Tammy Baldwin
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Tammy Baldwin is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she made history as the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to the U.S. Senate. Baldwin previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 6, 1999, to January 3, 2013, representing Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district. Throughout her career, she has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic opportunity for all Americans.
When those freedoms were stripped away, Wisconsinites were sent back to the year 1849.
One way to improve access, which has happened in my home state, is to provide school-based oral health prevention care.
One way to improve access, which has happened in my home state, is to provide school-based oral health prevention care.
When a mother has poor oral health or can't access the dental care she needs, she and her child may face worse health outcomes.
One way to improve access, which has happened in my home state, is to provide school-based oral health prevention care.
Thank you to Director Bertagnolli, and the entire panel we have today of Institute directors. We really appreciate your presence and your work.
I was proud to author the Next Generation Researchers Act with my colleague, Senator Collins, to improve opportunities for new and early-stage researchers.
I was pleased to see the budget proposes a $76 million increase for the Office of Research on Women's Health.
I understand what an important role biomedical research plays in treating and curing disease, bolstering our economic growth, and ensuring America is a global leader in innovation.
Because of House Republicans insistence on cutting funding for domestic programs, last year's Labor HHS allocation was more than $2 billion less than in fiscal year 2023.
Our ability to do that depends upon agreeing to adequate top line discretionary funding levels.
For far too long, many Americans were denied health coverage for life-saving mental health services.
We must do all that we can to protect, retain, and strengthen the nursing workforce.
I have been proud to lead the effort to reauthorize the National Apprenticeship Act with my colleague, Senator Lisa Murkowski.
When a small minority is able to derail the appropriations process, like House Republicans did last year, repeatedly threatening government shutdowns, it hurts our constituents, our communities intended to be served by our Federal programs.
I'm looking forward to working in a bipartisan manner again this year with Senator Capito to develop a Labor HHS bill that can pass the Senate, pass the House, and be signed into law by the President.
To help eliminate all forms of discrimination we have to put our money where our mouth is.
Every student from early childhood education to our college campuses deserves a safe place to learn, free from hate, bullying, or discrimination.
I fear that we are going to continue to drop in the number of surveys of nursing homes that we are doing.
Programs like the Child Care and Development Block Grant and Head Start are a lifeline for working parents.
I have heard from so many parents in the State of Wisconsin who have lost a child to fentanyl poisoning.





