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Tammy Baldwin

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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.

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Jun 18, 2014

I would encourage you to get that level of specificity.

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Jun 18, 2014

I'm very concerned about the impacts of exports on domestic prices because of the critical role that these low prices are playing right now in our manufacturing economy.

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Jun 18, 2014

Manufacturers tell me regularly and I think they'll tell you that in large part it's low energy prices that are driving another great American renaissance.

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Jun 18, 2014

I hope we anticipate those as we look at updating the analysis on export impact?

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Jun 10, 2014

Seventeen years is unacceptable to all involved, and we really have not heard satisfactory answers.

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May 19, 2014

It obviously leads to these horrible choices between taking care of your own health or the health of a family member and losing out on a paycheck or perhaps even a job entirely.

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May 19, 2014

This is another form of attack on democracy, trying to limit not only who can vote, but what we can vote for.

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May 19, 2014

We have the basic premise in America that if you work hard and play by the rules, you should have a fair shot at getting ahead.

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May 7, 2014

Some Governors have not taken full advantage of the opportunity to expand coverage, specifically Medicaid coverage.

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May 7, 2014

77,000 Wisconsinites are losing their Medicaid--or what we call BadgerCare--coverage because of that decision.

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Apr 30, 2014

So, for both of you, you've been pressed before. I'm going to try to press a little bit more on this

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Apr 30, 2014

So that methodology is, sort of, customer/shipper neutral.

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Apr 30, 2014

I want to ask a couple of questions about the emergency authority that FERC used.

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Apr 30, 2014

We've heard a lot of testimony about the need for more granular information.

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Apr 30, 2014

While I appreciate the good faith effort of the Administration, I think this crisis exposed two major flaws.

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Apr 9, 2014

I'm wondering if Wisconsin's success and experience during this really extreme weather can serve as lessons for other regions.

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Apr 9, 2014

Thank you for convening this incredibly important hearing.

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Mar 31, 2014

This is a crisis we need to confront.

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Mar 31, 2014

70 percent of students in Wisconsin are graduating with an average today of $28,000 in debt.

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Mar 31, 2014

The unacceptable reality of workplace discrimination, including harassment and sexual harassment specifically.

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Mar 31, 2014

I am working on legislation that deals with this work penalty.

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Mar 31, 2014

The Court made it harder to hold employers accountable when harassment is being perpetrated by a supervisor.

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Mar 31, 2014

Working full time should not leave a family in poverty.

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Mar 31, 2014

The statistics are staggering nationally with $1.2 trillion in student debt.

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