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Tammy Baldwin in the News
Gay Idealist Fights for Undiluted Portections
Monday, March 31, 2008 (272 reads)
"Never doubt" has become Baldwin's mantra. But she reminds us that dreams must be followed by courageous acts.
The Democratic congresswoman finds herself for the first time in the party that controls the House. Her overriding political passion hasn't changed -- passing universal health care.
But being in the majority opens new possibilities to improve the lot of gay Americans. Fortunately for those of us who're gay, Baldwin's girlhood idealism is in full bloom.
She's pushing to extend partner benefits to federal workers. With allies, she is slowly changing the State Department. By taking her partner of 11 years, Lauren Azar, to congressional events, she reminds colleagues that anti-gay policies hurt someone they care about.
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New Law Helping Veterans Honors Madison Doctor
Sunday, March 30, 2008 (110 reads)
The work of a local retired doctor is being recognized after a new federal law helping wounded veterans was passed in his name.
The Dr. James C. Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act helps veterans who suffered significant vision loss while serving their country. The law allows disabled vets to receive more compensation for losing sight in one of their eyes, WISC-TV reported..."I'd like to thank Tammy Baldwin again because it was her and her staff that really kept this going, kept it alive and got this for our veterans," said Allen...
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Veterinarians Warn Congress about dangers of veterinary shortage
Saturday, March 15, 2008 (83 reads)
Public health jeapordized by too few veterinarians.
AVMA officials recently testified in separate hearings to explain the harmful consequences of too few veterinarians working in public health and to encourage congressional support for initiatives shoring up the low supply of veterinary manpower...
..."Veterinarians are uniquely positioned to view health through the lens of public health impact and to understand how human and animal health interact," Baldwin said. "If we don't address the shortage of veterinarians and lack of capacity in veterinary schools soon, we'll find ourselves dangerously underprepared and ill-equipped to deal with future public health threats.
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SeniorCare push intensifies
Friday, March 07, 2008 (86 reads)
"Early one morning last October, Luillia Van Lanen was rushed to the hospital after she awoke with shortness of breath. Doctors told her the cause was her decision to stop taking medications that kept her blood pressure down, she said. She did that because under the Medicare Part D drug program, she couldn't pay for all her medications...After the episode, Van Lanen, 78, dumped Part D and switched to Wisconsin's SeniorCare...But whether Van Lanen and the other 104,000 SeniorCare participants will be able to rely on the program is in doubt.
The Wisconsin version of the prescription drug program for the elderly, which is expected to cost state taxpayers $57.6 million this fiscal year, is scheduled to expire June 30 unless the federal government grants the state's request to continue it...As a result, Doyle and other state and federal lawmakers are intensifying their lobbying of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to approve the waiver.
Doyle last week asked the state's elderly to write to Leavitt about the program. U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is seeking a meeting in Washington with Leavitt to deliver the signatures of more than 16,000 people who signed a petition asking him to approve the waiver...Baldwin said Van Lanen's situation is typical among Wisconsin's elderly. She said despite the concerns of people such as Van Lanen, the federal Government wants to push all senior citizens into Medicare Part D. And if stories like Van Lanen's don't persuade Leavitt, Baldwin said she's hoping the costs savings will.
'We're hopeful they can set aside their bias toward Medicare Part D in favor of saving the federal government money,' Baldwin said."
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News about the Democratic Party, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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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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