Tammy Baldwin in the News

"U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has inserted language into the pending defense appropriations bill that would result in $4 million of business for the Fairbanks Morse Engine operation in Beloit, her office said Friday..." 

"The Wisconsin representative became one of the highest-profile gay people to date to endorse Sen. Hillary Clinton for president, the same day that Episcopal bishop V. Gene Robinson did the same for Clinton's archrival, Sen. Barack Obama.  In this exclusive Advocate interview, Baldwin explains why.

During Tammy Baldiwn's history-making campaign in 1998 to become the first openly gay nonincumbent elected to Congress, Hillary Clinton came out to stump for her on the campaign trail.  It was a tight race, and the Wisconsin representative credits the then first lady with helping her eke out victory in the end.  But that isn't the two women's only connection:  In the House, Baldwin has been a champion of universal health care, a famous Clinton cause.  That common policy interest, Baldwin tells The Advocate, is one of the chief reasons she chose to endorse Senator Clinton for president on August 2..." 

"Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) announced her endorsement of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) for president and her appointment as co-chair of Clinton's Wisconsin campaign today.  'Senator Clinton is supremely prepared and the candidate best able to ensure health care for all, reaffirm our commitment to the Constitution and rule of law, and re-establish our position of leadership in the world,' Baldwin said.

Baldwin, one of two openly gay members of congress, was also named co-chair of the campaign's LGBT steering committee and a member of its Health Care Policy Task Force..."