Wisconsin Libertarian Party Condemns Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s Reckless Vote Against Balanced Budget

Madison, WI – September 22, 2025 – The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin is sounding the alarm after U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin voted against Sen. Rand Paul’s “Six Penny Plan,” a commonsense proposal to balance the federal budget within five years by reducing just six cents of every dollar in projected non-essential spending. Baldwin’s “no” vote on September 18 helped sink the measure in a 39–56 defeat, ensuring that Washington’s reckless spending spree continues at the expense of Wisconsin taxpayers.

“The numbers don’t lie. Every household in Wisconsin is now burdened with more than $100,000 in federal debt—and Senator Baldwin just voted to make that burden even heavier,” says Reese Wood, Chair of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin. “This isn’t about partisanship. It’s about responsibility. The Six Penny Plan targets wasteful discretionary and on-budget mandatory spending. Baldwin chose to defend Washington’s addiction to debt and inflation instead of defending Wisconsin families.”

The Six Penny Plan, introduced on September 16, 2025, would have reduced federal outlays by $329 billion in FY2026 alone, bringing spending to 94% of baseline levels without raising taxes or touching essential safety nets. Over a decade, the proposal projected $73 billion in surpluses, preventing $16 trillion in new debt and safeguarding pro-growth tax reforms from 2017. Instead, Baldwin is siding with a status quo of trillion-dollar deficits and interest payments that now exceed $1 trillion annually, costs that ripple directly into higher prices for groceries, housing, fuel, and energy.

“Unchecked federal spending crowds out private investment, erodes the dollar, and fuels the inflation that working Wisconsinites feel every single day,” Wood continues. “By rejecting even the most modest reforms, Senator Baldwin shows she values Washington special interests more than the people of this state. That’s not fiscal stewardship, it’s fiscal sabotage.”

The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin reaffirms its commitment to limited government, sound money, and the principles of individual liberty that Baldwin’s vote undermines. Wisconsin voters deserve leaders who will stand up for fiscal sanity, not rubber-stamp endless debt.

The party calls on Baldwin to explain her vote to the people she represents and to commit to serious reforms that put families ahead of bureaucrats.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.