Tammy Baldwin

I am encouraged that both NIH and CDC have joined the more than 2 dozen government organizations worldwide in pledging to share scientific and research data related to Zika to speed up our response to the virus.

One thing that we know that No Child Left Behind got wrong was its one-size-fits-all intervention scheme.

We have to remain vigilant and ensure that our first responders have what they need to prevent attacks and respond to them if they do occur.

Like many of my colleagues, I hear from constituents frequently about their very real fears of being attacked in their own communities--and these concerns are not unwarranted.

We certainly favor restoring the old service standards.

I am concerned about service. Our Nation's letter carriers work extremely hard to deliver mail to every community.

I appreciate Senator Carper's work and look forward to continuing to work with him on the rate provisions.

His story and his family's willingness to turn tragedy into action inspired me to author the Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act.

I wanted to just briefly mention that what has been particularly troubling to me in our State is the dangerous misuse of opioids in treating veterans at some of our VA facilities.

Like my colleagues, I certainly am hearing from the public in Wisconsin with sincerely held concerns and fears about an attack, such as the horrific attack we saw in Paris, happening here in the United States.

I think I heard you say fairly specifically that the refugee path, especially if you are a refugee from Syria, would provoke, prompt, the most intense scrutiny.

Yes, FDA needs mandatory recall authority and the Agency has repeatedly sought this authority.

I believe that more must be done to improve both transparency and the oversight of drug products after they reach the market to ensure safety.

It is imperative that consumers get the most up-to-date, accurate information about medical products to make the best health decisions.

The public must also have meaningful access to accurate information about treatments so that they can make the best healthcare decisions.

It's critical for the products that are approved by the FDA to be of the highest safety and efficacy standards.

I have teamed up with a number of my colleagues in introducing the Anna Westin Act, which aims to improve care for those with eating disorders by clarifying that mental health parity includes coverage for residential treatment services.

However, still, too many Americans face barriers to getting access to high-quality treatment options for mental health issues.

We know that in recent years we have made great strides in improving access to insurance coverage in this space with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and also the Affordable Care Act.

I want to thank all three of you for your service.

There was a concern that the new standard might limit this ability.

In my view, that's exactly what the Board has done in this recent decision.

Political games have resulted in another manufactured crisis that is driving us to the brink of yet another government shutdown.

I believe that the website does much to increase transparency, but it has certainly been criticized in some quarters that OMB must address underreporting and inconsistency in the website.

Recently in my home airport, a lot of the equipment is allocated, the X-ray equipment in particular, based on passenger averages throughout a year.