Tammy Baldwin for Congress Blog

The House Natural Resources Committee today passed legislation authored by Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to protect cranes throughout North America and the world.  A companion bill authored by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) has been introduced in the Senate. The Crane Conservation Act would provide funding to assist in the recovery of several endangered crane species, enlist the Department of Interior in helping enhance international and domestic crane ...

“Studies show that no society that has totally embraced homosexuality has lasted more than, you know, a few decades. So it’s the death knell of this country.”

“I honestly think it’s the biggest threat our nation has, even more so than terrorism or Islam – which I think is a big threat, OK?”

When Oklahoma State Representative Sally Kern said these disgraceful and disgusting words, she th ...

As the Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), I know firsthand what it means that Tammy Baldwin has been serving in Congress since 1998. It means that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth have as a role model an out politician who is proud of her community. It means that in a time of divisive debates over LGBT rights, there is a leader in Congress who gives voice to the experience ...

Over the years I have heard hundreds of heart-wrenching stories about individuals and families who suffer as a result of health insurers failing to provide the same coverage for mental illnesses as they do for physical ailments.

One Wisconsin woman shared with me an especially poignant story that illustrates the imbalance of the current system.

In the same year, this woman’s husband and daughter both required major medical care becau ...