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A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
92/100
What they said
Jun 24, 2026
Senator Baldwin opposes the Dobbs decision and calls for federal law to protect abortion access nationwide, stating that the government should not make reproductive decisions for women and that constitutional and statutory protections are needed to guarantee abortion rights.
Voted Nay on A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Senator Baldwin's statement opposes abortion restrictions and calls for federal protections guaranteeing abortion access. The bill nullifies a VA rule that expands abortion-related care for veterans. Baldwin's NO vote rejects the nullification, thereby supporting the VA rule that provides abortion services. Her vote and stated position are directly aligned on the specific question of whether abortion access should be protected and expanded.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
92/100
What they said
Jun 23, 2026
Senator Baldwin supports federal legislation to help women access abortion care by offsetting travel costs and funding training for healthcare providers in states with abortion restrictions.
Voted Nay on A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Senator Baldwin's statement supports federal legislation to expand access to abortion care and help women overcome barriers to obtaining reproductive services. The bill is a congressional disapproval resolution that would nullify a VA rule authorizing abortion-related care for veterans and CHAMPVA beneficiaries. Baldwin's NO vote on the disapproval resolution is consistent with her stated position: voting against nullification preserves the VA's authority to provide abortion care, directly supporting her stated goal of expanding access to abortion services.
Senator Baldwin opposes the Dobbs decision and calls for federal law to protect abortion access nationwide, stating that the government should not make reproductive decisions for women and that constitutional and statutory protections are needed to guarantee abortion rights.
Senator Baldwin's statement opposes restrictions on abortion access and calls for federal protections of abortion rights. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act establishes criminal penalties for healthcare practitioners who fail to provide care to children born alive after abortion attempts. Baldwin voted no on cloture, blocking the bill's advancement. While the vote is procedural rather than a direct passage vote, her opposition to the bill aligns with her stated position that the government should not interfere with reproductive decisions and healthcare. The bill's focus on post-birth care requirements and criminal penalties represents the type of governmental restriction on abortion-related care that Baldwin opposes.
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
75/100
What they said
May 26, 2026
Senator Baldwin opposes President Trump's military action in Iran, arguing it has driven up fertilizer and fuel costs for Wisconsin farmers and should be ended. She has forced Senate votes to terminate the war and supports bipartisan legislation to provide price transparency on fertilizer inputs.
Senator Baldwin's statement opposes Trump's military action in Iran and its economic harm to Wisconsin farmers. The bill provides supplemental appropriations for military operations in the Middle East region (Israel, Indo-Pacific allies) but does not directly address or fund the Iran conflict. Baldwin's NO vote on this amendment is consistent with her opposition to military escalation in the region, though the bill's specific focus on Israel and Indo-Pacific support rather than Iran operations creates some ambiguity about whether the vote directly targets her stated concern.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers".
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What they said
Jul 22, 2026
Senator Baldwin supports legislation to ban Chinese-made vehicles and their components from the U.S. market to protect American workers, jobs, and data security from Chinese collection.
Voted Nay on A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers".
Both the statement and bill address protecting American workers and domestic manufacturing from foreign competition, but they target different specific questions. The statement focuses on banning Chinese vehicles and components to protect jobs and data security; the bill concerns waiving Buy America requirements for EV chargers, which would allow foreign-sourced components in federally funded charging infrastructure. Baldwin's NO vote on this amendment aligns with her stated commitment to domestic manufacturing protections, but the amendment's specific provision (waiving Buy America rules for EV chargers) is not directly addressed in her statement about vehicle bans. The vote is procedural (amendment), which adds uncertainty about her substantive intent.
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Baldwin, Colleagues Launch Investigation into Port Shuaiba Attack that Left Six Servicemembers Dead, Dozens Injured | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin is investigating the Department of Defense's failure to adequately prepare for attacks on U.S. military bases in the Middle East and its failure to provide timely medical care to servicemembers injured in a March drone strike at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. She is pressing the Trump Administration for answers on these preparation and care failures.
Baldwin has been pressing Trump’s DOD for months on their failures to prepare for attacks and inadequate care for injured servicemembers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues in opening a new investigation into reports that the Department of Defense (DoD) failed to provide adequate medical care to servicemembers injured in a March drone strike on a U.S. military post at Port Shuaiba in Kuwait. The investigation follows months of Senator Baldwin demanding answers for the Trump Administration’s preparation failures that left troops vulnerable and led to delays in getting care for injured servicemembers.
“As President Trump once again ramps up his reckless war in Iran, and new reports indicate that additional American bases have come under attack, it is critical that DoD provide answers about its capacity to provide care for injured servicemembers,” wrote the lawmakers in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
For months, Senator Baldwin has been raising the alarms on inadequate preparation which put American troops in harm's way and led to insufficient care for injured servicemembers, including two Wisconsinites who went weeks without proper screening and treatment for traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Following new reporting revealing that servicemembers warned of safety issues ahead of the strike, the Senator Baldwin pressed Secretary Hegseth in a hearing for answers on why troops injured in the attack have not received timely access to medical care and why the Trump Administration failed to prepare for attacks on troops in the Middle East.
Survivors reported facing delays and challenges in getting necessary medical care, including that injured servicemembers who were flown to Germany for care were then told that they could only get limited treatment and had to wait in barracks as the hospital was unable to admit them. Other servicemembers with symptoms of traumatic brain injuries were reportedly unable to get proper care for nearly a month after the strike, even after they were flown from Germany to Fort Hood in Texas.
In March, Senator Baldwin heard about two Wisconsinites who were deployed in Kuwait that had sustained traumatic brain injuries in the March 1st attack at Port Shuaiba that killed 6 American servicemembers. After the attack, they'd been relocated to Fort Hood via Germany without receiving any specialized screening or care for TBI’s. Once the Senator intervened on their behalf, the servicemembers and the rest of their unit received the proper screening, and the soldiers were transferred to Walter Reed Medical Center near Washington, D.C. to receive treatment for TBI’s. That meant going weeks without receiving the specialized care they needed after the March 1st attack.
After ensuring these servicemembers received care, Senator Baldwin demanded answers from the Defense Health Administration about the delay in care, why the military wasn’t prepared with necessary medical units, and how they planned to avoid such delays moving forward.
The reports also raise serious concerns about DoD’s lack of preparation for a strike against Port Shuaiba. A soldier reportedly filed a complaint with the Inspector General stating that the lack of safety measures at Port Shuaiba were so significant that the unit’s force protection assessments “recommended against positioning any personnel at Shuaiba Port.” Survivors of the strike reported that they believed that at least one victim of the attack could have survived if they had had proper access to care.
The Army reportedly downplayed injuries sustained during the strike, including by telling families that their loved ones were not seriously injured despite suffering extensive injuries.
“These reports are also emblematic of a broader pattern of the Trump Administration’s blatant dismissal and disregard for the injuries and deaths of servicemembers in this war,” wrote the lawmakers.
The lawmakers also called out DoD’s revision of official casualty counts from the war in Iran. Last week, DoD lowered the number of U.S. servicemembers who had been killed in the war so far from 18 to 14, and categorized their deaths under “Overseas Operations” instead of Operation Epic Fury, in an apparent attempt to hide the growing casualty count of U.S. servicemembers from President Trump’s war against Iran.
“This is shameful and a complete and utter disrespect to these servicemembers, their loved ones, and those who served alongside them…It dishonors their ultimate sacrifice to attempt to hide the real costs of this war from the American people,” said the lawmakers.
“As you and President Trump continue to risk the lives of servicemembers in this reckless war, the American people deserve answers on whether you were adequately prepared to protect servicemembers from Iranian attacks and get them the care they needed, and whether you will be prepared to do so if the war continues and escalates even further,” wrote the lawmakers.
The lawmakers asked Secretary Hegseth to provide answers related to the reports of insufficient medical care, injury classifications, and details of the Port Shuaiba attack and ensuing investigation by August 12, 2026.
A full version of the letter is available here.
Baldwin Tours Milwaukee Elections Operation Center as Trump Lays Groundwork for Election Interference | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin opposes the Trump Administration's efforts to interfere in election administration, including threats to deploy federal agents to polling locations, restrict mail-in voting through USPS rule changes, and seize ballots in other states. She supports legislation to protect voting rights and prevent federal interference in elections.
MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) toured the City of Milwaukee Elections Operations Center, taking up the City of Milwaukee’s offer to Vice President JD Vance to see firsthand the extensive security and accuracy measures in place. Following the tour, Baldwin held a discussion with Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Milwaukee Elections Commission Executive Director Paulina?Gutiérrez as President Trump escalates his efforts to interfere in the administration of American elections ahead of the upcoming 2026 midterms.
“Today in Milwaukee, I was able to see what we all know: Wisconsin elections are as secure as it gets thanks to our local election officials,” said Senator Baldwin. “Despite this, the Trump Administration is reheating old, debunked lies and is weaponizing the federal government to undermine and meddle in our elections. The bottom line is that Trump?doesn’t?want your voice to be heard and to be held accountable for his cost raising policies and list of broken promises. ?I’m?working to do everything I can do to stop him and protect Wisconsinites’ right to vote and have their ballot count.”
During the conversation, Senator Baldwin discussed the Trump Administration’s threats to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents to local polling locations, the President’s efforts to use the USPS to stop mail-in-voting, and Trump’s attempts to seize ballots in Georgia, Michigan, and Arizona. Senator Baldwin and her colleagues introduced the?Protect Our Polls Act to protect Americans’ constitutional right to vote and prevent federal interference by armed military or federal law enforcement. Additionally, Baldwin introduced the Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections Act, which would give voters and state Attorneys General tools to stop interference in elections, strengthen accountability for people who illegally meddle in elections, and protect ballots from being improperly seized. Baldwin has spoken out in strong opposition and?demanded?that the USPS abandon its proposed rule that would ultimately allow the Postal Service to determine whether millions of Americans can receive and cast ballots through the mail. Senator Baldwin has also?called?for an investigation into USPS delays that caused Wisconsin voters’ ballots to arrive after Election Day this past spring.
Baldwin-Backed Bill to Stop Key Parts of Trump’s Push to Shut Down Education Department Advances to Full Senate | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin opposes the Trump administration's plan to transfer special education, elementary and secondary education, and other programs out of the Department of Education to other federal agencies, arguing the transfers lack expertise and will harm students.
Legislation would reverse Trump order to transfer special education and primary and secondary education out of Education Department
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D-WI) bipartisan legislation to block key elements of President Trump’s effort to shut down the Department of Education advanced on a bipartisan vote out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. The bill would block some of the deals, called Interagency Agreements, that allow the transfer of special education and primary and secondary education out of the Department of Education and under the purview of other, sometimes nonsensical, federal agencies. The legislation is now teed up for a vote by the full Senate. Today at the hearing, Senator Baldwin also supported an amendment to go further than the proposed legislation and block the Trump Administration from transferring all proposed other programs out of the Department of Education, including civil rights enforcement and career and technical education, but that effort was defeated by Republicans.
“Americans expect our government to put our children first, not absurd campaign slogans, when it comes to how we provide education for millions of kids and young Americans. Instead, President Trump is prioritizing his half-baked campaign promise to shut down the Department of Education over our kids’ wellbeing. Haphazardly putting programs like special education and elementary education under agencies and leaders who have zero relevant experience is dangerous and will have devastating consequences for our students,” said Senator Baldwin. “I’ve been fighting for months to stop this attack on our local schools and special education and will continue working with anyone to reverse these changes before it’s too late for our students.”
Specifically, the legislation would prevent the Department of Education from relinquishing the Offices of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, Postsecondary Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and Indian Education, or any programs within those offices to other agencies that lack the staff and expertise needed to execute their missions. On June 16, 2026, the Trump administration announced four Interagency Agreements (IAA) that would illegally move the administration of special education programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and vocational rehabilitation programs authorized under the Rehabilitation Act from the ED to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). They also transfer fundamental civil rights enforcement responsibility away from ED to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The amendment Senator Baldwin supported would have blocked the transfer of all of these programs.
Last month, Senator Baldwin led dozens of her colleagues in demanding that the Trump administration follow the law in which Congress authorized these programs to be carried out by ED, including most recently in annual bipartisan funding legislation for Fiscal Year 2026. Last week, she sat down in Madison with parents, teachers, and school officials to talk about how transferring these programs out of the Department of Education would hurt students.
Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Counter Trump’s Attacks on American Elections | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin supports legislation to protect elections from interference, strengthen enforcement of anti-interference laws, and prevent ballot seizure. The bill would give voters and state attorneys general tools to combat unlawful election interference and hold violators accountable.
New bill would provide State AGs and voters with ability to stop election interference and protect voters’ ballots from seizure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As President Donald Trump escalates his efforts to interfere in the administration of American elections ahead of the upcoming 2026 midterms, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues introduced legislation to protect voters and combat unlawful election interference attempts. The Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections Act would give voters and state Attorneys General tools to stop interference in elections, strengthen accountability for people who illegally meddle in elections, and protect ballots from being improperly seized.
“Donald Trump has been actively laying the groundwork to undermine our 2026 elections to evade accountability for his cost-raising policies – and I refuse to stand idly by amidst his repeated efforts to stop Americans from having their voices heard,” said Senator Baldwin. “Our Democracy relies on people being able to show up to the ballot box and their vote to be secret and counted. And, if someone tries to interfere with that right, they need to be held accountable – no matter who they are.”
The SHIELD Our Elections Act creates a private right to action for State Attorneys General and voters to enforce federal anti-interference laws protecting polling locations and election sites, extends the statute of limitations for election related crimes so that future administrations can enforce them, restricts the seizure of ballots and election equipment from election officials until after an election outcome has been finalized, and authorizes a voluntary grant program to support states who have mail and absentee ballot tracking programs to provide confidence and security for voting by mail or drop box.
Specifically, the bill would secure federal elections by:
The bill comes as President Trump has taken an all-of-the-above approach to try to interfere in the upcoming 2026 elections. In March, President Trump issued an executive order directing the Postal Service to create a federal mail-in voting list made up of states’ absentee voters’ information. Following this unconstitutional directive, USPS proposed a rule that would ultimately allow the Postal Service to determine whether millions of Americans can receive and cast ballots through the mail. Baldwin has spoken out in strong opposition and demanded that the USPS abandon this rule.
President Trump has openly floated sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents to local polling locations and has said Republicans should nationalize voting in at least 15 states. Trump has also attempted to seize ballots in Georgia, Michigan, and Arizona, and sued 30 states for their voter rolls. Senator Baldwin and her colleagues introduced the Protect Our Polls Act to protect Americans’ constitutional right to vote and prevent federal interference by armed military or federal law enforcement.
The bill is led by Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and also co-sponsored by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).
Full text of the bill is available here. One-pager of the bill is available here.
Baldwin Demands Answers from Defense Department on ‘Unacceptable’ Delays in PFAS Remediation, Endangering Wisconsinites’ Health | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin opposes delays in Department of Defense PFAS investigation and cleanup timelines at military installations in Wisconsin, arguing that the postponements endanger public health and drinking water safety.
Department of Defense again pushed back its PFAS investigation and cleanup timelines by as much as 20 years at nearly 200 sites, including in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is pressing the Department of Defense on another delay to their PFAS investigation and cleanup timelines by as much as 20 years at 178 sites across the United States, including at Truax Field and Volk Field in Wisconsin.
“I have worked for years to hold the Department accountable on PFAS through added federal funding for military PFAS cleanup and for replacing PFAS-based firefighting foam. It is unacceptable for the Department to disregard years of efforts to improve Wisconsin’s drinking water and further imperil the safety of my constituents without so much as an explanation,” wrote Senator Baldwin in a letter to Secretary of the Airforce Troy Meink.
In June, it was reported that the Department of Defense (DoD) pushed back its PFAS investigation and cleanup timelines by as much as 20 years across 178 sites, including Truax Field and Volk Field in Wisconsin. The Department made the change quietly, without a public announcement and without notifying Congress. This is the second major recent delay DoD has made in conducting this investigation and cleanup, the first being in March 2025 when the Trump Administration announced delays at more than 150 locations across the country.
These delays come as the Air National Guard installations rank among the most PFAS-contaminated sites in Wisconsin. Truax Field in Madison, for example, has PFAS in groundwater measured as high as 39,841 parts per trillion; this is nearly 2,000 times the standard of 20 parts per trillion recommended by Wisconsin health officials. At Volk Field in Juneau County and General Mitchell Field in Milwaukee County, readings are as high as 23,000 and 10,800 parts per trillion, respectively. Delay in remediation efforts can allow contamination to spread, exposing more families and increasing the final cost of remediation.
The cited delays in cleanup timelines come as the Trump Administration continues to weaken the standards that drive this work. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to rescind drinking-water limits for several PFAS compounds and to push PFOA and PFOS compliance to 2031.
In the letter, Senator Baldwin requests that DoD provide the following information on what this delay means for the Air Force and the Air National Guard installations in Wisconsin, and for the nearby Wisconsin communities, including:
Senator Baldwin has championed PFAS remediation efforts, supporting and securing funding to address contamination in communities across the state. She supported the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021 that is making historic investments in clean drinking water, including funding to address emerging contaminants like PFAS. Senator Baldwin has also secured millions in direct support for Wisconsin communities to address PFAS contamination through annual funding legislation. In 2019, Senator Baldwin helped secure provisions to the annual defense policy bill that require nationwide environmental testing for PFAS, establish enforceable standards for PFAS in drinking water, and authorize funding to develop better testing methods for PFAS in the environment. The bill also clarified that the Department of Defense is responsible for cleaning up PFAS contamination at National Guard Facilities, including at Wisconsin’s Truax Field.
A full version of this letter is available here and below.
I am writing to you today to express my continued dismay that the Department of Defense (DoD) continues to delay per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) remediation at military installations across the country. A June 11, 2026 report from NOTUS found that, for a second time and without public announcement, DoD has pushed back its timelines to investigate and clean up PFAS by as much as 20 years across 178 sites in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. These include Volk and Truax Fields in Wisconsin. I request that you provide information on what this delay means for the Air Force and the Air National Guard installations in Wisconsin, and for the nearby Wisconsin communities.
These reported delays raise alarms, given that the PFAS remediation delays at DoD installations across the nation already average about a decade as of this year. The Department has confirmed 54 sites in the U.S. where PFAS poses a health risk to nearby communities; 15 of those sites face new, substantial delays, and 11 contaminated sites were due to reach cleanup milestones in 2025. None did. The timelines still do not establish a set date to finish remediation at any site. What I find even more troubling is that the changes to the timelines were made while keeping Congress in the dark. Members of Congress should be learning of such major updates that impact our communities from the Department, and not from reporters.
My primary concern is how badly these continued delays will impact Wisconsin. Some of our Air National Guard installations rank among the most PFAS-contaminated sites in the state. Truax Field in Madison, for example, has PFAS in groundwater measured as high as 39,841 parts per trillion; this is nearly 2,000 times the standard of 20 parts per trillion recommended by Wisconsin health officials. At Volk Field in Juneau County and General Mitchell Field in Milwaukee County, readings are as high as 23,000 and 10,800 parts per trillion, respectively. This is a major health concern for my constituents, and the longer this problem goes unresolved, the greater the threat of contamination grows.
The Administration is also moving to cut funding and weaken the standards behind any PFAS remediation work. For example, the EPA announced plans last year to rescind drinking-water limits for several PFAS compounds and to push compliance deadlines for PFOA and PFOS to 2031. Additionally, the Department’s FY2027 budget request proposes cutting about $44 million from environmental restoration accounts. The GAO reported last year that the Department has spent $2.6 billion on PFAS since 2017. Yet, no site has a known timeline to finish cleanup. Future investigation and remediation efforts, by the report’s estimates, will now cost more than $9.3 billion from fiscal year 2025 and beyond, and those costs have more than tripled since 2022. By your Department's own figures, delay saves nothing. Delay lets plumes spread, exposes more families, and raises the final bill.
I have worked for years to hold the Department accountable on PFAS through added federal funding for military PFAS cleanup and for replacing PFAS-based firefighting foam. It is unacceptable for the Department to disregard years of efforts to improve Wisconsin’s drinking water and further imperil the safety of my constituents without so much as an explanation.
I request the following from you no later than August 11, 2026:
Senator Baldwin Introduces Bill to Restore and Protect the Mississippi River | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin introduced legislation to establish a collaborative federal initiative to restore and protect the Mississippi River corridor through investments in flood resilience, water quality improvement, habitat restoration, and invasive species control, modeled on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Mississippi River supports $500-billion-a-year economy and employs 1.5 million people, but faces increased threats of flooding and contamination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act, legislation to restore and protect the Mississippi River corridor amid growing threats that put this vital waterway, and the economy that depends on it, at risk. The legislation creates a collaborative initiative to coordinate efforts and invest in building resilience to flooding and storms, improving water quality, restoring wildlife habitat, and stopping the spread of aquatic invasive species. MRRRI is modeled around the successful and broadly supported Great Lakes Restoration Initiative that coordinates across states and sectors to clean up toxic contaminants, control harmful and invasive aquatic species, restore habitats, and leverage investments for economic activity.
“The Mississippi River is essential to Wisconsin’s economy and way of life – from moving Made in Wisconsin products to market, to supporting fishing, boating, and other outdoor recreation, to providing fresh drinking water for millions of families,” said Senator Baldwin. “As communities along the river face more frequent flooding and worsening pollution, we must confront these challenges head on while also making the long-term investments needed to prepare for those ahead. Investing in the Mighty Mississippi is an investment in our economy, the great outdoors and the next generation of Wisconsinites.”
For 20 million Americans, the Mississippi River is their primary source of drinking water. The river supports a $500-billion-a-year commercial, recreation, and natural resources-based river economy that employs 1.5 million people.
MRRRI will fund community-driven projects to restore and protect the Mississippi River and build resilience for the communities who depend upon it. A regularly updated action plan, developed with public input, will guide the implementation of the MRRRI and the use of federal funds to:
Senator Baldwin has long supported navigation and ecosystem improvements along the Upper Mississippi River. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Baldwin works each year to secure strong funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program, which monitors the health of the river and restores key habitat for fish and wildlife critical for Wisconsin’s recreational economy.
This year, Senator Baldwin worked with her colleagues to successfully secure a total of $18 million in federal funding for the Army Corps of Engineers’ Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) to improve and restore both the capacity and efficiency of the river’s navigation system, as well as the river’s ecosystems.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN-04) leads companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Full text of the bill is available here.
Baldwin Calls Out Trump Admin for Abruptly Canceling $94 Million for Health Research, Halting Clinical Trials | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin opposes the Trump Administration's abrupt cancellation of $94 million in federal health research grants, arguing that the cuts waste taxpayer dollars, halt clinical trials, and eliminate programs addressing lung cancer detection, maternal health, rural telehealth access, and pediatric care innovation.
Erratic cuts include a Wisconsin project to improve experiences of hospitalized kids that HHS previously highlighted
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, blasted the Trump Administration for abruptly canceling $94 million in funding for 150 grants supporting health research and programs to train the next generations of scientists. As a result of these erratic cuts to grants funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), clinical trials, health research, and training programs for researchers have ended. The grants include helping doctors catch lung cancer earlier, keeping babies and new mothers safe during childbirth, and using telehealth to improve access to care in rural communities. Canceling funding in the middle of these multi-year research projects wastes years of prior work and millions of taxpayer dollars.
“Once again, Donald Trump and RFK, Jr. are cutting groundbreaking research all to play petty politics—it's sowing chaos and taking away chances to improve Americans’ health and well-being. We are talking about helping kids in hospitals, improving telehealth in rural parts of America, and stopping lung cancer from plaguing more Americans – but this administration is saying that is not a priority for them,” said Senator Baldwin. “American families want lower costs and to live healthy lives, but this administration isn’t listening. I will continue to use every lever I have to stand up to this chaos, support our Wisconsin scientists, and fight to make sure families can lead healthy lives.”
Included in the abrupt cancelations is a University of Wisconsin project testing the use of artificial intelligence to improve the experiences of hospitalized children and their families. Prior to canceling the funding, the Trump Administration highlighted this specific program in a webinar on innovations to better deliver high-value pediatric care. A month later, HHS terminated the grant for being “inconsistent with agency priorities." In a Senate Appropriations hearing with Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in April, Senator Baldwin shined a light on the absurdity of the administration holding up funding for this program earlier in the year, despite the Administration itself using it as a poster child for innovative work. Baldwin also demanded answers from AHRQ Director Dr. Roger Klein on the chaos and mismanagement at AHRQ during a private call in June. AHRQ is the only federal agency focused on studying how to improve health care delivery. In addition to terminating these grants, since Trump took office, the agency has failed to fund new research projects, left grantees in the dark, and allowed over $80 million in funding to lapse.
Senator Baldwin has been a leading voice in pushing back against cuts to critical health funding. Earlier this year, Senator Baldwin called out the administration for canceling $600 million in grants that were aimed at stopping the spread of HIV, connecting people to affordable health care, and growing the health care workforce. Baldwin also spoke out against the abrupt canceling, then reinstating, of $2 billion in funding for thousands of programs that support mental health and addiction treatment and prevention. As Ranking Member on the LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Baldwin also fought for and successfully included provisions to put up stronger guardrails to ensure funding for Fiscal Year 2026 is spent as Congress intended and without delay.
WATCH: Baldwin Urges Colleagues to Vote to End Iran War, Prioritize Americans’ Needs | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin argues that the U.S. war in Iran should end immediately through passage of a War Powers Resolution, and contends that continued military spending in the Middle East does not reflect American priorities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the U.S. Senate’s vote on a War Powers Resolution to end the President’s war in Iran, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) spoke on the Senate floor to make the case that the war needed to end immediately and that spending more money on a war in the Middle East is not a priority for the American people. Nearly all Senate Republicans voted against the measure, greenlighting the war in Iran to continue.
Baldwin’s floor speech comes just days after three more American servicemembers were killed by Iranian attacks in the region and the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth came before the Senate Appropriations Committee to ask for nearly $70 billion more to continue the war in Iran. Baldwin pressed Hegseth on the lack of preparedness that has led to injuries and deaths and the disastrous impacts of the war on Wisconsin families and farmers.
A full recording of Senator Baldwin’s floor speech is available here.
Baldwin, Evers Sound Alarm on USPS Mail Delays and Interference Ahead of Upcoming Elections | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin and Governor Evers call on the USPS to address mail delays that prevented ballots from being counted in the Spring election and to reverse President Trump's executive order restricting vote-by-mail access.
Lawmakers highlight mail delays in the Spring election that caused hundreds to have their votes not counted and USPS’s illegal effort to choke off access to mail-in voting
WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers are sounding the alarm on multiple issues at the United States Postal Service (USPS) that will restrict Wisconsinites’ ability to have their ballots counted in the upcoming elections. Specifically, Baldwin and Evers are calling on the USPS to immediately address severe delays that caused hundreds of Wisconsinites’ ballots to arrive after Election Day in April. The lawmakers also urged USPS to immediately reverse course on implementing President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional order to severely restrict vote-by-mail.
“Hundreds of absentee ballots received by the Postal Service before Wisconsin's Spring Election were delivered after Election Day, preventing them from being counted,” wrote Senator Baldwin and Governor Evers in a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner and members of the USPS Board of Governors. “Now, USPS is rushing to implement President Trump's unconstitutional executive order that would, at best, significantly delay Wisconsinites' mailed ballots from reaching election officials and, at worst, allow the USPS to prevent a Wisconsin voter's fully legal, timely ballot from being counted at all. We call on the Postal Service to immediately resolve the issues that delayed ballots during Wisconsin’s Spring Election, withdraw the rule that will add significant additional delays in ballot delivery, and ensure preparations for Wisconsin’s fall elections prioritizes timely delivery of election mail.”
In the letter, Senator Baldwin and Governor Evers underscore the importance of protecting mail-in voting for Wisconsinites and how President Trump’s proposed rule could further jeopardize Wisconsinites’ access to the ballot box. In 2024, 500,000 Wisconsinites used mail-in ballots, nearly 15% of all Wisconsin voters.
Despite the vital role of mail-in voting, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC), which administers elections in Wisconsin, found that during Wisconsin’s Spring Election this April, two-thirds of local election officials reported problems with the mail, and more than half reported receiving voter complaints and concerns about the Postal Service. According to WEC, one out of every four clerks reported receiving more late ballots than is typical for an election—with some reporting election mail taking 7 to 10 days or more to reach polling locations. Clerks also reported that some of the ballots they received after the election were not postmarked.
The lawmakers called on the Postal Service officials to address these delays ahead of this year’s August 11th primary and November 3rd general election. They also called on the Trump administration to immediately reverse course on President Trump’s executive order that illegally directs the Postal Service to create a federal mail-in voting list made up of states’ absentee voters’ information. In a U.S. Senate Committee hearing, Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed that if the rule is finalized, the Postal Service would refuse to deliver any mail-in ballots from states that did not comply with this new standard. The proposed rule could ultimately allow the Postal Service to determine whether millions of Americans can receive and cast ballots through the mail. A U.S. District Judge blocked the President’s executive order limiting Americans’ use of mail-in voting, but the Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling.
“Given the history of extremely close elections in Wisconsin, the President’s unconstitutional executive order and the Postal Service’s misguided rule very well could tip the scales of the election and deprive Wisconsinites from having their voices heard accurately,” Baldwin and Evers wrote.
Previously, Senator Baldwin has spoken out in strong opposition and demanded that the USPS abandon this rule. Senator Baldwin has also called for an investigation into USPS delays that caused Wisconsin voters’ ballots to arrive after Election Day this past spring.
A full version of this letter is available here and below.
Dear Postmaster General Steiner, Chairwoman McReynolds, Vice Chairman Kan, Governor Stroman, and Governor Tangherlini:
We write to you about the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) role in ensuring that Wisconsin’s elections are fair and reliable and to express our serious concerns that USPS is threatening Wisconsinites’ ability to exercise their right to vote. Hundreds of absentee ballots received by the Postal Service before Wisconsin's Spring Election were delivered after Election Day, preventing them from being counted. Now, USPS is rushing to implement President Trump's unconstitutional executive order that would, at best, significantly delay Wisconsinites' mailed ballots from reaching election officials and, at worst, allow the USPS to prevent a Wisconsin voter's fully legal, timely ballot from being counted at all. We call on the Postal Service to immediately resolve the issues that delayed ballots during Wisconsin’s Spring Election, withdraw the rule that will add significant additional delays in ballot delivery, and ensure preparations for Wisconsin’s fall elections prioritizes timely delivery of election mail.
In May, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) sent a letter to the Postmaster General expressing grave concerns about the performance of election mail for Wisconsin’s Spring Election. The Commission is a bipartisan body that administers elections across the State of Wisconsin and assists election clerks in all 72 counties. WEC conducted a survey of Wisconsin’s local election officials and found that two-thirds reported problems with the mail, and more than half reported receiving voter complaints and concerns about the Postal Service. One out of every four clerks reported receiving more late ballots than is typical for an election—with some reporting election mail taking 7 to 10 days or more to reach polling locations. Clerks also reported that some of the ballots they received after the election were not postmarked. This is unacceptable.
We appreciate the work of the men and women who deliver mail for the United States Postal Service every day, including during our elections. Our concern lies with the decisions and actions by USPS that are inconsistent with normal operations and threaten the ability of Wisconsinites to exercise their right to vote. We ask that you resolve any outstanding issues that caused delays in the delivery of Spring Election ballots before Wisconsin’s upcoming elections this fall—the primary election on August 11, 2026 and the general election on November 3, 2026. We also echo the request from the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission to enact extraordinary measures for these elections to help ensure that every ballot reaches its destination as quickly as possible.
To add to these concerns, USPS has proposed a rule to implement President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order that directs the Postal Service to create a federal mail-in voting list using absentee voter information collected from the states. Not only will this rule restrict vote by mail, but if this rule is put in place for the upcoming elections, it will create significant timing and logistical hurdles for Wisconsin voters. It will add days or longer to the process of mailing a ballot. Wisconsin’s Spring Election demonstrated that the Postal Service is already struggling to deliver ballots on time. Adding days or more to the travel time of a ballot will most certainly lead to USPS preventing more eligible voters from having their ballots counted in future elections through no fault of their own. We ask that you abandon this proposed rule immediately.
These changes in USPS service are poised to disproportionately impact Wisconsin’s rural residents. Roughly one in three Wisconsinites live in rural areas with reduced access to polling locations and drop boxes and often rely on voting by mail. These Wisconsinites will be subject to these unnecessary delays and more likely to have their ballots not make it to their clerk on time to be counted.
The implications of these delays cannot be overstated. In 2024, 500,000 Wisconsinites used mail-in ballots, nearly 15% of all Wisconsin voters. Also in 2024, both the Presidential and U.S. Senate elections were decided by less than 30,000 votes. Given the history of extremely close elections in Wisconsin, the President’s unconstitutional executive order and the Postal Service’s misguided rule could very well tip the scales of the election and deprive Wisconsinites from having their voices heard accurately.
The Postal Service has a critical responsibility to ensure that election mail is handled with the urgency and reliability that voters, election officials, and the public rightly expect. To meet this responsibility, USPS must address delays we saw in Wisconsin’s Spring Election and not move forward with the rule restricting vote by mail. Ensuring the timely delivery of election mail is essential to protecting every eligible Wisconsinite’s right to vote and maintaining public confidence in our elections. When ballots fail to arrive in time to be counted, voters are denied the opportunity to participate in our democracy through no fault of their own. These failures not only disenfranchise individual voters, but also erode trust in the reliability and fairness of our elections.
We appreciate your prompt attention to this important matter.
Baldwin’s Bipartisan Bill to Cap Insulin Costs at $35 Per Month for Millions Advances in the Senate | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin supports legislation to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month for all Americans, addressing high drug prices and expanding access to affordable insulin.
More than 40 million Americans live with diabetes, including over 526,000 Wisconsinites
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) voted for and helped advance legislation to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35 per month out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. The Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act, legislation Senator Baldwin cosponsors, now heads to the Senate floor for consideration by the full Senate.
“Wisconsin families are feeling the weight of rising costs across the board – and for the half a million Wisconsinites with diabetes, the cost of insulin is one more thing stretching their budgets,” said Senator Baldwin. “There is no reason these big drug companies should be able to continue to charge so much for a medicine that has been around for more than 100 years and remains basically unchanged. Our bipartisan legislation to finally stop this price gouging, tackle the root causes of high insulin costs, and cut prescription drug costs is now one step closer to becoming law of the land.”
A report from the American Diabetes Association shows the cost of diabetes in America, including the cost of insulin, continues to skyrocket for patients and the federal government. More than 40 million Americans live with diabetes, including over 526,000 Wisconsinites. The disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, claiming over 100,000 lives in 2021. It is also the most expensive chronic condition in the nation, costing Americans a combined total of $412.9 billion per year. The rising cost of insulin presents a barrier to care for a growing number of Americans living with diabetes; 1 in 4 individuals report reducing insulin use due to cost.
The INSULIN Act would directly address the root problems in the insulin market that cause high list prices, while simultaneously extending vital patient protections, fostering competition, and broadening access to needed insulin products. Senator Baldwin also offered a bipartisan amendment to ensure that provisions creating a pilot program to get $35 per month insulin to uninsured patients and establishing a resource center to help patients access affordable insulin remained in the bill, which was adopted. When the legislation gained enough support from both parties to surpass the filibuster and pass on the Senate floor, Senator Baldwin called on Republican Leader John Thune to bring the legislation up for a vote.
Senator Baldwin has long advocated for holding big drug companies accountable and expanding access to affordable health care for Wisconsinites. In 2022, she helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act, which for the first time allows Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices and caps the cost of insulin at $35-a-month for Medicare recipients. The INSULIN Act builds on that momentum to cap out-of-pocket costs for all Americans who rely on insulin.
Full text of the bill is available here.
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Top PAC donors · 2026 cycle
Political action committees that gave the most to this rep's principal campaign committee this cycle. PAC giving is direct organizational support — industry, ideological, or leadership.
1.THE LIFTOFF FUND3 contributions$24,210
2.WOMEN SENATORS MAKING HISTORY - UNITEMIZED2 contributions$23,506
4.BOOKER SENATE MAJORITYLeadership2 contributionsMember-of-Congress leadership PAC affiliated with Senator Cory Booker — directs contributions to allied Democratic candidates and causes.AI$20,600
5.SCHIFF(T) THE SENATE - UNITEMIZED2 contributions$16,729
6.SENATE IMPACT: IN & WI1 contribution$11,145
7.FAB FOUR FOR SENATE1 contribution$6,273
Source: OpenFEC (api.open.fec.gov) Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “committee.” Aggregated by contributing committee. Self-transfers from joint-fundraising / victory committees are excluded.
Top individual contributors · 2026 cycle
Itemized individual contributions over $200 to this rep's campaign committee, aggregated by donor employer. PAC giving is shown above; this section is people, not organizations.
1.SELF$13,769
2.EPIC$8,284
3.OSHKOSH CORPORATION$6,500
4.EDWARD SNOWDON JR.$3,500
5.BELL AMBULANCE INC.$3,500
6.URBAN LAND INTERESTS$3,500
7.MILWAUKEE FORGETECH$3,500
8.MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC$3,500
9.PDT PARTNERS$3,500
10.ARNOLD VENTURES$3,500
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “individual,” aggregated by the donor's self-reported employer. This is a geographic / industry correlation, not a corporate endorsement.
