Tammy Baldwin

Making sure these kids are safe and cared for is not a partisan issue, and I look forward to more discussions about what this budget does to ensure that.

We must strengthen our health workforce, and public health system, and invest in our domestic manufacturing and research capacity to be prepared when the next public health emergency strikes.

These are bipartisan priorities, and let me be clear, there is no way to make progress on these fronts without steady increases in non-defense priorities.

I am committed to working together to find common ground, and make progress for Wisconsinites, West Virginians, and communities across this country.

Today's hearing demonstrates exactly why we need more transparency.

This week, I am proud to once again introduce my bipartisan Fair Drug Pricing Act with my colleague, Senator Braun.

Next, I want to return to another topic that has been addressed, and that is the follow up for unaccompanied children.

The budget that you are here discussing does request another significant increase in funding to be able to respond to an estimated 9 million contacts that will occur in fiscal year 2024.

Investing in our families, and workers, is really key to our economic success.

We need to live up to our obligation to care for the migrant children in our Nation's custody.

We have to solve this crisis, which is why I will continue to raise this as a top priority of mine.

It was brilliance for the Federal Communications Commission to figure out that we needed to be able to text 988, not just call 988.

I feel like I have seen the opioid epidemic, the substance use disorder crisis really change, fundamentally.

Making sure these kids are safe and cared for is not a partisan issue, and I look forward to more discussions about what this budget does to ensure that.

We must strengthen our health workforce, and public health system, and invest in our domestic manufacturing and research capacity to be prepared when the next public health emergency strikes.

I am committed to working together to find common ground, and make progress for Wisconsinites, West Virginians, and communities across this country.

These are bipartisan priorities, and let me be clear, there is no way to make progress on these fronts without steady increases in non-defense priorities.

Today's hearing demonstrates exactly why we need more transparency.

This week, I am proud to once again introduce my bipartisan Fair Drug Pricing Act with my colleague, Senator Braun.

Despite the original Air Carrier Access Act passing over 35 years ago, airline passengers with disabilities continue to face significant barriers.

It can't be, as Senator Welch said, just driven to share price, because that is what we end up with when that is the only objective of the airline.

I must also express the disability community's deep frustration that our aviation system still fails to make sure every passenger with a disability is treated with dignity and respect.

Senator Baldwin and I introduced the emergency vacating of aircraft cabin, or EVAC Act, to require realistic testing.

It is time for Congress to act.

The budget that you are here discussing does request another significant increase in funding to be able to respond to an estimated 9 million contacts that will occur in fiscal year 2024.