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Tammy Baldwin
On the record 2025–2026
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“She wrote: It marks the first time I have been called Mom by him, and I have heard ``I love you'' come from him three times--all occurring in the last 12 months. He receives speech therapy five days a week to learn how to express himself, [to] process emotions, and [to] regulate. This has changed his life. And these therapies are paid for by Medicaid. Don't allow people like me to only hear ``love you'' a handful of times simply because of a budget cut. We can talk about the number of children who will be impacted by cuts to Medicaid, a total of over 30 million nationwide. While that number is staggering, it is important to remember that every single child who relies on Medicaid has a story like Chloe's or Will's.”
Senate3 April 2025Source ↗
“Eleven surgeries which cost $10,000 each, without insurance, would cost her family $110,000. She said without Medicaid, she and her husband would struggle to give their children the lives they deserve, including paying for their other son's college tuition. She wrote: If Medicaid is cut, we will struggle financially. We will not be able to get Will the support he needs to be independent, get a job, and go to college. It could even mean one of us having to leave our full-time employment which could hurt even more. Please don't cut Medicaid. I also heard from Brooke in Thorp, WI. She shared that because of Medicaid and the speech therapy for her 4-year-old son that he receives, she has, for the first time this year, heard his voice utter more than one syllable. Imagine that.”
Senate3 April 2025Source ↗
“Without Medicaid, the cost of Chloe's treatment would force Shelley and parents like her to make an impossible choice between financial ruin or not getting the care that they need for their children. I have also heard from dozens of Wisconsin families whose children live with disabilities. They are terrified of what financial cuts will mean for their kids' future and their family's finances. Jennifer in Wauwatosa wrote to my office about her son Will. Will is a 15-year-old sophomore at Wauwatosa West whom she described as vibrant and loving. Will also has Down syndrome which, among other medical care, has meant that he has needed a total of 11 ear tube surgeries just so that he can hear. Jennifer wrote me that the math on those costs to their family is pretty simple.”
Senate3 April 2025Source ↗
“I would like to share a few of those stories with you this evening. I think about people like Megan from Wisconsin, a single mother of two young children who relies on Medicaid so that her kids can get regular check-ups to see the dentist. She reached out to me to share that without Medicaid, her entire paycheck would go to just keeping her children healthy--with nothing left over to pay for rent or keep food on the table. I heard from Shelley in Lake Holcombe, WI, who reached out to me about her 17-year-old daughter Chloe. Chloe was diagnosed with leukemia last October. Chloe receives chemotherapy 5 days a week, and her parents drive her almost an hour each way to Eau Claire, WI, so that she can get the treatments that she needs.”
Senate3 April 2025Source ↗
“Madam President, I rise today on behalf of the 1.2 million Wisconsinites who rely on Medicaid--or as we call it in Wisconsin, BadgerCare--for their health insurance. And I rise today in their defense because their healthcare is under attack. I really want to focus right now kind of taking off where Senator Durbin left off talking about our children, our babies. One in three children in Wisconsin rely on Medicare for their life insurance. That is one in three children in Wisconsin's urban, suburban, and rural counties who need Medicaid just to see a doctor to get regular checkups or to get vaccines and to stay healthy. I have traveled across Wisconsin, meeting with constituents who are terrified about what these cuts will mean for their families, their finances, and their health.”
Senate3 April 2025Source ↗
“I ask for the yeas and nays.”
Senate13 March 2025Source ↗
“I am focused on ensuring that people can access high-quality healthcare and protecting Medicaid. I am focused on the people of Wisconsin and their needs, not stepping on their right to decide what is best in their own local communities. I yield the floor.”
Senate3 March 2025Source ↗
“Madam President, I rise today in strong opposition to any attempt by the Federal Government to meddle in decisions about who can and cannot participate in school sports. Simply put, it is not the Federal Government's place to tell State and local sports leagues across this country how to do their jobs. This is a decision for local communities, where players and parents can participate in that discussion at the local level.”
Senate3 March 2025Source ↗
“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate3 March 2025Source ↗
“Well, the answer is pretty simple--so they can give tax breaks to billionaires. Why are they cutting off clinical trials and cancer research? So that people like Elon Musk don't have to pay their fair share. Why are they withholding funding to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease? So big corporations can pay less in taxes than the average American family. The cuts we are seeing right now will damage Americans' lives for the next generation--all so the wealthiest Americans can get wealthier. We must stand up to this illegal freeze on funding, this assault on the Federal workforce, and these billions of dollars in cuts that will take decades to undo. Our health and the health of our loved ones depend upon it. I yield the floor.”
Senate27 February 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I rise today to sound the alarm about what is happening to our Nation's ability to advance lifesaving medical research in the first month of the Trump administration. As many of you know, I am a proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. In many ways, I grew up at the university, where both of my grandparents, who raised me, worked. My grandmother ran the costume lab at the theater department, and my grandfather was a scientist.”
Senate27 February 2025Source ↗
“She has never been a teacher, but she did donate over $20 million to Trump's campaign and organizations that are backing him. She has never been a school administrator, but she does sit on the board of directors for Trump Media & Technology Group. In this critical time, we need to be providing our students and schools with more support, not less, and I urge my colleagues to join me in voting no on her nomination. I yield the floor.”
Senate27 February 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 276, to protect seniors relying on Medicaid, and ask that it be reported by number.”
Senate20 February 2025Source ↗
“Our colleagues on the other side of the aisle need to understand the consequences of their proposals and make a decision: Are billionaires really more important to you than the seniors and children and people with disabilities that you represent? I yield the floor.”
Senate19 February 2025Source ↗
“I vote no on behalf of Waukesha Head Start and the 300 children that they--”
Senate5 February 2025Source ↗
“Otherwise, we could be running headlong towards a constitutional crisis. And it is up to all of us to make sure that the people come out on top in that fight. In times of conflict and hardship, the Senate has served as the conscience of this Nation. Now is our chance to stand up to this administration and show that we are here to represent the American people and not billionaires. I yield the floor.”
Senate5 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam President, I rise today to honor the service of my administrative director Beth Nielson. Soon, Beth will retire from the U.S. Senate with more than 26 years of service to the U.S. Senate and to our Nation. Beth joined my staff as administrative director in early 2019, merely the most recent stop on a wonderful journey of service to many Senators from across our Nation. Beth brought with her a great breadth and depth of knowledge about the U.S. Senate and how this institution works for Senators and staff.”
Senate30 January 2025Source ↗
“I will close with this. The Trump administration has said this is all to stop the ``woke agenda.'' Well if the ``woke agenda'' is ensuring that seniors can access healthcare, kids can have food on the table, parents can find affordable childcare in their neighborhoods, and police officers and first responders have the resources they need to keep our communities safe, I think this administration is about to learn a real lesson in just how out of step they are with the vast majority of Americans who rely on these services every day. If this is any indication of the next 4 years, I want my constituents to know that I, for one, intend to do right by them and stand up for their best interests.”
Senate29 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I would like to just step back a minute and reflect on the last 10 days. That is right. It has just been 10 days since Donald Trump was sworn in as our President. Like myself, many Americans feel like it has been much longer, given the onslaught of news and chaos that we have experienced in that time. First, there was the inauguration speech.”
Senate29 January 2025Source ↗
“My office heard from a mother whose son is disabled, and she didn't know if his Medicaid was going to be cut or not. I heard from a substance use treatment provider and a domestic abuse shelter administrator who didn't know if they could help those fighting addiction or escaping unsafe situations. These people are real. These are very real consequences if the President gets away with this unconstitutional power grab and cuts programs that Americans rely on. I am calling on my Democratic and Republican colleagues to speak out against this overreach. Stand up for your constituents, and for that matter, stand up for the Constitution.”
Senate28 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I rise today because the people of my State are in pain. They are confused, and they are scared. This is all because of a blatantly unconstitutional power grab from the President of the United States. While we have rightly seen this power grab blocked by the courts, it is only temporary, and the larger issue remains. Our Constitution is extremely clear: Congress--composed of people elected by the citizens of each of our States or districts--it is Congress that makes the law.”
Senate28 January 2025Source ↗
“I urge my colleagues to support the nomination of Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”
Senate27 January 2025Source ↗