Tammy Baldwin

The Trump administration failed, did not work on this at all.

The lack of a comprehensive workplace safety standard for all of our Nation's workers and lagging vaccination rates should concern us, and we really must do more.

We really excel in the U.S. at innovation, but we have allowed our domestic industrial base to atrophy.

The U.S. will withdraw all U.S. Forces from Afghanistan by September. A decision I agree with.

Your top line request this year is $715 billion. That is a 1.6 percent increase.

I may have differing views on the appropriate size of the defense budget, but Secretary Austin, I would just like to give you a chance to explain why this top line is the right amount.

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

Our livestock and poultry producers face serious challenges with the current structure of the food supply.

I just wanted to ask you whether you can give us any updates on the reevaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan.

Thank you for that. At the beginning of the year, over 430,000 Wisconsinites, predominantly in rural areas of Wisconsin, lacked access to high speed Internet.

I was encouraged to see a real focus towards climate hubs in the President's budget.

It is imperative that the dairy business innovation initiatives remain robust and focused as they are on dairy.

I look forward to discussing these initiatives and how the subcommittee can play a role in this critical issue.

I would argue, again, it because it is so focused.

The budget request for the Department of Agriculture is ambitious, and I am pleased to see increases for many agencies that have been stagnant for years.

Thank you, Secretary Vilsack, for protecting these vulnerable citizens.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the digital divide in rural America.

The Department of Agriculture is often referred to as the people's Department.

Right. Likewise, tell me a little bit more about details on the Civilian Climate Corps proposed in the budget...

I am hopefully that all States are able, ultimately, to sign the memorandum of understanding put forth by the FDA.

We cannot have people selling tobacco products to underage individuals, or else, we may see this happen again.

How would you put to work an additional $100 million in user fees.

I am pleased, now that e-cigarettes and other tobacco products are now, finally required to submit pre-market review applications.

Will you take a look at this issue and identify a solution that allows these critical products to be available for use in the U.S. agricultural sector?

I am sometimes dismayed that I even have to offer a measure like this.