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Tammy Baldwin is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she made history as the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to the U.S. Senate. Baldwin previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 6, 1999, to January 3, 2013, representing Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district. Throughout her career, she has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic opportunity for all Americans.
As a member of both the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, following on implementation of recommendations from the inspector general has been a great concern of…
We believe this represents TSA's failure to understand the gravity of the situation.
As we make it easier for the VA to hold people accountable, that we also do not make it easier for the VA to terminate the employment of those courageous individuals.
It seems to me one of the more simple things that we can address in all of this.
I want to state for the record a conversation that we have had in delegation conference calls as well as private meetings on the importance of making VA' investigation into Tomah public.
The role of whistleblowers is critical--in fact, heroic--in running an effective organization.
Agencies need to be much more open to accepting constructive criticism in order to improve an agency such as the VA.
It's a first dollar program, meaning students can use their Pell grants and other financial aid to cover the many financial demands of obtaining a higher education outside of tuition and fees.
I was proud to introduce, along with 13 of my colleagues in the Senate and Congressman Bobby Scott in the House, a bill called the America's College Promise Act.
The fact is, 98 percent of those who get a Bachelor's or a higher degree never return to prison.
In Wisconsin, African Americans constitute only 6 percent of the State population, a little bit more. Thirty-five percent of those incarcerated in State prisons are African American.
I believe that has continued over time, and we have additional restrictions once a person is back in the community.
I am happy to hear that the Pell Grants, there is a pilot going on within the Federal system with Pell Grants.
According to a recent study from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, 13 percent of Wisconsin's African American men of working age were behind bars, which is almost double the national average of 6.7 percent.
Forty-five percent of the inmates at our Federal correctional facility, Oxford, are African American, and 19.3 are Hispanic.
The role of whistleblowers is critical to running an effective organization.
Thank you very much, and I very much appreciate the scheduling of this hearing.
If you would, I would love to have you answer that in more detail because obviously, transparency and metrics is going to be helpful.
I absolutely share the Chairman and Ranking Member's commitment to finding the way to address deliberate data blocking.
I believe in exploring innovation in higher education, but coupled with guardrails to protect our most vulnerable students.
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