Tammy Baldwin

It appears that there is a huge deviation from VA guidelines with regard to the treatment that you have uncovered and I think that is very disturbing and that we need to do more in followup to that, too.

Extremely troubling issues have come to light regarding the VA and this specific facility, and I believe that Congress is going to have to act in a variety of ways to make improvements so that our veterans in Wisconsin receive the care…

Our Nation's vaccine program has greatly reduced human suffering and saved lives by preventing and reducing the outbreak of preventable diseases.

Did not the Congressional Budget Office actually conclude that eliminating these programs would be a fiscal negative?

I believe that the deferred action programs that we are discussing today constitute an important step in trying to address our broken immigration system.

We must act on a comprehensive, permanent reform to our immigration laws.

I am frustrated by my colleagues who have chosen to play politics as we consider the Homeland Security Department's funding bill.

I am very concerned by the politics that brings us to this hearing and this moment today.

I appreciate the opportunity to be here to discuss an important social safety net that is available to all working Americans: Social Security Disability Insurance.

The only means available to restore solvency would be either drastic benefit cuts or raising revenues.

The Wisconsin Idea states that the mission of the University of Wisconsin system is to solve problems and to improve people's lives beyond the classroom.

I know which side I am on.

We do not face the immediate issue of drastic cuts.

I am pleased to see that the President's overall budget focuses on an issue that every one of us cares about deeply here.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Murray. I appreciate the hearing squarely focused on supporting our teachers and school leaders.

I share my colleagues' concern that this proposal that we're discussing would increase the deficit by $53.8 billion, put health benefits for 1 million hard-working individuals in jeopardy, and make many more workers vulnerable to having…

I really feel like this is another politically driven attack on the health care law that is going to undermine economic security for our families.

A well-designed standardized test is one important tool among many that can help all of the stakeholders... understand how well individual students are doing.

We should also have a clear idea of how much classroom time is spent on preparing for and taking the standardized tests as opposed to instruction.

I'm hopeful that we can find a thoughtful path forward to fixing this law for all students, parents, teachers, administrators, and policymakers.

We Wisconsinites pride ourselves in protecting our most important resource through effective and common sense policy that ensures fresh water will be available for many decades into the future.

One of the major challenges facing our communities is the fight to reduce phosphorous loading in our waterways, pollution which feeds algae blooms and can lead to severe public crisis.

I am greatly concerned about the role that financial institutions are playing in physical commodities markets, and particularly aluminum.

You talking about the importance and the power of the gavel of this particular Subcommittee.

I actually wanted to start by thanking you for your leadership of this Subcommittee.