Tammy Baldwin

I want to focus my question on a concern I raised with you last week with regard to a property in Wisconsin that we refer to as the Badger Army Ammunition Plant.

I appreciate the chairman's longstanding commitment to extending quality affordable dental care to all Americans.

The duty to bargain would lack teeth, and many middle class families in my State and across the country would be harmed.

Our country needs a well-functioning National Labor Relations Board with a full slate of members.

I want to go into a little bit more depth on a topic that a number of you referenced in your formal testimony of refinery outages.

We've heard through testimony and discussion of these temporary outages that they were the result of a lack of information, a lack of transparency, and I think we should be able to do better.

The men and women who you lead have the gratitude of all Wisconsinites, but in particular those who were present in Boston.

Federal support has played a critical role in helping State and local government prepare for these catastrophic events.

I have heard from stakeholders in my home State of Wisconsin that they feel like the current incumbent worker training programs function as more of a reactive force rather than a proactive force.

I very much appreciate the effort of the Chairman and the Ranking Member, and Senators Murray and Isakson in getting us to the place we are now.

During this upcoming reauthorization, we have the opportunity to make a real impact.

We have had in our country the highest levels of long-term unemployment since the Great Depression.

Powerful special interests always get a say in Washington, but today I want to make sure that some of these seniors' voices are heard.

The Older Americans Act has been a nearly 50-year promise enacted in the same year that we created Medicare.

I am very pleased that we are holding this hearing today with the nominees in attendance.

Last year's tragic meningitis outbreak underscored the importance of updating Federal compounding policy.

I'm concerned about patient access when the approved drug is not available for reasons other than a shortage.

It's critical that patients continue to have access to these treatments, but it is also important to make sure that the compounded drugs that people count on are safe.

I believe it is critically important that we do everything in our power to eliminate Medicare waste.

I want to have you address the growing unemployment problem for persons with disabilities.

I believe that you will be a very strong advocate for workers.

I repeat often our President's words from the State of the Union--not this past one, but the one before--that to win the future, we must out-educate, out-innovate, and out-build the rest of the world.

It's my honor to introduce Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab...

I think about my own State of Wisconsin where there is participation in the lawsuit, and then turned back early adopter grants.

In order for our country to thrive, we need a vibrant and growing middle class.