Press Releases
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Leads Letter to HHS Calling for Special ACA Enrollment Period
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell, asking the agency to grant individuals who were uninsured in 2014, and subject to the individual responsibility payment, another chance to enroll in 2015 coverage under the Affordable Care Act. "To help ensure a smooth transition this year, we encourage the Administration to create a special enrollment period to allow these uninsured indivi… Continue Reading
02.13.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Calls on U.S. Department of Justice to Conduct Criminal Investigation into Tomah VA
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has sent a letter to U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder requesting that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launch an immediate investigation into allegations of criminal wrongdoing at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Tomah, Wisconsin. "I am writing to request that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launch an immediate investigation into allegations of criminal wrongdoing at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center in T… Continue Reading
02.13.15
Baldwin, Kaine and Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Career Readiness in Schools
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH), co-chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, introduced the Career Ready Act of 2015, legislation that would help ensure students are college and career-ready by strengthening school counseling programs and encouraging states to keep track of career readiness factors implemented in school districts. The Career Ready Act of 2015 amends the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act (… Continue Reading
02.12.15
Senators Baldwin, Stabenow and Kirk Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect and Restore the Great Lakes
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Mark Kirk (R-IL), members of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, today led a group of Great Lakes senators in introducing bipartisan legislation to authorize a comprehensive approach to clean up and restore the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act (GLEEPA) would help communities combat invasive species, speed cleanup of contaminated sediments from old industrial sites, protect fragile… Continue Reading
02.11.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on Administration's Proposed AUMF
"Over two months ago, in December, I called on President Obama to submit for Congressional consideration a proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) specific to the war against ISIL. This debate is long overdue, and I'm pleased the President has taken this step; however, I believe Congress must ask tough questions and work together to improve the President's proposal. I'm concerned that the vague language of the Administration's draft proposal may leave the door open to putti… Continue Reading
02.11.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Raises Concerns about VA Mismanagement and the Veterans Health Administration’s Lack of Oversight of Individual VA Facilities
At Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Baldwin highlights problems at Tomah VA as clear example of how systemic failure of VA management and oversight harms patient care U.S. Comptroller General cites "lack of compliance with existing policies" and "inadequate oversight and accountability" Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) attended a hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and highlighted problems at the Tomah VA… Continue Reading
02.11.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on Oak Creek Officers Receiving Medal of Valor
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after two Oak Creek, Wisconsin officers were presented the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor in a ceremony earlier today. Retired Lieutenant Brian Murphy and Officer Savan "Sam" Lenda of the Oak Creek Police Department were honored by Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder for their courage during the deadly Sikh Gurdwara shooting in August 2012. Baldwin is scheduled to meet with Lieutenan… Continue Reading
02.11.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces Bill to Increase Student Achievement through Technology Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today introduced legislation to help schools, districts, and states transform learning systems by utilizing innovative technology. The Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Act would support educators in using technology to increase college and career readiness, help school districts build a technology infrastructure to ensure schools take full advantage of… Continue Reading
02.11.15
Baldwin, Alexander Introduce Supercomputing Legislation to Make U.S. Safer and More Competitive
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) today introduced bipartisan legislation that would jumpstart research into exascale supercomputing that they said is "critical to U.S. competitiveness and national security." The ExaSCALE Computing Leadership Act of 2015 would create research partnerships between universities and the U.S. Department of Energy's national labs to develop and build two exascale supercomputers, with the goal of having a computer system… Continue Reading
02.10.15
Senators Baldwin and Portman Lead Bipartisan Effort to Improve Foster Care Services for America’s Most Vulnerable Youth
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) have introduced bipartisan legislation to improve foster care services for thousands of America's most vulnerable youth. The Family-Based Foster Care Services Act increases access to quality care by clarifying Medicaid policy that directly affects foster children with special behavioral health needs and/or medical disabilities, as well as vulnerable children living with kinship and biological caregivers. "The Family-Ba… Continue Reading
02.10.15
Baldwin, Women Senators Urge Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing on Sex Trafficking
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined all the women senators in urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing on sex trafficking in the United States. The senators wrote: "Human trafficking is a $32 billion criminal enterprise, making it the second largest criminal industry in the world behind the drug trade. According to the Department of Justice, 83 percent of sex trafficking victims in the United States are American citizens." They added: "A hearing would pro… Continue Reading
02.10.15
Senator Baldwin Applauds President’s Budget Proposal for Including Support for Wisconsin’s Timber Economy
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees, applauded the inclusion of a fix for the broken wildfire suppression funding system and support for Wisconsin's timber and paper industry in President Obama's Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal. "Our forests and the timber industry in northern and central Wisconsin are facing a number of challenges that need to be addressed," said Baldwin. "I applaud the President for including this effort to… Continue Reading
02.10.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Applauds $1 Million in USDA Grants to Train Beginning Wisconsin Farmers
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin applauded the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement of a combined $1 million in grants to two Wisconsin organizations that implement programs to train beginning farmers, the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship in Seymour and Growing Power in Milwaukee. "Our strong agricultural tradition is a driver of economic growth and these grants are an opportunity to boost our agriculture economy by ensuring the next generation of farmers can get their sta… Continue Reading
02.06.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Joins Efforts to Establish Health Care Equity for Military Women, Dependents
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to re-introduce legislation, the Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015, which would update current Department of Defense's (DoD) policy on contraceptive coverage and family planning counseling. The bill would bring health care provided by the military in line with current law for civili… Continue Reading
02.05.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Effort to Grow America’s Craft Beer Industry
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has joined a bipartisan effort in the United States Senate, led by Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Susan Collins (R-ME), to reintroduce S. 375, The Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act or Small BREW Act that will stimulate regional economies nationwide with a reduction in the excise tax on each barrel of beer brewed by small brewers. The bill also changes the threshold definition of a small brewer to better reflect modern pr… Continue Reading
02.04.15
VIDEO: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Reiterates Call for Clean Homeland Security Funding Bill
WATCH video of Baldwin's hearing remarks here. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) attended a hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee entitled, "Deferred Action on Immigration: Implications and Unanswered Questions." At the hearing, Baldwin acknowledged that the deferred action programs are an important first step in trying to address part of our broken immigration system, but questioned the intentions of the hearing as Senate Republicans try … Continue Reading
02.04.15
Baldwin, Ribble Secure $2 Million Payment from Army Corps of Engineers to Wisconsin
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Representative Reid Ribble (R-WI08) released the following statements after the United States Army Corps of Engineers included the $2 million it owes to the State of Wisconsin for the Fox River Lock in its Fiscal Year 2015 Work Plan unveiled this week. "I'm pleased the Army Corps of Engineers will be making good on its debt to the taxpayers of Wisconsin. I thank Congressman Ribble for his bipartisan partnership in seeing this throug… Continue Reading
02.03.15
VIDEO: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Calls for Clean Homeland Security Funding Bill
WATCH video of Baldwin's remarks here. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Homeland Security Committees, spoke on the Senate floor today urging her colleagues to take up and pass the clean Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations funding bill (S. 272) that Appropriations Vice Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced last week. Today, Senate Republicans attempted to pass a DHS appropria… Continue Reading
02.03.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on Clay Hunt SAV Act
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act by a vote of 99-0. Baldwin is a cosponsor of the legislation, which now heads to President Obama's desk for signature. "With an estimated 22 veterans committing suicide each day, the Clay Hunt SAV Act is a step in the rig… Continue Reading
02.02.15
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Calls for Increased Funding for Harbor Maintenance, Great Lakes Navigation Projects
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, member of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to direct additional funding to Great Lakes navigation projects. In a bipartisan letter to Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and Lt. General Thomas Bostick, Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers, Senator Baldwin, along with 10 Senate colleagues, called for additional resources to address the backlog of dredging and maintenance … Continue Reading
