Tammy Baldwin for Congress Blog

“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 ...

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 ...

“For the past three years, I’ve urged [Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice] and her senior management team to redress policies that discriminate against gay and lesbian employees.

 

“Absolutely nothing has resulted from this. And so I’ve felt compelled to choose between obligations to my partner — who is my family — and service to my country. That anyone ...

We’re no strangers to snow here in Wisconsin. Usually even in heavy storms our lives move at the regular pace. But last Wednesday, Madison experienced a blizzard that shut the whole city down. By evening, even the Metro Bus system had to call it quits.

Of course, I was still determined to stay on schedule and get to D.C. But after numerous thwarted rescheduling attempts to get a flight, I gave in and instead did what everyone in Madison, Beloit, and all of sou ...