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On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
A century ago, Wisconsin passed the Nation's first workers' compensation program. Interestingly, it was under Governor Robert M. LaFollette, Sr., who at one point was a U.S. Senator in the seat that I now have the distinct honor of holding.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin references historical significance of workers' compensation in Wisconsin.

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