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Baldwin Leads Bill to Support Caregivers and Combat Workforce Shortages

Caregivers are widely underpaid, often living in poverty, leading to chronic shortage in nursing homes and assisted living facilities

Baldwin Introduces Legislation to Extend Great Lakes Protections

Bipartisan bill extends the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and increases funding to protect the Great Lakes

Baldwin Presses Biden Administration to Prioritize American Workers, Businesses in Review of Vietnam’s Nonmarket Economy Status

Changing Vietnam’s nonmarket economy status could threaten American workers and manufacturers, bolster China

Senator Baldwin Leads Bill to Expand Affordable Housing, Crack Down on Wealthy Investors Who Buy Local Homes

The Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act would tackle housing crisis by creating millions more homes

Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators in Calling Out Amazon’s Mistreatment of Delivery Drivers

In 2021, nearly 1 in 5 drivers were injured on the job

Baldwin Continues to Push for Federal Funding to Rebuild the Blatnik Bridge

“By replacing the Blatnik Bridge, the project would exemplify the type of critical infrastructure project that was envisioned by Congress.”

Baldwin, Warren Lead Group of 38 Senators in Introducing Resolution Affirming Support for Medication Abortion

Action follows this week’s announcement that the Supreme Court will hear a challenge to medication abortion access

Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Push to Stop Surge in Mexican Steel Imports and Support U.S. Workers

Increase in Mexican steel imports violates agreement and threatens American Steel industry jobs; surge in imports has already contributed to plant closures

Senator Baldwin Introduces Bill to Ensure Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes

Baldwin, Colleagues Statement Regarding Humanitarian Aid to Civilians in Gaza

Baldwin, Colleagues Push Biden Administration to Correct Inflation Reduction Act Guidelines that Undercut U.S. Manufacturers

Senators push to ensure that the steel and iron in solar projects are produced in the United States

Baldwin Leads Call to Expand Access, Lower Cost of Over-the-Counter Birth Control

More than two-thirds of voters across parties support birth control pills being sold over-the-counter

Baldwin, Risch Push FDA to Crack Down on Lab-Grown Imitation Dairy Products

Letter builds on Baldwin's longstanding effort to stand up for farmers and stop the unfair practice of mislabeling non-dairy products using dairy names

Baldwin, Murray, Underwood Lead Bill to Protect Women’s Retirement Security

Women’s financial security lags behind with retirement savings at 83% of male counterparts

Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Corporate Investors That Buy Up Local Homes, Drive Up Housing Prices

Legislation would restrict tax breaks for private equity firms and other large outside investors that buy up thousands of homes in local communities, putting homeownership out of reach for many Wisconsinites

Baldwin, Collins, Pingree Lead Call for PFAS Funding in 2023 Farm Bill

Bipartisan group calls for Farm Bill to include Baldwin-led Healthy H2O Act to help rural communities, farmers struggling with PFAS contamination

Senators Baldwin, Murray Introduce Legislation to Create Reproductive Health Travel Fund

Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act would help women who lack access to abortion care in states like Wisconsin offset the cost of travel-related expenses to get the care they need

Baldwin Backs Legislation to Protect Americans’ Right to Contraception, Safeguard 60 Years of Settled Precedent

Right to Contraception Act comes as Supreme Court threatens to roll back fundamental rights in the wake of Dobbs decision

Baldwin, Ernst Lead Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Mental Health Resources for Farmers, Rural Communities

Farmers' suicide rate is three and a half times higher than the general population

Baldwin Helps Introduce Legislative Package to End America’s Maternal Health Crisis

The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act includes 13 bills to address the maternal health crisis, including Baldwin’s bill to diversify and grow the perinatal workforce

Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Address Teacher Shortages in Low-Income and Communities of Color

On average, teachers are paid 23.5 percent less than college graduates working in nonteaching fields

Baldwin Cosponsors, Votes to Advance Bipartisan Railway Safety Legislation

Legislation will improve freight rail safety, help prevent future train derailment disasters like East Palestine

Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Combat the Child Care Crisis, Support Working Families

Over the last three decades, the cost of child care has increased by 220%

Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Ensure Doctors Can Provide Legal Abortion Care

Baldwin Joins Colleagues, Introduces Bill to Fully Fund High Need Schools, Special Education

Baldwin and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Lower Drug Costs and Hold Big Pharma Accountable for Price Hikes

Baldwin Leads 22 Colleagues in Calling on FDA to End Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy

Baldwin, Braun Lead Bill to Require Transparency for Skyrocketing Drug Prices

Bipartisan FAIR Drug Pricing Act comes as median price of a new drug costs more than $222,000/year

Baldwin, Bipartisan Colleagues Act to Condemn China’s Human Rights Abuses and Support Hong Kong Independence

Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Reintroducing Bipartisan Year-Round E15 Legislation

Legislation will help reduce fuel prices and support Wisconsin’s farmers, producers, and rural communities

Senators Baldwin, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Provide Clean Drinking Water for Rural Americans

Healthy H20 Act would help the 43 million households who rely on groundwater through private wells get tools to test their water and address emerging contaminants like PFAS

Baldwin, Colleagues Press Walgreens, Put National Pharmacies on Notice to Ensure Access to Mifepristone

As confusion brews about legal access to mifepristone—a safe and effective drug approved by FDA 20+ years ago—Senators press top pharmacy chains on plans to ensure strongest possible access for patients

Baldwin, Risch, Collins, Welch Introduce Bipartisan DAIRY PRIDE Act to Combat Mislabeling of Non-Dairy Products

Senators Baldwin, Murphy Lead 32 Colleagues Urging Biden Administration to Limit Availability of Junk Health Care Plans

Junk plans can deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions and don’t have to cover essential services like maternity care, prescription drugs, substance use disorder treatment and emergency room care

Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Provide Historic, Permanent Investment in Home Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities

The Better Care Better Jobs Act would expand access to long-term care, enabling older adults, people with disabilities to receive quality care and remain in their communities

Senator Baldwin Reintroduces Legislation to Lower Health Care Costs & Expand Access to Insurance for Millions More Americans

An estimated 8.9 million Americans have lower premiums thanks to enhanced tax credits passed in Inflation Reduction Act & the American Rescue Plan Act

Senator Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Call for Urgent Release of LIHEAP Home Heating Aid

Bipartisan Coalition of 31 Senators Urge Biden Administration to Swiftly Make LIHEAP Funds Available to States

Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President’s Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World

Senator Baldwin Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize Key Program Aimed at Improving Rural Health Care

Senator Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on Russia to Release Brittney Griner From Wrongful Detention

Senator Baldwin Voices Support for FDA’s Proposed “Life-Saving” Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

Senator Baldwin Cosponsors and Supports Passage of Legislation to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Funding

Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Protect Women’s Right to Travel Across State Lines to Seek Abortion Care

Senators Baldwin, Cramer, Colleagues Press Surface Transportation Board on Rail Disruptions, Ease Supply Chain Challenges

Rail disruptions are delaying Wisconsin farmers, manufacturers, and energy producers from getting products to market

Baldwin, Klobuchar Urge Federal Trade Commission to Protect Data Privacy of Women Seeking Reproductive Health Care

Senators express concern over data brokers selling personal location data related to abortion services and other family planning care

Baldwin, Colleagues Push Infant Formula Manufacturers to Address Crisis, Get Formula on Shelves ASAP

Baldwin and colleagues call on infant formula manufacturers to increase production, prevent future supply chain disruption, and get formula to parents

Senator Baldwin Leads Senate Resolution Commemorating Workers’ Memorial Day

Senator Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Group Calling for Expansion of Eating Disorder Treatment for Service Members and Military Families

Senator Baldwin Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Increase Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness

Legislation would ensure Tribal Nations have equal access to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resources to prepare for public health emergencies

Senator Baldwin Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Extend School and Summer Meal Flexibilities to Feed Children

Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Prioritize Fertilizer Production

Increasing domestic production would stabilize the rapidly increasing price of fertilizer

Baldwin Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Urging Administration to Help Unite Ukrainian Children with American Adoptive Families

Senator Baldwin Cosponsors to Legislation to Cap Insulin Prices at $35 Per Month

“We need to lower costs for people and cap the price of insulin at $35 so millions of Americans have the medicine they need at a price they can afford.”

Senator Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Effort to Utilize E15 Fuel, Biofuels to Drive Down Costs for Americans

Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Urging Biden Administration to Help Develop Next Generation COVID-19 Vaccines

Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Senate Colleagues in Letter Urging Biden Administration to Prioritize Renewable Fuel Standard

Bipartisan letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues Baldwin’s advocacy for a stronger Renewable Fuel Standard

Senator Baldwin Calls on FDA to Change Discriminatory Blood Donation Policies to Address National Blood Supply Shortage

The Red Cross declared its first-ever national blood supply shortage this week, posing risk to patients

Senator Baldwin Supports Legislation to Give Every American Lifesaving N95 Masks

More than 50 Democratic Colleagues Sponsor the Masks for All Act in the House and Senate

U.S. Senators Baldwin, Smith, Kaine Press Biden Administration to Ensure Easy Access to COVID-19 Rapid Tests

In a Letter to Department of Health and Human Services, Senators Urge Additional Action to Streamline Access to At-Home Testing

Senator Baldwin Supports Reintroduction of Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Guarantee Tribal Health Authorities Access to the Strategic National Stockpile

Indian Health Service and other tribal health organizations currently lack guaranteed, direct access to federal repository of drugs and medical supplies for emergencies. Legislation would allow the Indian Health Service, tribal health authorities, and urban Indian organizations to access the Strategic National Stockpile and help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators in Calling on President Biden to Strengthen U.S. Leadership on Global Vaccinations, Efforts to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Letter Calling For Job Training Investments in Build Back Better Bill

Senators: “As we work to create a Build Back Better package, we urge you to invest in our workforce at a scale that lives up to the commitment we made to workers and businesses across our nation.”

Baldwin, Brown Lead Colleagues in Urging USTR to Support American PPE Production by Ending Tariff Exclusions for PPE From China

Imposing Duties on PPE from China will Restore Vulnerable Supply Chains, Support American Companies that Retooled Their Production Facilities to Increase Production of Life-Saving Products

Baldwin, Smith Call for Continued Support for Opioid Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction in COVID-19 Recovery Efforts

With Temperatures Forecast to Fall and Energy Costs Projected to Rise, Baldwin Calls for Swift Release of LIHEAP Heating Help

38 Senators urged the Biden Administration to swiftly make LIHEAP funds available to states

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Reintroduces Bipartisan National Scenic Trails Parity Act

This bipartisan legislation will provide Wisconsin scenic trails with improved management and access to additional funding

Baldwin Joins Introduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Letter Urging the Department of Education to Continue to Bolster Federal and State Oversight of Student Loan Servicers

Growing markets offer export opportunities

Baldwin Calls For Rejecting Purdue Pharmacy Bankruptcy Plan

Plan shields Sackler family, gives top company executives $5.4 million in bonuses.

Tammy Baldwin Is All About The Beer

Senator wins attention with Wisconsin beer, not for the first time.

Senator Baldwin Pushes SBA to Speed Up Relief to Struggling Live Event Venues

Senator Baldwin Joins 28 Senators Urging Immediate Ceasefire in Middle East

Baldwin, Risch, Welch, Simpson Stand Up for America’s Dairy Farmers

Bipartisan, bicameral DAIRY PRIDE Act fights back against non-dairy products that are mislabeled as milk, yogurt and cheese

Baldwin, Braun, Smith, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Requiring Transparency In Prescription Drug Price Increases

FAIR Drug Pricing Act takes the first step to address skyrocketing prescription drug costs

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Leads Colleagues to Call on Biden Administration to Fully Fund Community Development Block Grant Program

Baldwin Helps Introduce Bill Raising Minimum Wage to $15

The Raise the Wage Act would boost wages for nearly 32 million Americans

Senate Passes Baldwin’s Bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act

Bipartisan Bill Ensures Great Lakes Will Be Protected for Future Generations

Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Colleagues to Urge Passage of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Robust Funding for State and Local Governments to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines

Public health experts have estimated that a minimum of $8.4 billion is needed for COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts

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) infections

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 the ACA Will Impact Health Coverage for Millions of Americans, Including Those Who Contract COVID-19.

Baldwin Seeks Swift Release of LIHEAP Heating Help

40 U.S. Senators Urge Trump Administration to Make LIHEAP Funds Available to States

Baldwin Calls On Republicans to Stand for Science, Support Bill to Stop Trump Administration’s Political Interference in COVID-19 Response

Democrats introduce legislation to fight political interference in the COVID-19 response following barrage of alarming instances of Trump administration meddling in scientific work

Baldwin Leads Colleagues to Urge Judge to Reject $3.5 Million Bonus for CEO of Bankrupt Purdue Pharma

Executives Involved in Wrongdoing Should Not be Paid Before Families Devastated by the Opioid Company's Actions, Senators Say

Baldwin to FDA: Maintain Public Trust in COVID-19 Vaccine Decisions by Making Reviews Transparent

"Full transparency throughout the review and authorization process is essential to countering real or perceived politicization and building public confidence in any approved vaccine."

Baldwin, Colleagues Call on Postmaster General to Immediately Reverse Operational Changes to the U.S. Postal Service Causing Delays of Critical Medications to Americans

Senators: "We continue to have grave concerns regarding widespread delays in the delivery of critical medications that millions of Americans rely upon every day."

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces New Legislation to Support Millions of Americans Who Have Lost Health Insurance During COVID-19 Pandemic

Over Six Million Workers Have Lost Access to Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance During COVID-19 Pandemic

Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on VA Secretary Wilkie to Provide Coverage for Telehealth Services for America’s Veterans During the Pandemic

Senator Baldwin Calls for Trump Administration to Enforce USMCA Dairy Provisions

"It is imperative that Canada and Mexico deliver upon their agreed upon commitments related to dairy products."

Baldwin, Colleagues Call for Long-Term Relief for 43 Million Student Loan Borrowers Amid Pandemic

Administration’s executive order to extend student loan relief still leaves millions of Americans behind

Baldwin, Colleagues Criticize Trump Administration’s Maneuvers to Manipulate Census & Hamper an Accurate Count

Senators say cutting the Census short undermines a cornerstone of our democracy and could underfund undercounted communities for the next decade & urge Trump Admin to reverse cut

Baldwin Joins Effort to Prevent Pharmaceutical Companies from Price Gouging COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments

Senators’ legislation will ensure taxpayer-funded COVID-19 vaccines and treatments are accessible, affordable, and available to all

Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Senate to Reject Conditioning Federal Funds to Schools on Re-Opening In-Person