and Opioid Epidemic
PEWAUKEE, WI - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin's opening remarks as prepared for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Pewaukee, Wisconsin on the heroin and opioid epidemic are below: Thank you, Chairman Johnson, and thank you to all of the witnesses for being here today. Each of you are on the front lines of Wisconsin's heroin and opioid abuse crisis. For many, this issue has directly touched your family - so I look forward to hearing from you on how we ca… Continue Reading
04.13.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Supports IRS Reform Legislation to Simplify Filing for Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - United States Senator Tammy Baldwin has cosponsored legislation introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to simplify and decrease the costs of the tax filing process for millions of American taxpayers. This year, taxpayers will spend an average of 13 hours preparing and filing their returns, and will pay $200 for tax preparation services - a cost equal to almost 10 percent of the average federal tax refund. "American taxpayers are forced to spend too much time and mon… Continue Reading
04.12.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Requests Judiciary Committee Action on Nation’s Longest Standing Federal Court Vacancy
Calls on Chairman Grassley to advance nomination of Donald Schott to 7th Circuit Court at next Judiciary Committee hearing Nominee earned bipartisan, majority support from Wisconsin Judicial Commission and support from both Wisconsin Senators WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Charmain Charles Grassley (R-IA) requesting that he advance Donald Schott's nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at the Ju… Continue Reading
04.12.16
Advocates from Across Wisconsin Join Senator Baldwin in Calling on Governor Walker to Immediately Restore Food Assistance to Thousands of Wisconsinites
Recent reports show poverty in Wisconsin has reached alarming levels More than 25 groups in Wisconsin call for action WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a broad coalition of advocates, hunger relief providers, and religious and fraternal organizations sent a letter to Governor Scott Walker calling for him immediately restore food assistance to thousands of Wisconsinites. Last month, Senator Baldwin and U.S. Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI 3), Gwen Moore (D-WI 4) and Mark Pocan (D-WI 2) sent a letter to… Continue Reading
04.11.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Make Naloxone Rescue Kits More Affordable and Accessible for Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation today to make naloxone rescue kits more affordable and accessible to our nation's veterans. As a PBS Frontline report recently highlighted, America's veterans face greater risk amid the nation's opioid crisis. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system, veterans are more likely to die from accidental opioid overdoses than non-veterans. And, in 2014, more than 55,0… Continue Reading
04.08.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Meets with Students and Recent Graduates at UW-Eau Claire to Discuss New College Affordability Reform Legislation
EAU CLAIRE, WI - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin met with students and recent graduates at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire to discuss the student loan debt crisis and reform legislation she has introduced to make college more affordable. Last month, Senator Baldwin officially introduced the In The Red Act, a major reform to address college affordability and put America on a path toward debt-free college. "Higher education should be a path to prosperity, not a path into suffocating debt. Bu… Continue Reading
04.07.16
Following Push from Senator Baldwin and Senate Democrats, Full Senate Passes Vital Amendment to FAA Reauthorization Bill to Strengthen Security at U.S. Airports
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senate Democrats secured an amendment to the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Reauthorization bill to strengthen U.S. airport security, especially in non-secure "soft" target areas at airports like check-in and baggage claim areas. The amendment pushed and supported by Senator Baldwin, a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was endorsed by the Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson. It comes after the recent wave of terror attacks in … Continue Reading
04.06.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Champions Reform to Improve Palliative and Hospice Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced a bipartisan reform to grow, improve and sustain the palliative care and hospice workforce to keep pace with patient need and help improve the well-being of Americans with life-threatening illnesses and their families. "I'm proud to lead the introduction of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act to help grow and sustain our healthcare workforce to safeguard and improve the quality of care for the growing number of pati… Continue Reading
04.04.16
Bipartisan Reform Cosponsored by Senator Baldwin Passes Senate
Washington, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin passed the U.S. Senate today. Last year, Senator Baldwin joined Senate Judiciary Committee members Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Thom Tillis (R-NC) in introducing the Defend Trade Secrets Act. The bipartisan reform will help combat the loss of hundreds of billions of dollars each year in the United States to the theft of corporate trade secrets. The Defend Trade S… Continue Reading
03.29.16
COLUMN: Brokaw Act stands up to Wall Street raiders
This column orginally appeared in the Wausau Daily Herald, Appleton Post Crescent, Stevens Point Journal, and Fond du Lac Reporter on March 29, 2016. By U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin About a year before I was elected to the United States Senate in 2012, Wisconsin workers who helped build a paper company had their lives turned upside down. A wolf pack of hedge funds seized control of the legendary Wausau Paper company, expelled the company's executives and demanded short-term returns and stock b… Continue Reading
03.29.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Meets with Students at UW-Madison to Discuss New College Affordability Reform Legislation
MADISON, WI - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin met with students and graduates at University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss the student loan debt crisis and reform legislation she has introduced to make college more affordable. Earlier this month, Senator Baldwin officially introduced the In The Red Act, a major reform to address college affordability and put America on a path toward debt-free college. "Higher education should be a path to prosperity, not a path into suffocating debt. But unf… Continue Reading
03.28.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Meets with Students at UWM to Discuss New College Affordability Reform Legislation
MILWAUKEE, WI - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin met with students and graduates at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to discuss the student loan debt crisis and reform legislation she has introduced to make college more affordable. Earlier this month, Senator Baldwin officially introduced the In The Red Act, a major reform to address college affordability and put America on a path toward debt-free college. "Higher education should be a path to prosperity, not a path into suffocating debt. But… Continue Reading
03.22.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and U.S. Representatives Ron Kind, Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan Call on Governor Walker to Immediately Restore Food Assistance to Thousands of Wisconsinites
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI 3), Gwen Moore (D-WI 4) and Mark Pocan (D-WI 2) sent a letter to Governor Scott Walker calling on him to immediately restore food assistance to thousands of Wisconsinites by requesting and reinstating the federal waiver for 20 counties and 10 cities with high unemployment rates. Recent reports have concluded that poverty in Wisconsin has reached alarming levels and the highest rates in years in many par… Continue Reading
03.21.16
COLUMN: Let's reward hard work, not wealth
This column orginally appeared in the La Crosse Tribune on March 21, 2016. By U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin For 40 years, economic policies have rewarded large corporations and the wealthiest with the promise that their gains would "trickle down" to everyone else. It hasn't worked. Instead, we have faced sluggish growth and economic insecurity for more and more Americans. Today, we have a tax code that has been rigged by powerful interests to benefit corporations, millionaires and billionaires.… Continue Reading
03.17.16
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Supports Action on Bipartisan Legislation to Address Mental Health and the National Opioid Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, supported a legislative package to address mental health and opioid addiction that unanimously passed through the committee this week. "I'm proud to support this bipartisan action to move us forward in the fight to address our nation's substance use and opioid addiction crisis," said Senator Baldwin. "This is a multifaceted problem that needs a comprehensive approach to… Continue Reading
