Press Releases | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin

11.20.20

Baldwin, Peters & Colleagues Urge GSA Administrator to End Unprecedented Delay & Provide Critical Transition Resources to President-Elect Biden

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and... Continue Reading

11.19.20

Baldwin, Colleagues Request Information on HHS Price Negotiations for COVID-19 Antiviral Drug Remdesivir, Urge the Trump Administration to Ensure Access and Affordability

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van... Continue Reading

11.18.20

Baldwin’s Bipartisan Reform to Improve Internet Access in Rural America Passes Senate Commerce Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Commerce Committee passed the Internet Exchange (IX) Act (S. 1166), legislation authored by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)... Continue Reading

11.18.20

As COVID-19 Cases Continue To Climb, Senator Baldwin and Colleagues Unveil the Protect Our Heroes Act of 2020 to Increase Production of Critical PPE, Address N-95 Mask Shortages Facing Health Care Workers

Bill Authorizes $10 Billion for the Strategic National Stockpile to Purchase Personal Protective Equipment, Including N-95 Masks The Protect Our Heroes Act Of 2020... Continue Reading

11.17.20

Baldwin, Colleagues Call for Trump Administration to Support Nationwide Capacity for Shipping, Handling, and Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines Requiring Ultra-Cold Storage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined 11 of her Senate Democratic colleagues, led by Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), in urging Health and Human Services... Continue Reading

11.13.20

Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Administration to Send Medical Staff to Support States with Rise in Coronavirus Infections

This week hospitalizations due to coronavirus infection peaked in at least 22 states, and 23 states currently have over 1,000 patients hospitalized with coronavirus (COVID-19)... Continue Reading

11.10.20

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin: “We must take stronger action right now to stop the spread of COVID-19.”

VIDEO: “Everyone has a responsibility to do their part, so let’s stand together, confront this deadly pandemic and help save lives.” WASHINGTON, D.C. –... Continue Reading

11.10.20

Baldwin, Whitehouse, Hassan, Warren Lead Colleagues to Call on Trump’s Justice Department to Stop Plans to Make Purdue Pharma a Public Benefit Corporation

“This is not justice for the families that have lost loved ones.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the settlement agreement announced between the Department of... Continue Reading

11.05.20

Senator Baldwin, Representative Steil Call on SBA to Approve Federal Funding For Kenosha Small Businesses to Rebuild Following Unrest

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Representative Bryan Steil (R-WI-01) are calling on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to approve the State... Continue Reading

11.02.20

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Calls on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Provide Answers After Facebook Failed to Promptly Remove Event Calling for Violence in Kenosha

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is urging Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to improve enforcement of Facebook’s community standards and address how their... Continue Reading

10.30.20

Baldwin, Warren, Carper and Warner Form Corporate Governance Working Group to Fundamentally Reform the 21st Century American Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Mark Warner (D-VA) announced the formation of a working... Continue Reading

10.30.20

Baldwin, Shaheen Lead Senate Call to Trump Urging President to Make Women’s Inclusion in Afghan Peace Negotiations a Foreign Policy Priority

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of tomorrow’s 20th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Security Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)... Continue Reading

10.30.20

Baldwin Demands USPS Reverse Directive Banning Postal Police Officers from Safeguarding Our Nation’s Mail and Letter Carriers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is demanding the United States Postal Service immediately reverse a directive that is banning postal police officers from... Continue Reading

10.29.20

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Calls on Verso Corporation to Do Right by Wisconsin Rapids Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is sending a letter to the Verso Corporation Board of Directors to call on them to honor their commitments to their... Continue Reading

10.29.20

Following Senator Baldwin’s Request, U.S. Navy Will Name A New Submarine the “U.S.S. WISCONSIN”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is applauding a U.S. Navy decision to name the next Columbia class submarine the “U.S.S. Wisconsin.” “What a... Continue Reading

10.27.20

Senator Baldwin Calls for Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Decrease COVID-19 Relief Available to Wisconsin Dairy Farmers

After USDA changed their pandemic relief program to exclude dairy losses related to meat production, 15 Senators urge the Department to reverse course WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S.... Continue Reading

10.26.20

Baldwin, Democratic Lawmakers to Senate and House Leadership: We Must Take Bold and Comprehensive Action to Prevent the Next Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), joined 137 Senate and House... Continue Reading

10.26.20

Baldwin, Senate Democratic Leadership Request VP Pence Abandon Reckless Plan to Preside Over Senate After Multiple COVID-19 Exposures

Plan Will Put Senators, Staff, And Capitol Hill Workforce At Risk For Absolutely No Benefit – VP’s Presence Is Entirely Ceremonial And Non-Essential Despite... Continue Reading

10.22.20

Senator Baldwin to Attorney General William Barr: Stop Efforts to Gut the Affordable Care Act in Court

As Supreme Court ACA Hearing Approaches and Republicans Ram Through a Supreme Court Nominee in an Illegitimate Process, Democratic Lawmakers Highlight How Overturning... Continue Reading

10.22.20

Baldwin, Colleagues to SEC: Withdraw Proposal that Undermines Transparency

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on a letter to the Securities... Continue Reading