Tammy Baldwin

I think about the Wisconsin economy, the small businesses and medium-sized businesses that I visit that use the Export-Import Bank services and financing.

I am confident that if both parties in Washington do what people in the State of Wisconsin and in all of our States do everyday--which is put progress ahead of politics--we can root out wasteful spending and improve the delivery of our…

The essence of TSA is making sure that we are safe in our travel.

If you do not have a local bank that has some knowledge of those customs and rules, it is really difficult.

I very much look forward to working with you on this issue and others under our Subcommittee's jurisdiction.

Hardworking families and businesses in Wisconsin are struggling to get ahead.

I am committed to making sure that America's new health law works in Wisconsin and across the country, and I am committed to fixing what does not work.

I am encouraged by progress made on vendor-developed exchanged networks, such as Epic's Carequality and Cerner's CommonWell.

That is why I have called on the President to nominate a permanent Inspector General for the VA.

That will become a sad day in this country when we do not have societal support on behalf of other State citizens to support other children who may not be our own.

Without any utilization of Federal leverage to encourage States and our State legislatures to keep their investments in public higher education, the consequences will be that this will shift onto the backs of students and families.

I fear this cut and others like it will limit opportunities for more Wisconsinites, it will saddle more families with student debt, and it will dim the job prospects of the next generation and harm our Wisconsin economy.

Unfortunately, we are seeing my home State as an example of this trend of disinvestment.

This program has been successfully helping students since 1958 but will expire this September if Congress does not take action to continue it.

We talk often about budgets as documents reflecting our values and our priorities.

How do we get compromise up front rather than on the eve of a crisis?

I have had the chance to see how the process has worked at various points in time.

I called on your predecessor, Attorney General Holder, to investigate potential criminal activity at this facility.

I am encouraged by NIH's efforts, including the Trans-NIH Working Group on Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions, to better understand co-occurring pain issues.

I am concerned about the lack of research on and understanding of the health consequences of long-term opioid use to treat chronic pain.

If you have made some headway, we would love to hear the report and be a part of monitoring any progress that you see.

Obviously, the icebreaking capacity is critical to our maritime security but also to our economy.

Now we have many such trains, some with more than 110 tank cars in tow traversing our State.

I remain concerned about our ability to identify the products coming into the United States that are subject to these duties.

The cost to the economy due to limited icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes, $700 million and nearly 4,000 jobs.