Tammy Baldwin

I have introduced the Supply Chain Resiliency Act.

While that mission will never be easy, it seems to me that there are opportunities to make life a little bit easier for Coast Guard members and their families.

Initial procurement costs for major programs like shipbuilding are only a part of the total life cycle cost.

I am fighting for a new Great Lakes icebreaker to be funded in our current budget reconciliation bill.

It is an honor to take the time to--in the Oceans and Great Lakes Subcommittee to hold this important hearing.

If a second heavy icebreaker had been available last winter, the Coast Guard could have provided more flood relief more quickly.

This committee and the Senate are working on a number of important initiatives that impact the Coast Guard.

Without further investment in our polar capabilities and without continuous U.S. presence in the Arctic, our adversaries' influence will grow.

It is foolish to think, however, that the U.S. is currently able to have the ability to operate in the Arctic, particularly when compared to Russia and even China.

The Administration's budget request for the Coast Guard for Fiscal Year 2022 seeks to make significant investments.

Come out, speak out and engage as if it was your right to do so because it is.

Nations such as Venezuela, with abysmal human rights records, have no place on a Council dedicated to promoting those rights.

He also underscored the very real importance and utility of a functional Human Rights Council, which at its best prompts investigation of abuses in places such as Syria and North Korea.

As long as it persists, I will take every opportunity to demand an end to this bias, to insist on the fair treatment of Israel like any other country.

We are going to need a lot more pipefitters and plumbers in order to get rid of all of our lead laterals in 8 years.

We have some ambitious plans on a bipartisan basis to pass the Endless Frontiers Act and deal with supply chain issues.

Like many of you, I view this pandemic as an opportunity to reset and make us better prepared going forward.

I have long prioritized the need to prepare for a pandemic influenza and have worked with Members of this Committee... on that mission.

We may remain dependent on China and other countries.

I was proud to be a part of the effort to secure $10 billion in the American Rescue Plan to increase the domestic supply of PPP and other medical supplies.

I have been encouraged by this Administration's use of the Defense Production Act to produce more pandemic supplies in the U.S.

I plan to shortly re-introduce my apprenticeships legislation, known as the PARTNERS Act.

That is a deeply disturbing statistic.

We are very excited to be building the new frigate in the State of Wisconsin.

The progress that Jason's law is making to improve the care of veterans is, I think, really quite remarkable.