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Baldwin, Duckworth Lead Bill to Protect and Expand the Rights of Airplane Passengers with Disabilities | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senators Baldwin and Duckworth are introducing legislation to strengthen protections for airplane passengers with disabilities, including veterans, by expanding rights under the Air Carrier Access Act and requiring airlines to prevent damage to assistive devices, provide timely assistance, and offer adequate onboard accommodations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) are introducing the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act, a bill to protect and expand the rights of airplane passengers with disabilities and improve air travel safety. Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV-01) and Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“Every American deserves to be treated with dignity and feel safe when they are traveling, but for far too long, passengers with disabilities, including our veterans, have been left behind. I have heard firsthand from Wisconsinites who’ve had their wheelchairs – the tool that lets them live a free and independent life – damaged by airlines, and it’s simply unacceptable,” said Senator Baldwin. “Our bill will ensure every American, no matter their ability, gets the respect they deserve when traveling.”
“No traveler should face barriers while traveling because of their disability,” said Senator Duckworth. “I hear so many frustrating stories from those who have experienced their wheelchair getting damaged, assistance being delayed and their needs for onboard accommodations just outright ignored—and it has to stop. Our legislation would help protect the rights of passengers with disabilities and provide them with the support they need when airlines fall short.”
“People with disabilities shouldn't have to face extra obstacles when they travel,” said Rep. Titus. “They deserve equal access to our airports and airplanes. This legislation will expand their rights and safety while making air travel more convenient and accommodating for all.”
“This legislation protects the rights of the flying public with disabilities and will improve overall safety for passengers,” said Rep. Cohen. “As a polio survivor with post-polio syndrome, I am proud to support legislation that seeks to make travel more accommodating for those living with disabilities.”
For over 40 years, the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) has prohibited discrimination based on disability in air travel. Despite this progress, too many travelers with disabilities encounter significant barriers, such as damaged assistive devices and wheelchairs, delayed assistance, unclear communications, and a lack of onboard accommodations.
The Air Carrier Access Amendments Act will protect and expand the rights of air passengers with disabilities and improve air travel safety by:
Senator Baldwin has long been a leading advocate for passengers with disabilities. In 2024, Baldwin successfully fought to include key provisions in the bipartisan FAA reauthorization bill to ensure airplanes are designed to accommodate people with disabilities.
The Air Carrier Access Amendments Act is also co-sponsored by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH).
The legislation is supported by Paralyzed Veterans of America, Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance), Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF), American Legion, I AM ALS, American Council of the Blind, Cure SMA, United Spinal Association, Periodic Paralysis Association, Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Student Veterans of America (SVA), The Arc, Epilepsy Foundation of America, and Hearing Loss Association of America.
“Paralyzed Veterans of America has championed safe and accessible air travel for decades, fighting for exactly the reform reflected in the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act. Passengers with disabilities, especially our nation’s catastrophically disabled veterans, deserve to fly safely and with dignity. Stronger penalties, real enforcement, and a private right of action are precisely what it takes to turn civil rights protections into reality. This bill meets the standard our community has fought for, and PVA is fully committed to working with Sen. Baldwin to see it become law,” said Heather Ansley, Chief Policy Officer, Paralyzed Veterans of America.
“The Muscular Dystrophy Association thanks Senator Baldwin for her leadership on improving the air travel experience for passengers with disabilities. While the Air Carrier Access Act turns 40 this year, passengers with neuromuscular diseases continue to experience significant barriers to air travel, including damaged wheelchairs, physical harm, and inadequate assistance. Until passengers using wheelchairs can fly from the safety and comfort of their mobility devices, more needs to be done to ensure the neuromuscular disease community can fully exercise their rights under the law, which is why MDA proudly supports the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act,” said Sharon Hesterlee, PhD, President and CEO, Muscular Dystrophy Association.
“Disabled people have been promised nondiscrimination in air travel for forty years, yet they are still left stranded, injured, and in the worst cases killed — with no way to hold airlines accountable in court. The Air Carrier Access Amendments Act corrects a glaring injustice by giving disabled travelers the private right of action that every other civil rights law guarantees, backed by real penalties and Department of Justice enforcement. DREDF proudly supports this long-overdue bill,” said Michelle Uzeta, Executive Director, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF).
“We are incredibly grateful to Senator Baldwin for reintroducing the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act and for all of her support for families impacted by ALS,” said Andrea Goodman, CEO of I AM ALS. “People living with ALS and their caregivers experience constant mobility challenges. This bill will make air travel safer, more accessible, and easier for our community.”
“Despite past legislative improvements, people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and other disabilities continue to face wheelchair damage, seat transfer injuries, and other serious barriers when traveling by air,” said Kenneth Hobby, President of Cure SMA. “Cure SMA supports the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act and applauds Senator Baldwin for her leadership in advancing accessible air travel through stronger enforcement and meaningful accountability remedies for passengers."
“The American Council of the Blind strongly supports comprehensive legislative updates that ensure people who are blind or have low vision can navigate airports, board aircraft and travel with the same independence and respect afforded for all. Air travel should be accessible and dignified for every traveler, regardless of vision status,” said Scott Thornhill, Executive Director, American Council of the Blind.
"Everyone deserves to fly safely and with dignity. All too often, air travel becomes unsafe for wheelchair users. The Air Carrier Access Amendments Act will allow individuals who have had their wheelchairs broken or who have been otherwise harmed during air travel to seek justice through the courts. The United Spinal Association applauds Senator Baldwin’s bill and will work with her and our national network of grassroots advocates to make this measure of fairness federal law,” said Stephen Lieberman, Senior Director of Advocacy and Policy for United Spinal Association.
A one-pager on this bill is available here. Full text of this bill is available here.
Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Trump from Using Military or Federal Law Enforcement to Interfere with Elections | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin and colleagues introduced legislation to prevent the president from deploying military or federal law enforcement to polling locations without congressional approval and advance notice, citing concerns about election interference and protecting voting rights.
Bill comes as Trump has openly floated sending ICE and the military to local polling places and is attempting to interfere in the 2026 elections; WATCH: Baldwin, colleagues host press conference introducing bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues are introducing a new bill to protect Americans’ constitutional right to vote and prevent federal interference by armed military or federal law enforcement. The Protect Our Polls Act defends our free and fair elections, preserves the apolitical nature of our military, and protects servicemembers from illegal orders. The bill comes as President Trump has openly floated sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents to local polling locations.
“Our democracy depends on Americans being able to show up to the ballot box and have their voices heard,” said Senator Baldwin. “But that’s all at risk this November as President Trump openly weighs sending in armed federal agents to our schools, churches, fire stations, and other polling locations. President Trump has shown time and again he’s willing to use and abuse the full force of the federal government to intimidate and harm Americans, punish his enemies, and get his way. And that is just what he is trying to do this November because he is afraid accountability is coming for him. We can’t allow President Trump to come between Americans and their constitutional right to vote, and that’s why we are fighting to protect Americans’ access to the ballot box, stop President Trump from surging federal agents to our polling locations, and make sure your voice is heard.”
The Protect Our Polls Act closes an existing loophole by requiring Congress to pass a Joint Resolution of Approval before the president can send troops or federal law enforcement to election sites. The President must also provide Congress with intelligence, legal justification, and evidence that state or local government cannot handle a threat on their own, at least 48 hours before deploying forces. The bill also prohibits military personnel and federal agencies from accessing election records preserved under federal law and reinforces the longstanding law that elections should be administered by civilian authorities free from intimidation or military interference.
The introduction of the bill comes as President Trump has taken an all-of-the-above approach to try to interfere in the upcoming 2026 elections. The President has repeatedly threatened to send federal agents into states’ polling places. In various hearings or to the press, eight of the President’s appointees have refused to rule out sending troops or law enforcement. He has also said Republicans should nationalize voting in at least 15 states.?
The President has also attempted to curtail legal mail-in voting. He signed an executive order in March to restrict mail-in-voting, and USPS released proposed rules earlier this month to deny vote-by-mail to any state that refuses to hand over its voter rolls.?In Wisconsin, communities have already experienced major delays in ballots arriving at polling locations on time to be counted, resulting in hundreds of Wisconsinites not having their votes counted.
In just the last six months, President Trump has repeated his claim about “rigged” elections at least 107 times.?The President has also sent FBI agents into Milwaukee to relitigate his 2020 election loss, interviewing election officials and police officers. President Trump has also attempted to seize ballots in Georgia, Michigan, and Arizona, and sued 30 states for their voter rolls.
The Protect Our Polls Act is led by Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and also cosponsored by Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA).
Full text of the bill is available here.
Baldwin Leads Resolution to Overturn Trump Affordable Care Act Rule that Will Jack Up Costs, Terminate Care for Millions | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin opposes a Trump Administration rule that would undermine the Affordable Care Act marketplace by promoting high-deductible catastrophic plans, loosening network requirements, and allowing non-network plans. She argues the rule will terminate coverage for up to 2 million Americans, raise out-of-pocket costs, and reduce service coverage.
Baldwin will force vote to stop Trump’s rule that will kick up to 2 million Americans off their marketplace coverage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led their colleagues in introducing a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the Trump Administration’s rule that will undermine the Affordable Care Act marketplace, terminating coverage for up to two million Americans, raising out-of-pocket costs, and making it easier for insurance companies to cover fewer services. Once introduced, Senator Baldwin can and will force the Senate to vote on this Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal this disastrous rule and protect Americans’ coverage.
“For over a decade, Donald Trump and Republicans have worked to gut the Affordable Care Act without any plan to replace it, leaving millions of Americans paying higher costs for worse coverage,” said Senator Baldwin. “This misguided rule is part and parcel of that plan, and I’m committed to doing everything I can to stop them from kicking Americans off their health care and lower insurance costs for working families. When Americans buy insurance, they expect the coverage to be there when they need it. But under Trump’s rule, families will be shortchanged – getting worse coverage for more of their hard-earned money.”
“Since taking office, Trump and Congressional Republicans have repeatedly put billionaires over the American people—dismantling the Affordable Care Act and leaving millions unable to afford life-saving care, all to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy and big corporations,” said Leader Schumer. “If Trump’s rule is finalized, it will kick millions off their health insurance, families will face even higher health care costs, and patients will have worse options for care. But Congress can stop it, and I urge my Republican colleagues to do the right thing: vote with us to put patients over profits.”
“At every opportunity, Republicans have made Americans’ health care more expensive and handed more power to big insurance companies,” said Senator Wyden. “Trump’s latest attack on affordable health care includes sleazy schemes to let insurance companies sell you plans with sky high deductibles then turn around and offer you a loan to pay for the care you can’t afford. This vote will be an opportunity to show American families where each party stands on affordable health care.”
The Trump Administration’s rule promotes the use of catastrophic health plans with extremely high deductibles and out-of-pocket costs, loosens physician network requirements for plans, and proposes that insurers be allowed to offer “non-network” plans that may not cover the cost of care. This would make it easier for insurers to raise out-of-pocket costs, sell new kinds of junk insurance coverage, increase working families’ deductibles, cover fewer services, and kick more providers out of network.
The result would be worse coverage at higher costs, including:
The Senators’ CRA resolution would repeal this destructive rule under the Congressional Review Act. Repealing this rule would prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, stop working families from facing astronomical out-of-pocket costs, and make it harder for insurance companies to take advantage of Americans by selling them junk insurance.
The resolution is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Angus King (I-ME), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03) also introduced this resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives today.
Senator Baldwin has long pushed back against Republicans’ attempts to hollow out the Affordable Care Act and support Americans who rely on the marketplace for coverage. Earlier this year, she led her colleagues in demanding that the Trump Administration reverse course on its harmful proposed rule. Senator Baldwin has long pushed to curb the expansion of junk health insurance plans culminating in the Biden Administration heeding her years-long call to limit the availability of short-term limited duration insurance in 2024.
More information about this resolution is available here. Full text of this resolution is available here.
Baldwin Slams Trump’s Latest Illegal Move to Shut Down Department of Education, Kick Special Education, Civil Rights Out of Department | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin opposes the Trump Administration's plan to relocate the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services and move the Office for Civil Rights to the Justice Department, arguing the moves lack educational expertise and will harm students with disabilities and civil rights protections.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), slammed the Trump Administration’s latest move in their effort to shut down the Department of Education and kick oversight and support of special education programs and civil rights enforcement out of the Department. The Trump Administration today announced that the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which oversees the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) will move to an unknown part of the sprawling Department of Health and Human Services and the Office for Civil Rights will move to the Justice Department.
“For no other reason than he thought it sounded good on the campaign trail, President Trump is doing everything he can to dismantle the Department of Education, whatever the consequences for students and families,” said Senator Baldwin. “Neither of these moves will do anything to make sure our students get a better public education or have a safe place to learn. In fact, it will do the opposite. Taking special education out of the Department of Education and moving it to another department that has next to zero expertise in education programs makes zero sense. This is illegal and worse, risks children with disabilities not getting the support they need. Wisconsin families just want to send their children to school knowing they are safe, have the support they need, and are treated fairly under the law. Instead, the Trump administration is undermining all of that and causing more chaos, confusion, and making their lives harder.”
Senator Baldwin has been an outspoken critic of President Trump’s stated goal of dismantling the Department of Education and continued efforts to withhold funding from American students and schools, including pushing Sec. McMahon on Trump’s budget that cuts $6 billion from K-12 schools, including $105 million for Wisconsin’s public schools.
Baldwin Calls on Republican Leaders to Bring Bipartisan Bill to Cap Insulin at $35 Up for a Vote | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin calls on Republican leadership to bring the bipartisan INSULIN Act to a Senate floor vote. The bill would cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month for all Americans and has sufficient bipartisan support to pass.
Bill has enough votes to pass the Senate, Republican leaders so far have refused to bring up for a vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is calling on Majority Leader John Thune to bring the bipartisan legislation she co-sponsors to make insulin more accessible for millions of Americans to the Senate floor for a vote. The Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act caps the out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35 per month, helping millions of Americans afford the medication they need. With 60 bipartisan co-sponsors, the bill has enough support to overcome a filibuster and pass the Senate.
“No one should have to go without the medication they need to stay healthy, and that includes the hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites who rely on insulin every day. But as the rising cost of everything puts a strain on families’ budgets, too many of our neighbors are being forced to make hard choices between paying rent or putting food on the table and affording the sometimes lifesaving medications they need,” said Senator Baldwin. “The INSULIN Act would cap out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans, saving them money and giving them one less thing to worry about each month — and I’m proud we have earned enough support from my Democratic and Republican colleagues to pass this bill. Now, it’s time for Majority Leader Thune to bring this up for a vote so we can deliver some much-needed relief to Wisconsinites.”
A report from the American Diabetes Association that 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 causing high list prices, while simultaneously extending vital patient protections, fostering competition, and broadening access to needed insulin products. More information about this bill is available here.
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.
REPORT: Wisconsin Families Paying Over $3,000 More Under President Donald Trump | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin argues that President Trump's tariffs and military actions in Iran have increased costs for Wisconsin families on healthcare, housing, energy, and groceries, contradicting his campaign promises to reduce inflation and costs.
Wisconsin households have been forced to spend thousands more on health care, rent, energy, and groceries
WISCONSIN – A new report shows that as of May 2026, the average household in Wisconsin has had to spend over $3,000 more on goods and services under President Donald Trump, including health care, rent, energy, and groceries.
“While Wisconsinites struggle to make ends meet, President Trump is saying that he ‘loves’ inflation. President Trump promised he’d bring their costs down on ‘Day One,’ but Wisconsin families can look at their bank accounts and see that is just not the case,” said Senator Baldwin. “President Trump’s tariffs and war in Iran are raising costs on families, all while he is making deep cuts to programs that help Wisconsinites afford their health care, rent, and groceries.”
Despite President Trump’s repeated pledges on the campaign trail that his administration would “end inflation” and bring down costs for families, Trump has instead caused costs to continue to rise significantly, including through his reckless tariffs and war in Iran.
Key findings of the report are below:
Baldwin Slams Army’s Mismanagement of JLTV Program After Her Repeated Warnings | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin criticizes the Army's award of the JLTV contract to AM General, arguing the company lacks the workforce and experience to meet production timelines, and calls for the Army to allow the Marine Corps to pursue alternative contractors like Oshkosh Defense to ensure military readiness.
Baldwin sounded the alarm that private equity-owned AM General lacked experience and workforce building vehicles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) slammed the Army’s mismanagement of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program after she repeatedly warned that the private equity-owned company, AM General, lacked the skilled workforce, experience, and infrastructure to complete the contract on time. Under AM General, the production of the JLTVs are now nearly two years behind schedule, jeopardizing military readiness. After the Army awarded AM General, rather than the experienced Oshkosh Defense, a five-year, $8.6 billion contract to manufacture up to 20,000 JLTVs, Senator Baldwin raised concerns multiple times with Army leadership about AM General’s ability to produce JLTVs.
“Unfortunately, over the last three years, my concerns about AM General’s ability to meet the JLTV contract have borne out. In response to my letters in 2023 and 2024, the Army provided assurances that it would provide strict oversight of AM General’s production and potential risks of disruption to the program. Despite those assurances, AM General continued to flounder and the delivery of the JLTVs has continued to be delayed. AM General is now nearly two years late in delivering JLTVs and the Department of Defense (DoD) has yet to accept a single production standard JLTV A2, despite nearly $2 billion in taxpayer dollars being obligated to AM General since the contract was awarded. This is unacceptable performance for one of DoD’s largest vehicles contracts,” Senator Baldwin wrote in a letter to the Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll.
In addition to raising concerns about AM General’s lack of ability to fulfil the contract, Baldwin also called on the Secretary of the Army, Daniel Driscoll, to allow the Marine Corps to pursue new contracts to procure JLTVs. After the Army, the Marine Corps is the largest buyer of JLTVs, requesting $245 million for the program in FY27. However, the Marine Corps is currently facing growing readiness challenges due to the delays in JLTV production. The Army manages the JLTV contract for the entire military, so going with another contractor, like Oshkosh, would require collaboration between the Army and Marine Corps. Once ramped up, the Oshkosh JLTV production line could produce approximately 1,200 JLTVs per year. Without additional orders soon, Oshkosh says their JLTV production line will close.
Senator Baldwin concluded, “It is vital that the Marine Corps and other Services have the vehicles they need to be able to fight in future wars. Unfortunately, the Army’s risky financial decision in awarding the follow-on JLTV contract to AM General is imperiling the readiness of the Marine Corps.
In 2023, when the U.S. Army announced they awarded the contract for JLTVs to the New York private equity firm-owned AM General, Baldwin expressed her deep concern that this decision could cause a gap in the production of these vehicles because of AM General’s dangerous financial circumstances and lack of experience. Baldwin also pressed the then-Secretary of the Army Christine E. Wormuth in a Senate hearing on the issue and asked about the Army’s plan for managing the health of the defense industrial base for tactical wheeled vehicles. In 2024, Baldwin sounded the alarm again, noting that AM General was beset by production challenges and delays and outlining the consequences of delays on servicemembers.
Full text of the letter is available here and below.
I write to you today to express my continued concerns with the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program that the Army administers on behalf of the military. Since the Army awarded the follow-on contract for the JLTV to AM General in early 2023, the program has been behind schedule and at risk of failure. To protect our military readiness, I ask that you support other Services’ efforts to pursue alternative acquisition approaches to fulfill their JLTV requirements.
In early 2023, the Army awarded AM General a five-year, $8.6 billion contract to manufacture up to 20,000 JLTVs for the Services. AM General was selected for this contract over Oshkosh Corporation, which had successfully produced the original A1 variant of the JLTV since 2016. As the Army shifted production to AM General, I expressed serious concerns to Army leadership regarding AM General’s ability to deliver its A2 variant of the JLTV on time and at the contracted cost. At the time the contract was awarded, AM General had a “very high credit risk” after being saddled with $675 million in expensive debt when it was acquired by KPS Capital Partners, a private equity firm, in 2020. In January 2023, shortly before the contract was awarded, Moody’s Investor Service issued a credit opinion on AM General that said, “the company has limited capacity to absorb unanticipated operating or financial setbacks.” Having never produced JLTVs before, AM General needed to incur significant startup costs to get a production line fully operating, as required by the Army contract.
Unfortunately, over the last three years, my concerns about AM General’s ability to meet the JLTV contract have borne out. In response to my letters in 2023 and 2024, the Army provided assurances that it would provide strict oversight of AM General’s production and potential risks of disruption to the program. Despite those assurances, AM General continued to flounder and the delivery of the JLTVs has continued to be delayed. AM General is now nearly two years late in delivering JLTVs and the Department of Defense (DoD) has yet to accept a single production standard JLTV A2, despite nearly $2 billion in taxpayer dollars being obligated to AM General since the contract was awarded. This is unacceptable performance for one of DoD’s largest vehicles contracts.
In 2025, the Army announced that it intends to pivot away from the JLTV towards the new Infantry Squad Vehicle and did not request any funding for JLVT procurement in the FY27 budget. However, the Army administers the JLTV contract for the entire DoD and, other Services, including the Marine Corps, continue to need JLTVs. The Marine Corps in particular is now facing readiness challenges because JLTV A2s have underperformed and delivery from AM General has been so delayed. To address this growing readiness gap, the Marine Corps has begun exploring alternative contracting options to procure additional JLTVs or JLTV-like vehicles. To that end, on May 27, the Marine Corps posted a request for information for alternative potential sources of these vehicles.
Thank you for your continued willingness to prioritize improving military readiness and support novel military acquisitions approaches.
Baldwin Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Reckless Health Cuts Impact on U.S. Response to Ebola | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin opposes the Trump administration's cuts to public health programs, defunding of health research, and reduction of health expertise, arguing these actions have weakened the U.S. response to disease outbreaks including Ebola and compromised public health infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues are sounding the alarm on the Trump administration’s cuts to public health programs, defunding of research, and mass firing of health experts, warning these actions have had a crippling impact on the country’s response to the growing Ebola disease outbreak. Specifically, Senator Baldwin and colleagues are calling on the Trump administration to reverse course on the deep cuts that have weakened the United States’ public health infrastructure and are also demanding answers about the impacts of foreign aid cuts on Americans health and safety.
“Diseases like Ebola spread quickly – they don’t stop at the borders of a country or care if you are ready for it. Unfortunately, this Administration has taken a hacksaw to our public health system and efforts to stop disease from spreading across the world, leaving American families even more vulnerable to this Ebola outbreak,” said Senator Baldwin. “The President and his team have fired thousands of health experts and abandoned proven ways to stop the spread and treatment of diseases, and we need some answers on why and what they are doing to it to keep Americans safe.”
In one effort, Senator Baldwin and colleagues called on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to reverse course on the deep cuts that have weakened the United States’ public health infrastructure and threatened response to global health outbreaks. The Senators detail how critical it is that HHS continue to invest in infectious disease research and develop better diagnostics and treatments to remain a world leader in combatting health threats. The Senators demand answers about who is leading the response to the Ebola outbreak, why they are not using existing infrastructure to respond to it, and when they will fill the leadership positions that are vacant.
Baldwin and colleagues are also pressing Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio on the impacts that foreign aid cuts and the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) have had on the United States’ ability to protect Americans from Ebola and hantavirus. Senator Baldwin and her colleagues are raising serious concerns that the Trump administration's dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and withdrawal from the WHO have degraded the United States’ ability to detect and respond to emerging infectious diseases and protect Americans from other public health threats.
The lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to immediately reverse course on policies that have left the United States and the international community less prepared to respond to future outbreaks and put forward concrete solutions to protect the health and safety of the American people.
The letter to Secretary Kennedy was led by Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA).
The letter to Secretary Rubio was led by Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA).
Full text of the lawmakers’ letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy is available here.
Full text of the lawmakers’ letter to State Secretary Rubio is available here.
Baldwin, Khanna Lead Bill to Step Up Oversight on Foreign Investment to Protect American Workers, Prevent President’s Self-Dealing | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: The release advocates for new legislation establishing a Foreign Investment Review Authority to increase oversight and transparency of foreign direct investment in the United States, with particular focus on preventing adversarial nations like China from gaining unfair market access and preventing presidential self-dealing.
Legislation comes as White House boasts of trillions in foreign investments, including from China
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) introduced new legislation to ensure foreign investments made in the United States actually benefit American workers, while preventing the President from self-dealing. The Foreign Investment Review Monitoring and (FIRM) Commitment Tracking Oversight Board Act adds structured accountability, transparency, and standards for foreign investments.
“While foreign investments can create jobs and support our local economies, they also can open the door to adversaries undercutting American workers and the President lining his pockets,” said Senator Baldwin. “If foreign countries are going to invest in the United States like the President says they are, we need some basic oversight and transparency to make sure its American workers and American communities seeing a return, not our adversaries, the President’s family, or the well-connected.”
“Establishing the Foreign Investment Review Authority (FIRA) would empower the U.S. government with the tools it needs to ensure investment commitments negotiated by the President benefit working Americans and never our economic adversaries, such as the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Our bill would ensure foreign countries are unable to leverage FDI to gain unfair access to the U.S. market or make corrupt deals that lack Congressional oversight,” said Congressman Khanna, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States can create jobs, promote innovation, bolster cooperation with allies, and improve economic conditions for Americans. However, economic adversaries like China have sought to leverage FDI to gain unfair access to the U.S. market, promote their control over certain industries, and even violate workers’ rights here in the U.S. For example, when Chinese-owned Fuyao glass opened up shop in 2016 in Ohio, they replaced good-paying union jobs with nonunion work at much lower wages, while paying millions in penalties for labor violations. All the while, Fuyao has expanded, adding new capacity and shrinking the market share of U.S. firms that play by the rules.
Adding to this risk is the current president, who is intent on securing flashy big dollar investment commitments from other nations, allied and adversarial, such as South Korea’s $350 billion commitment, Japan’s $550 billion commitment, Taiwan’s $500 billion commitment, and forthcoming investments from China through the recently announced U.S.-China Board of Investment and Board of Trade. These announcements are made with few details about and next to no oversight on how they will improve economic conditions for Americans or what guardrails there are to ensure the President is not personally enriching himself or his family.
Currently, the U.S. lacks the tools to assess the impact of FDI on the U.S. economy, workers, and competition. It is increasingly important that Congress establish a mechanism to review inbound investment being made pursuant to agreements that have been made with other economies without the input of the public or elected representatives in Congress. As a result, foreign investment commitments can operate with limited transparency, weak accountability, and no standardized evaluation of their economic or strategic impact. Foreign investment commitments mean little if the jobs they create are low-wage, temporary, or go to foreign workers.
The FIRM Commitment Tracking Oversight Board Act would introduce structured accountability, transparency, and standards for foreign investment in the United States. This bill would do so by:
The bill is also supported by Representatives Thomas Suozzi (D-NY-3), Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6), and Shontel Brown (D-OH-11). The legislation is endorsed by the United Auto Workers and Groundwork Action.
“In the U.S. auto industry and beyond, trade and investment rules have empowered corporations to destroy jobs, erode union density, and undercut the working class,” said Rajiv Sicora, UAW Legislative Director. “Instead of inviting a race to the bottom, we should make sure that all foreign direct investment upholds the highest standards and strengthens our economy — especially when such investment is linked to trade concessions. We thank Senator Baldwin and Congressman Khanna for introducing this legislation to expand oversight of FDI and protect good wages, benefits, and the right to form a union.”
A one pager on this legislation is available here. A section-by-section breakdown is available here.
Full text of this legislation is available here.
Baldwin Backs Bipartisan Bill to Ban Chinese Vehicles, Protect American Workers and Boost National Security | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Position: Senator Baldwin supports the Connected Vehicle Security Act, a bipartisan bill that would prohibit the sale and importation of Chinese-made vehicles and vehicle technology in the United States to protect consumer data, American workers, and national security.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is backing a bipartisan bill to protect American workers and families from the growing threat of Chinese-made vehicles and the technology embedded within them. The Connected Vehicle Security Act prevents Americans’ data from being collected on American roads and sent back to Beijing by cutting off the supply of vehicles, software, and critical hardware originating from China or Chinese companies at every point in the chain, from the manufacturing process, to import, to sale.
“Chinese-made connected vehicles are a surveillance threat to our families, an economic threat to our workers, and a security threat to our whole country,” said Senator Baldwin. “We need to act fast before it’s too late – and I’m glad to be teaming up with Democrats and Republicans to make sure China can’t track and collect data on our communities and undercut American workers.”
Specifically, the Connected Vehicle Security Act:
The bill is led by Senators Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).
A one-pager on this bill is available here. Full text of this legislation 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.
