Tammy Baldwin

Can Democrats Win More Rural Voters?

There's reason to doubt this. Maybe it's a waste of resources.

Baldwin, Marshall Introduce Bill to Lower Costs and Improve Reliability of Freight Rail Service for American Businesses

Bipartisan Reliable Rail Service Act will help businesses get their products to their destination quicker, strengthen American supply chains, and bring down the cost of goods for families

Trump Administration Announces Plan to Shutter 988 Lifeline for LGBTQ+ Youth in 30 Days

Trump cuts come as roughly 40 percent of LGBTQ+ young people reported seriously considering attempting suicide

Minnesota Shooter’s Hit List Included Sen. Baldwin, Reps Moore and Pocan

Wisconsin's state Capitol upgrades security, other lawmakers listed as targets.

Wisconsin Democrats Elect Devin Remiker as New Party Chair

Succeeds Ben Wikler, who said of Remiker: 'He gets rural. He gets grassroots.'

WisDems Latino Caucus Chair Releases Statement in Response to Law Enforcement Attack on US Senator Alex Padilla

Baldwin Statement on Reports Secretary Kennedy Allegedly Rehired CDC Staff, Including Lead Prevention Staff

Baldwin, Reed Demand Written Answers from RFK, Jr. on Firings of Childhood Lead Poisoning Experts at CDC

Despite Kennedy’s false claims in Senate hearings, Milwaukee Public Schools has still not received help from the CDC to remove lead from classrooms

Wisconsin’s Congressional Members Divided on Trump Use of Military in L.A.

Decision defies wishes of California's governor

Baldwin, Shaheen, Castor, Evans Intro Bill to Reverse Trump’s Cuts to Key ACA Program That Helps More Americans Sign Up for Health Insurance

Sen. Baldwin Hears From Parents About MPS Lead Crisis, Chides RFK Jr. 

Still no help from federal government. 'These children are people.'

Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bills to Expand Access to Palliative Care, Hospice Care

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson Blasts Budget Bill, Rising National Debt

Backs hundreds of billions in federal cuts, saying only 'grifters' would be affected.

Baldwin, Gallego Roll Out Bill to Prevent Companies from Retaliating Against Striking Workers and Terminating Their Health Care

Bill comes as workers at two Wisconsin companies had their health care coverage stripped away, or threatened to be, by their employers after striking for better benefits, fair pay, and safe working conditions

Trump Administration Shutting Down Vocational School

Milwaukee Jobs Corps Center one of dozens in nation getting shut down.

Baldwin Demands Trump Administration Reverse Course on Milwaukee Job Corps Closure

Nearly 240 students in Milwaukee abruptly losing access to job training, housing after Trump claws back bipartisan funding for workforce program

Baldwin Holds Trump Accountable for Unlawfully Dismantling Minority Business Development Agency

Baldwin worked with Republicans to make MBDA permanent; agency boosts small businesses and minority entrepreneurship

Baldwin Slams Trump Administrations’ Cuts to Vital Job Training Program for Wisconsin Workers, Businesses

Since 1964, Job Corps centers have connected millions of students with careers in the trades, manufacturing, and nursing

Baldwin Wraps Up Tenth Stop of “Hands Off Medicaid” Tour in Superior

Congressional Republicans’ plan will kick 228,000 Wisconsinites off their health care, including nearly 150,000 people on Medicaid

Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Lower Costs for Americans

Baldwin Releases Report on How Trump Cuts Are Hurting Veterans and Caregivers

4 out of 5 veterans are worried about cuts impacting care

RFK Jr. Claims ‘Team’ Is In Milwaukee Helping With Lead Crisis, Health Department Can’t Find Them

But health department is exploring hiring staffers Kennedy terminated.

Senators Baldwin, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure More Americans Can Access Lifesaving Cancer Screenings

Bill reauthorizes program that has helped detect 80,000 breast cancers since 1991

Republicans’ Bill Will Rip Away Health Insurance from Over 228,000 Wisconsinites

Nearly 230,000 Wisconsinites who rely on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act will lose health insurance

Baldwin, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Older Workers from Discrimination in the Workplace

Over 60% of workers 45+ reported experiencing or seeing age discrimination in the workplace

Baldwin Challenges Trump to Close Tax Loophole for Wall Street

Baldwin has long fought to close the carried interest loophole that benefits wealthy money managers on Wall Street

Baldwin Calls Out Trump Administration’s Illegal Firings and Cuts at AmeriCorps, Demands Reversal

Baldwin, Moody, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Give Tax Relief to Victims of Fraud, Scams, Theft, and Disasters

Baldwin, Cornyn Introduce Bill to Support U.S. Manufacturing, Bar Taxpayer Funds on Chinese-Made Buses and Rail Cars

Baldwin Slams Trump Plan to Shutter Agency that Addresses Opioid Epidemic and Provides Mental Health Support

SAMHSA gives out grants to Wisconsin communities to tackle the fentanyl epidemic, oversees the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and more

Baldwin Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support American Businesses’ Research and Development and Outcompete China

Baldwin, Ernst Lead Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Coverage for Children Born with Congenital Anomalies or Birth Defects

Bill comes after Wisconsin child was denied coverage and forced to pay out of pocket for medically necessary care to manage birth defect

Baldwin, Warren, Markey, Merkley Blast Trump Plan to Cut 988 Suicide and Crisis Line For LGBTQ+ Youth

Trump cuts come as roughly 40 percent of LGBTQ+ young people reported seriously considering attempting suicide

Wisconsin Could Lose $55 Million Under Proposed EPA Budget Cuts

Trump is 'gutting programs Wisconsin needs to get rid of toxic contaminants.'

Baldwin Introduces Bill to Give Tax Break to Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

Bill increases startup tax deduction to $50,000 to give more small businesses the opportunity to grow and combat increasing cost of starting a company

Baldwin, Colleagues Demand to Know Who Killed Minority Business Development Agency, Why & Where’s the Money Going?

Baldwin fought to make MBDA permanent in 2021, delivering an office in Wisconsin to help small businesses and entrepreneurs

Senator Baldwin Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Boost American Shipbuilding, Support American Workers and Boost National Security

NEW- Baldwin Exposes Trump Administration for Stopping $47 Million from Treatment for Cancer Patients

WATCH: Senator Baldwin Calls Out Trump’s Broken Promises 100 Days In

Baldwin: “Wisconsinites want lower costs, our veterans and farmers respected, and working families to have a fair shot – and Donald Trump’s chaos isn’t delivering any of that”

Baldwin Blasts Trump Admin’s Attacks on Head Start, Demands They Immediately Release Funding and Reverse Firings

Parties Divided on Judge Dugan’s Arrest

An attack on judicial independence or a sign no one is above the law?

Senator Baldwin Statement on FBI’s Arrest of Milwaukee Judge

Judge Hannah Dugan Arrested By FBI

Dugan was being investigated for alleged role in helping individual avoid ICE agents.

Baldwin, Colleagues Demand Trump Admin Keep Social Security Field Offices Open, Stop Jeopardizing Seniors’ Benefits

Baldwin’s call comes as Trump Admin closes Social Security offices in Wisconsin and cuts key staff

NEW: Republicans’ Planned Medicaid Cuts Will Devastate Fight Against Opioid Epidemic, Threatens Treatment for 19,000 Wisconsinites

Nearly 20,000 Wisconsinites rely on Medicaid for their opioid addiction treatment

Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Senator Tammy Baldwin Urge HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to Reinstate Childhood Lead Poisoning Experts at CDC, Push for Approval of Milwaukee’s Request for Federal Assistance

Baldwin Demands Trump Administration Reverse Abrupt Cancellation of Funding for Rural School Districts

Baldwin’s call comes as shovel-ready projects in Cuba City, Potosi, Phillips, Birchwood, Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan, Melrose-Mindoro, and Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton have halted

Federal Immigration Officials Wrongfully Told Fox Valley Man to Leave U.S.

Retiree warned to 'depart immediately... the federal government will find you.'

NEW: Wisconsin Minority Business Development Agency Office Closing, Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Admin

Baldwin-backed agency to boost minority entrepreneurship, ignite economic opportunity & create jobs on Musk and Trump’s chopping block

Half of Federal Head Start Funding to Wisconsin Eliminated

Down by $35 million from same period in 2024. Baldwin vows to fight it.

Sens. Johnson, Baldwin Renew Bipartisan Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission

Baldwin Successfully Pushes Trump to Punish China for Cheating American Workers and Shipbuilders

Trump Administration action stems from Baldwin-backed investigation and report that showed unfair practices that undermine American workers and companies

Trump Admin Halts More Than $35 Million from Wisconsin Head Start Centers, A 50% Cut

Wisconsin and Great Lakes Research Would Be Hurt By Federal NOAA Cuts

Proposed 25% cut would affect institutes, labs and programs in Wisconsin.

Report That Trump Will End Head Start Program Alarms State Providers

'It would be absolutely devastating.' 15,000 children in Wisconsin served.

Tammy Baldwin Talks Tariffs With Local Business Owners

Senator spoke with brewers, farmers, chefs and others lamenting tariffs at roundtable.

Baldwin, Klobuchar Press Trump Administration for Answers on Impacts of Trade War on Farmers

Head of Wisconsin Democratic Party Stepping Down

Ben Wikler, 44, remade party into fundraising machine, delivered electoral success.

Baldwin Backs Bills to Cut Taxes for Workers, Families as Republicans Advance Tax Breaks for Big Corporations

WisDems Chair Ben Wikler Announces He Won’t Run for Reelection

Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Admin on Closure of Head Start Office that Serves Grantees in Wisconsin

Baldwin Leads Senators Demanding Answers from Trump Admin on Cuts to Partnership that Boosts American Manufacturing

Over the past two years, Wisconsin’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership has had an economic impact of over $2.5 billion and created or retained nearly 4,000 jobs

Trump Follows Baldwin’s Lead to Crack Down on China, Close Trade Loophole for Fentanyl, Counterfeit Goods

Trump Administration announced they are closing the de minimis loophole for China, cutting off key pathway for deadly fentanyl precursor chemicals to travel into the U.S.

Senator Baldwin Votes Down Republicans’ Bill to Green Light Cuts to Medicaid, Tax Breaks to the Wealthy

Baldwin Leads Bipartisan Bill to Give Lifeline to Wisconsin Winter Businesses Impacted by Warm Weather

Baldwin bill ensures small businesses impacted by low snowfall are eligible for disaster relief

Baldwin, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Wealthiest Americans Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes

Bill would ensure people making more than $1 million can’t abuse loopholes to pay less in taxes than teachers, cops, and firefighters

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

Bill would punish drug companies for raising prescription drug prices in the commercial market faster than the rate of inflation

Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Administration on Social Security Workforce Reductions, Office Closures in Wisconsin

Green Bay, Wausau office closures, and staffing cuts jeopardize Social Security benefits for seniors

Baldwin Introduces Bill to Release Illegally Withheld Funding for Wisconsin Farmers

Legislation comes after Trump Administration continues to take back funding guaranteed to Wisconsin’s farmers and producers

Baldwin Leads Colleagues in Laying Out Worker-First American Trade Policy

Baldwin Demands for USDA to Not Take Food Away from Food Banks and Hungry Families

Trump claws back funding for program that serves over 600,000 Wisconsin households

As Elon Musk’s DOGE Targets Social Security, Baldwin Calls on Trump Admin to Reverse Decision That Makes Accessing Benefits More Difficult

Baldwin: “There is no way around it: this latest action by the Trump Administration is a direct attack on Social Security”

Senator Baldwin Raises Alarms on Trump Gutting Health Department and Making Americans Less Safe, Healthy

Trump and Musk forcing out 20,000 workers that protect families from unsafe foods, support Medicare and Medicaid recipients, and find breakthroughs for cancer, Alzheimer’s disease

How Federal Education Cuts Will Hurt Wisconsin

Big cuts for public schools, poor and disabled students, school lunches and more.

Baldwin Calls Out Trump Undermining Small Business Owners, Demands Admin Release Report on Proposed Cuts to the Bipartisan MBDA

Baldwin and Republican colleagues helped make Minority Business Development Center permanent to help entrepreneurs, create jobs, and grow economy

Baldwin Demands Answers Over Trump Admin Illegally Cancelling Grants to Train and Retain Quality Teachers

Cuts hit Wisconsin program to address special education teacher shortage in Milwaukee schools

Baldwin Presses USDA to Reverse $1 Billion in Canceled Local Food Purchases for Farmers, Schools & Food Banks

Pocan, Kelly, Gillibrand, Merkley Urge Trump to Fully Fund HIV/AIDS Prevention

Senator Baldwin Calls Out Trump Executive Order Seeking to Dismantle Department of Education to Pay for Billionaire Tax Breaks

“I’ll fight like hell to make sure our students aren’t the ones paying for Republicans’ tax breaks for billionaires”

NEW- Baldwin, Welch Announce Forum on Devastating Trump Cuts at NIH Jeopardizing Cures for Alzheimer’s Disease, Cancers

“Cures in Crisis: What Gutting NIH Research Means for Americans with Cancer, Alzheimer's, & Other Diseases” will spotlight patients, universities, and researchers impacted by cuts

Baldwin Raises Concerns About How NOAA Firings Will Impact Great Lakes

Baldwin Votes to Strengthen Penalties, Step Up Enforcement Around Deadly Fentanyl

Baldwin has taken all of government approach to stop the fentanyl crisis, pushing for more border security, support for state and local communities, and increased access to Narcan

Senator Baldwin Launches “Hands Off Medicaid Tour”

Tour kicks off with stops in La Crosse, Eau Claire, Madison, Racine, and Waukesha

Baldwin, Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Address Consequences of Social Security Workforce Layoffs

Cut staff, closed field offices threaten seniors’ access to social security benefits

Baldwin, Marshall, Klobuchar, Ernst Call on Trump Administration to Level Playing Field with Canada for American Dairy Farmers

Baldwin, Johnson Join Bill to Expand Federal Funding for Bike and Pedestrian Safety and Honor Wisconsinite Killed in Biking Accident

Bill is named for American diplomat and Wisconsin native Sarah Debbink Langenkamp, who was involved in a fatal vehicle crash while cycling

10 Local Leaders Going to Harvard for Young American Leaders Program

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

Barriers like pay inequality, time out of the workforce leaves women’s retirement savings lagging behind men’s by 16 percent

Gov. Evers: “Trump Administration Must Stop Turning Their Backs on America’s Dairyland”

Baldwin, Senators Push Back on Trump Administration’s Claims that Cutting 83,000 VA Employees Will Have No Impact on Veterans’ Care & Benefits

“We will make sure the public knows the truth – that cutting back to 2019 staffing levels means firing over 18,000 nurses, ten percent of the VA police force, nearly 10,000 schedulers, and more than thirty percent of the Veterans Benefits Administration staff.”

USDA Releases DBI Funds Following Industry Advocacy

Baldwin Successfully Pushes Trump to Release Wrongfully Withheld Funding for Dairy Farmers

Poll Shows Many Don’t Know About Crawford or Schimel in High Court Race

Marquette Law School poll also finds majority of voters view Elon Musk unfavorably.

Baldwin Responds to Trump’s Commitment to “Resurrect the American Shipbuilding Industry”

Baldwin has long pushed for investigation into China’s unfair practices and worked to boost American made ships

Federal Workers in Wisconsin Fight Their Firings After Mass Layoffs

'A slap in the face.' Most were probationary staff. Many were veterans.

Senator Baldwin Releases Statement on President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress

Senator Baldwin Announces Stage 4 Cancer Patient Who Relies on Medicaid as Guest for State of the Union

Baldwin will highlight Republicans’ budget that tees up more than $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid

Mayor Talks Education, Public Safety in 2025 State of the City

Upbeat speech also discusses Growing MKE plan, elections and safe streets.

State Legislators Disagree on Budget Impact of Massive Proposed Federal Cuts

28% of current, $98.7 billion state budget came from federal funding. Medicaid a big issue.

Baldwin Blasts Trump Administration for Stopping $65 Million for Alzheimer’s Disease Research

NEW: Baldwin reveals that 14 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers have had funding halted due to Trump’s prohibition on NIH Advisory Council meetings