Tammy Baldwin

I fear that we are going to continue to drop in the number of surveys of nursing homes that we are doing.

We need to protect and strengthen the investments we have made to make sure families can find and afford child care, however possible.

Everyone, I believe, deserves the freedom to control their own bodies, their own lives, and their own future, free from interference from politicians.

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.

Improving rural health outcomes goes hand-in-hand with investing in the healthcare workforce.

Telehealth should be a part of the equation, we learned that during COVID.

Everyone deserves the freedom to make their own healthcare decisions without interference from politicians and judges.

Women's health and reproductive rights are under attack in this country.

We have to do better.

I strongly support President Biden's decision to once again remove Hyde from this year's budget.

I have heard from so many parents in the State of Wisconsin who have lost a child to fentanyl poisoning.

Thank you to Director Bertagnolli, and the entire panel we have today of Institute directors. We really appreciate your presence and your work.

I want to know how you are supporting early-stage investigators, particularly women and those from diverse backgrounds.

Not every company complies with WARN, and Department of Labor's authority to enforce the law needs to be strengthened.

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.

NIH has moved slowly to enroll patients and has yet to deliver treatments for this debilitating disease.

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.

The interests and welfare of working people in other countries is intricately tied to the welfare of workers in the United States.

I have been proud to lead the effort to reauthorize the National Apprenticeship Act with my colleague, Senator Lisa Murkowski.

But I know that we still have more work to do to give Americans the economic security that they need and deserve.

We really end the race to the bottom, as you mentioned.

I'd like to hear from Dr. Volkow about how NIDA and NIMH are working together to bring an end to this crisis.

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.

More than 3 years have passed since Congress appropriated $1.2 billion to the NIH for long COVID research.