Senator Tammy Baldwin

What to know about how Medicaid cuts will affect health care coverage in Wisconsin Health policy experts are concerned that the law's new requirements will remove qualified BadgerCare recipients from the program and raise premium prices for people with marketplace coverage.

Trump and Republicans’ Medicaid cuts are going to hit Wisconsin hard when more than 250,000 Wisconsinites lose their health care in the next 10 years.
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Trump & Republicans have defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, forcing them to shut down.

Public media isn’t about profit or politics. It’s about people — who rely on public broadcasting for news & emergency alerts. Republicans have turned their backs on them.

The opioid crisis has touched all of us – my family included. We know that having tools like Narcan available to reverse overdoses and poisonings saves lives. That’s why I’m proud to introduce a bill to put more of these lifesaving tools in our communities.

How are businesses are preparing for the August 1 tariff deadline? They can’t | CNN Business On August 1, hundreds of countries will come to learn their fate with the United States, when President Donald Trump’s pause on “reciprocal” tariffs ends. But businesses say planning has proven near i...

Donald Trump’s trade war has left farmers, manufacturers, and workers in limbo for the past three months. As we stare down another one of his self-imposed tariff deadlines, one thing’s for certain: this chaos is hurting American small businesses.
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For too long, imitation dairy products from nuts and plants have profited from dairy’s good name, and I’m not having it.

Today, I introduced my bipartisan DAIRY PRIDE Act to stand up for our dairy farmers and the products they work so hard to make.

This means less research to find cures for Alzheimer’s, cancer, and other diseases.

This means less hope for Americans.

I mean, it’s hard to describe just how cruel and devastating this will be for families.

Reminder: It’s you 🫵 who pays for Trump’s trade war.

Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Put People with Disabilities at Risk "A nearly $1 trillion cut to Medicaid is not just a budgetary change. It will harm people with disabilities."

As we celebrate 35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act dismantling barriers and protecting the rights of those living with disabilities, Donald Trump and Republicans are threatening the dignity of folks with disabilities.
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Too many Wisconsinites in our rural areas are dealing with dangerous chemicals in their drinking water, but don’t have the resources to identify them. My bill would make sure Wisconsin households have the tools to find and get rid of chemicals like PFAS.

Senator Tammy Baldwin introduces legislation to lower household costs - WORT-FM 89.9 The legislation aims to cut costs in three key areas: housing, child care, and household goods.

The cost of housing is far too high. Wisconsinites are being priced out of their own communities. Buying a house is out of the question for too many.

I’m fighting to do something about it.
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Sen. Baldwin introduces bill package targeting housing costs, child care, and price gouging Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin has introduced a package of bills aimed at tackling issues she says constituents raise with her every day.

From not being able to afford housing to the rising cost of childcare, these are real issues that I hear about from Wisconsin families every day. My bills would ease some of these living costs and give Wisconsinites some much-needed relief.
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Looks like the arsonist put the fire out.

Donald Trump froze $70 million meant for Wisconsin schools. Now that he is finally releasing it, he needs to give Wisconsin families answers to why he thinks he could take this from our children and families and ignore the law.

Sen. Baldwin introduces bills aimed at lowering costs for families Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced a package of bills Wednesday to address the ongoing affordability crisis in Wisconsin.

Lower costs. That is what Wisconsinites want; that is what I am fighting for.
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Republicans chose to cut funding for public broadcasting and emergency alerts that Wisconsinites — especially in our rural communities — rely on. Remember that.

Under Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, disabled Americans’ health care coverage and the services that they rely on are on the chopping block. I can’t think of any way to describe this other than just cruel. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/w...

Starving families that were in line to get food were senselessly gunned down. It’s horrific, illegal, & unacceptable.

This war has to end. Palestinian families desperately need aid, Israeli families need their loved ones home, & we need peace, security, and a two-state solution.

Uncertainty around federal funding for overdose prevention worries some Wisconsin communities Wisconsin has received more than $8.9 million in federal funds from the Overdose Data to Action grant program in the first two years of a five-year grant period. But recent actions by the Trump admini...

Like so many, addiction hits close to home for me. And at a time when we are finally starting to make some headway – this is what the Trump Administration is doing?
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I’ve heard from farmers, manufacturers, and small business owners across Wisconsin who tell me that Trump’s tariffs are crushing them. They deserve certainty, not this unnecessary chaos. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

Turns out taking away Americans' Medicaid and food assistance to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy isn’t popular.

DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive data. Now, it can cut off billions to farmers DOGE recently gained high-level access to a database that controls government payments and loans to farmers and ranchers across the U.S.

Giving DOGE staffers — who have little to no experience in agriculture — sweeping access to farmers' most sensitive data is a mistake that could put our farmers’ privacy and livelihoods in jeopardy.
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If my Republican colleagues truly wanted to rein in government spending, they wouldn’t have passed Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Bill that adds $3.5 trillion to the national debt.

Taking away funding for local television and radio stations will jeopardize critical emergency alert services. I had an amendment to stop these dangerous cuts. Republicans blocked it.

Here's where Walmart prices are changing — and staying the same — as Trump's tariffs hit Price increases on things like baby gear and home goods at Walmart reflect broader trends following President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Americans are footing the bill for an unnecessary trade war, grocery prices are rising, and inflation is up. Trump came into office promising to lower costs. So far, he’s done the opposite.
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SNAP benefit cuts concern Baldwin - Civic Media U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin expressed concern for families relying on SNAP for food during a press conference in Green Bay Saturday.

I’ve been traveling the state and visiting food pantries that are already struggling to feed all the hungry families in our communities. Sadly, it’s only going to get worse when more families lose their food stamps because of Republicans’ budget bill.
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Trump administration ends 988 Lifeline's 'press 3' option for LGBTQ teens A day after the third anniversary of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, it will stop providing specialized counseling service for LGBTQ+ youth. Lawmakers and mental health advocates are concerned th...

We are going in the wrong direction. Yesterday, we celebrated 3 years of the 988 suicide hotline saving lives. Today, Donald Trump is dismantling a key part of it that puts lifesaving help in reach for kids who are contemplating suicide. Just cruel.
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While the top 0.1% get their tax cuts, Republicans’ bill will shutter our hospitals, increase drive and wait times for everyone, and strain our already overworked doctors and nurses.

Last night, Republicans gutted funding for our local public TV and radio – something that folks in Wisconsin, especially in our rural communities, rely on in cases of emergencies like floods, storms, and AMBER Alerts.

And why? Because Donald Trump told them to.

U.S. senator wants DOGE out of sensitive payment system for farmers Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., wants the USDA to revoke high-level access granted to the Department of Government Efficiency to a database that controls payments and loans to farmers and ranchers.

Elon Musk’s DOGE should not have access to Wisconsin farmers’ sensitive financial data. Allowing DOGE staffers to alter or cancel payments and loans with little oversight would be a blow to our farmers’ privacy and jeopardize their livelihoods.
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How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to move quickly now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding her department.

I can’t believe I have to say this but shutting down the Department of Education is a bad idea. Wisconsin teachers, parents, and kids are going to pay the price for this. apnews.com/article/trum...

Farmers’ suicide rate is 3.5x higher than everyone else, and we have to treat it like the crisis it is. Proud to partner with Senator Ernst to put lifesaving support within reach for rural Wisconsinites. Let’s pass it.