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Tammy Baldwin in the News
Mixed reactions to ‘swan song'
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 (149 reads)
President George W. Bush gave his final State of the Union Address Monday night, and at least one legislator was more excited about that fact than about what he had to say.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, said, "Tonight's speech is the 'swan song' of a presidency that is ending and will not be missed. President Bush may choose to believe that the state of our union is strong; but under his direction, our economy is flailing, our infrastructure is crumbling, the number of uninsured and underinsured Americans is rising, America's moral and strategic leadership in the world is plummeting, our Constitution is being trampled, and our servicemen and women and their families are sacrificing enormously in an unnecessary war.”
What is strong, she said, is the faith of the American people that this year's election will bring a new direction and a renewed commitment to the ordinary people, the sacred institutions, and the great promise of America.
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The Sorry State of a Lame-Duck's Legacy
Monday, January 28, 2008 (123 reads)
The Constitution requires that presidents "from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, summed the evening up best when she said, "Tonight's speech is the 'swan song' of a presidency that is ending and will not be missed. President Bush may choose to believe that the state of our union is strong; but under his direction, our economy is flailing, our infrastructure is crumbling, the number of uninsured and underinsured Americans is rising, America's moral and strategic leadership in the world is plummeting, our Constitution is being trampled, and our servicemen and women and their families are sacrificing enormously in an unnecessary war."
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Our View: Federal funds good for Monroe Clinic project
Monday, January 28, 2008 (131 reads)
Last week, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, announced that $292,000 in federal funds were officially secured for Monroe Clinic to assist in its health care information technology systems project. It became official when President Bush signed into law the FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations Bill Conference Report that had been previously approved by the House and Senate.
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Baldwin: Economic stimulus will help
Saturday, January 26, 2008 (132 reads)
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, joined the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce on Friday morning for its first Legislative Breakfast of 2008.
Baldwin, who was elected to Congress in 1998 and is serving her fifth term, focused much of her speech Friday on the economy's slide toward recession, but remained hopeful that an economic stimulus plan would avert recession and benefit Beloit as well as the rest of the country...
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Baldwin pushes veterinary bill
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 (129 reads)
Veterinarians do not just take care of the family pets. They are a critical link in food safety and public health, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin told a House subcommittee on health Wednesday.
The Democrat from Madison spoke in support of legislation that she introduced last year, the Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act, that would increase classroom and laboratory space in veterinary schools and enable more students to enroll...
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The new Congress plans to move aggressively against the tobacco industry by regulating cigarettes, raising sales taxes and ratifying an international antitobacco treaty.
For the last two years, Nancy Pelosi has been the driving force behind the Democratic agenda, but now she is about to become facilitator in chief.
As Roland W. Burris prepared to claim his seat, Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, insisted the Senate has the legal authority to bar him but left the door open to negotiations.
 Tim Kaine has been tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to succeed Howard Dean as party chairman.
Leaders are weighing a quick executive order against legislation, which risks a fight but would be permanent.
Political bosses like New Jersey’s Joseph Ferriero have begun to flourish in suburbia where jobs are the coin of the realm.
Senate Democrats said the Constitution gives them the power to block the Illinois governor’s pick, but some experts were not so sure.
 She was one of the few prominent black leaders who never faltered.
 There's a down-to-earth and cool vibe in Chloe 81, but a lackadaisical approach to fashion is uncommon for this crowd.
Contention is emerging among officials against Caroline Kennedy as she pursues Hillary Rodham Clinton’s seat.
Liberals show tremendous compassion in pushing for government spending to help the needy, but when it comes to individual contributions to charitable causes, they are cheapskates.
 What kind of relationship will the Obama White House have with the media? A lot will depend on Robert Gibbs.
 The Democratic representative talks about why he had to take charge of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, why he kept his mustache and what his grocer father taught him about extending credit.
In 1965, New York Democrats couldn’t agree on their leaders, so Gov. Nelson Rockefeller persuaded Republicans make their choices for them. Sound familiar?
 Angered by their senator’s support of John McCain, Connecticut Democrats sounded off at a standing-room-only committee meeting.
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