The cost to the economy due to limited icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes, $700 million and nearly 4,000 jobs.
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.
I remain concerned about our ability to identify the products coming into the United States that are subject to these duties.
Now we have many such trains, some with more than 110 tank cars in tow traversing our State.
Obviously, the icebreaking capacity is critical to our maritime security but also to our economy.
I worked with CMS to include terms and conditions in Wisconsin's Medicaid waiver that required our Governor and CMS to track the Wisconsinites he kicked off BadgerCare.
I would welcome that follow-up, because the tragedies we have seen in our States, that I have seen in my own State, deserve a response of the utmost seriousness.
I am alarmed by the recent, tragic situation in Indiana, where there have been 130 cases of HIV identified based on injection drug use in the last 3 months.
I want to thank you, Secretary Burwell, for being here and sharing with the committee.
I have become very involved and a very enthusiastic supporter of the RESPONSE Act.
the increasing frequency of oil trains passing through their communities as a catastrophic disaster waiting to happen.





