A bill to require a background check for every firearm sale. Youre more than a vote, so support GovTrack today with a tip of any amount: Or keep using GovTrack for free! (Senate), 2016 Jan-Mar Baldwin's aides sat for months on an inspection report that found officials at the Tomah medical center were prescribing high amounts of opiate pain pills to patients, a concern raised repeatedly by a whistle-blower with Baldwin's staff late last year. (House), 2011 Jul-Sep A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to apply child labor laws to independent contractors, increase penalties for child labor law violations, and for other purposes. "I accept responsibility," Baldwin said. Ken Reidy has been working as a Chief of Staff (U.S. This is Baylor said she and her staff identified serious misconduct in "multiple" VA facilities in Wisconsin in August and brought the issues to the attention of Baldwin's state director at the time, Doug Hill, and legislative director, Daniel McCarthy, who she said did nothing to address them. "In retrospect, this was a mistake.". On Monday evening, Baldwins communications director responded with a statement asserting the ex-stafferhadchosen to be used as a pawn by Republican opponents in what is nothing more than political hit jobby a go-to Republican firm, referring to a reports of an ethics complaint from the Wisconsin GOP. Her office received the report last August. A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration. The chart below reports missed votes over time. 116th Congress Their insurance wouldn't cover her care, and they were forced to make great sacrifices to pay for Tammy's health care. A bill to set forth limitations on exclusive approval or licensure of drugs designated for rare diseases or conditions. (House), 2009 Apr-Jun Baldwin said her chief of staff, Bill Murat, and others did not properly brief her on the report by the Veterans Affairs' inspector general or the complaints from the whistleblower, former Tomah employee Ryan Honl, who repeatedly emailed her office in November and December pleading that she take action on the report. DISCLOSE Act of 2023 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2023 Stand By Every Ad Act. Elected to the U.S. Senate on November 6, 2012, Tammy won a hard fought race and made history as Wisconsin's first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate and the first openly gay member elected to the U.S. Senate. As her grandmother grew older, Tammy served as her grandmother's primary caregiver - an extremely rewarding, but also challenging responsibility. Tammy Baldwin has been busy trying to cover up her involvement in the Tomah VA scandal. A BILL To authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the womens suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes. She said there were no protocols, shifting job responsibilities and a lack of training and communication. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to reaffirm the importance of workers. Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020. Fax 202-224-9787. The Source for news on Capitol Hill since 1955. (Senate), 2019 Jul-Sep A bill to protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes. Will Hansen, legislative director. (House), 2007 Jan-Mar S.Res. This photo from a television campaign ad shows Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, left, embracing Heather Simcakoski, the widow of a Marine veteran who died at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She instructed her Chief of Staff, Bill Murat, to fly to Milwaukee, fire me, and offer me a severance package that . Nomination Confirmed 65/35 on Jun 22, 2017. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility. A bill to provide enhanced student loan relief to educators. Baldwin said on Friday that her office decided not to discuss Baylor's ouster during the three weeks in which she considered the severance deal. (Senate), 2017 Oct-Dec Senator Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has retained her chief of staff from her years in Congress, and has hired three new staff members for the senate office. Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'". (Senate), 2016 Jul-Sep Baylor had been Baldwin's top aide in Milwaukee until she was fired in January following a USA TODAY report that revealed the senator had a report raising concerns about opiate prescriptions at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tomah, Wis., for four months last year but didn't act on it despite repeated pleas from a whistleblower. "Mistakes were made," Baldwin said in a Friday interview, providing her first substantive remarks on the controversy. Senator Tammy Baldwin, for making false statements and representations to cover up actions by her Chief of Staff and protect her political career." ("Ethics Complaint,"United States Senate, 4/20/15) Born in Madison, Wisconsin in February 1962, Tammy Baldwin graduated (with degrees in mathematics and government) from Smith College in 1984 and earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1989. . RESOLUTION Designating the week of April 22 through April 30, 2023, as National Park Week. We are also still on Instagram at @govtrack.us posting 60-second video summaries of legislation in Congress. the representative for Wisconsins 2nd congressional district A spokesman for Baldwin, John Kraus, called the complaint a "political hit job" and suggested Baylor is being used as a "pawn" by a Republican law firm that reportedly helped her draft the complaint. Senator Baldwin has also made addressing the student debt crisis and college affordability a top priority. Baldwin is fining Murat one month's salary, demoting Doug Hill from state director to outreach coordinator, and reassigning Mike Helbick from veterans' outreach aide to another role that will be determined after he undergoes more training, she said. Tammy Baldwin has committed her life's work to public service because she has a deep commitment to making a difference in the lives of Wisconsin's working families. After the public outcry, Senator Baldwin immediately sought to place the blame squarely on me, the complaint states. Not from any insurer. The USA Freedom Act (H.R. "It found mistakes. Scheduler Carolyn Walser. FAIR Act Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act. A BILL To address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes. Fired Staffer Files Ethics Complaint Against Baldwin, Wisconsin Field Hearing Could Fuel Critics of Ron Johnson, Tammy Baldwin, Ron Johnson Denies His Office Sat on Whistleblower Tips, Wisconsin GOP Files Ethics Complaint Against Baldwin (Updated). Born 02/11/1962 (Age 61) Contact Senator Tammy Baldwin (D) by email address, mailing address, Wisconsin & DC office phone numbers, official & campaign websites, and Facebook, Twitter & YouTube: DC Phone Number: 202-224-5653. (House), 2011 Jan-Mar 4 to S. 316 (No short title on file) RC# 68, On the Amendment S.Amdt. Baldwin said the proposed agreement, including the secrecy provision, was standard language. 11 RC# 98, On the Amendment S.Amdt. This is a project of Civic Impulse, LLC. Baldwin A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks, and for other purposes. Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the rate of the excise tax on the repurchase of corporate stock, and for other purposes. The committee ranked a Denver firms proposal for the Lake Monona waterfront first out of three finalists. A resolution designating March 23, 2023, as "National Women in Agriculture Day". Committees Appropriations. She declined to comment on fellow Democrat Kind's failure to act on the whistle-blower's complaints. Baldwin previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1999-2013). Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023. She said he agreed to put the last one in the senator's briefing binder. (House), 2010 Nov-Dec and is a Democrat. (House), 2002 Apr-Jun A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for current year inclusion of net CFC tested income, and for other purposes. "And it must yield to bring focus to where it should have been all along: the veterans who receive care by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.". A bill to increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 8.7 percent, and for other purposes. HALL , 608-252-6132. Journal Sentinel coverage of the legislature, governor's office and other state politics in Madison and around Wisconsin. Baldwin took the latest actions after receiving the findings of a review conducted at her request by Washington lawyers she hired, Marc Elias and Jonathan Berkon. Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023. As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Tammy helped craft the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, leading the effort to include the provision that now allows young people to remain on their parents' health insurance plans up to age 26. A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. (House), 2004 Jul-Sep She A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. A resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. (Senate), 2021 Jan-Mar (House), 2005 Apr-Jun But the senator said the ex-staffer countered with an offer seeking four times what she had been offered. (Senate), 2015 Oct-Dec "All we ask is that our senator publicly support our desire to have an open forum rather than remain silent publicly, which is what the VA does in hiding reports from the public," Honl wrote. She said that after the USA TODAY report about Baldwin's inaction, Baylor and other Baldwin aides participated in a conference call on Jan. 20 to develop a media response. RESOLUTION Condemning the Government of Irans state-sponsored persecution of the Bahai minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. (House), 2000 Apr-Jun (House), 2003 Apr-Jun In addition, Baldwin said Mike Helbick, a staff caseworker, has been bumped from dealing with veterans issues. Stubbs has said she will not resign from her seat in the state Assembly if confirmed to serve as the director of the Department of Human Services. (House), 2004 Jan-Mar Senator for (Senate), 2017 Jul-Sep Interestingly, Baldwin seemed to hold up her off-ice's response to the Tomah controversy with that of Johnson's staff. A bill to prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. RESOLUTION Opposing a national sales tax on working families and supporting a tax cut to benefit the middle class. Tony Evers' budget proposal, Why Shelia Stubbs' nomination to lead Dane County Human Services is facing controversy, Loss of Everyday Kitchen in Madison has landlords looking for new tenant, One of the top U.S. Netflix shows right now has a Wisconsin connection, Brothers opening restaurant where Angelo's was in Monona, Professional volleyball league picks Madison for team, and community investment, A unanimous 'no': Shelia Stubbs' Dane County Human Services bid gets rejected in 1st vote, UW-Madison's newest recreation gym, complete with nap pods and a rock climbing wall, opens Monday, Man sought in woman's death fled country with their 6-year-old daughter, police say. (House), 1999 Jul-Sep Each dot is a member of the Senate Otherwise, try contacting your own senator: You are currently on the website GovTrack.us, which has no affiliation with Baldwin and is not a government website. RESOLUTION Designating the week beginning February 5, 2023, as National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week. (House), 2008 Jul-Sep DAIRY PRIDE Act Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act. "Accordingly, they did not make it a priority to independently verify the (Office of Inspector General's) representations that the concerns about prescription practices were being addressed," the report says. H.R. In addition, Baldwin said Baylor was guilty of other infractions, such as rude and inappropriate communication with other aides. Baldwin, who was first elected to Congress in 2012, was the only member of Congress from Wisconsin who received an inspector general report warning of the over-prescription of narcotics at the at. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin speaks at EMILY's List 30th Anniversary Gala at the Washington Hilton on March 3. (House), 2012 Jan-Mar A source close to her suggested that she is leaning against going to court over her dismissal. Tammy Baldwin, (born February 11, 1962, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.), American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and began representing Wisconsin in that body the following year; she was the first openly gay senator. (Senate), 2022 Nov-Dec 26 RC# 49. A resolution opposing a national sales tax on working families and supporting a tax cut to benefit the middle class. (House), 2003 Oct-Dec 112th Congress Ending Trading and Holdings In Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act. 20510-4906 . (Senate), 2021 Jul-Sep 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023. Would you like to join our advisory group to work with us on the future of GovTrack? Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023. - As the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) investigation into the Tomah VA Medical Center (VAMC) gets underway, U.S. Visit us on Instagram, If sponsors had their way, the lyric in Youre a Grand Old Flag would change its description of America to a country where theres never Apr 27, 2023, March 29 was an unusually busy day in Congress for one Arizona Republican. United States Senate is part of the Federal industry, and located in North Carolina, United States. the median of 2.3% She was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1992 to 1998. (House), 2010 Jul-Sep (House), 2008 Oct-Dec RESOLUTION Honoring the 30th anniversary of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program. In the proud tradition of Wisconsin's state motto, Forward, she believes that we must always work together to help provide fairness, equality, and economic opportunity for all. | View Cosponsors . Copyright 2023 CQ Roll Call. Chief of Business Operations Vcard EMAIL Portland D + 1.503.727.2000. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans, and for other purposes. (House), 2013 Jan-Jan A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to strengthen the drug pricing reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act. A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee. (House), 2005 Jan-Mar On Friday, Baldwin released a report that assigned blame to some on her staff for the mishandling of complaints concerning the prescribing of painkillers at the Tomah Veterans Affairs hospital. RESOLUTION Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month. Baldwin said these staffers focused on the report's conclusion, which found no proof of wrongdoing, instead of following up on its findings about the widespread distribution of opiates at the Tomah facility. (Senate), 2014 Nov-Dec Baldwin began calling for a federal investigation only after news reports ran in January showing that as many as three vets died after receiving treatment at Tomah. RESOLUTION Condemning the use by the Peoples Republic of China of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the territory of the United States as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty. Related: 3087 (110th): A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress reports on the status of . Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2023. Contact Tammy Thank you for taking the time to contact me. A resolution supporting the observation of National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month during the period beginning on January 1, 2023, and ending on February 1, 2023, to raise awareness of, and opposition to, human trafficking and modern slavery. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). RESOLUTION Designating the week of February 6 through 10, 2023, as National School Counseling Week. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin) at United States Senate for 10 years. Baldwin is shown as a purple triangle in our ideology-leadership chart below. See full analysis methodology. RESOLUTION Designating March 23, 2023, as National Women in Agriculture Day. His pay was not reduced. Senator Tammy Baldwin has sent a letter to VA Interim Under Secretary for Health and lead investigator, Dr. Carolyn Clancy, calling for the VA to address a number of serious concerns over the course of their examination Latest entries from columnist Daniel Bice's No Quarter blog. Tammy Baldwin for Senate Feb 2023 - Present3 months Madison, Wisconsin, United States U.S. House of Representatives 2 years 2 months Deputy Chief of Staff & Communications Director, Rep.. She oversees a workforce of 550 professionals and plays a . A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farms, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics (11%) A BILL To protect a persons ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care providers ability to provide abortion services. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes. (Senate), 2022 Apr-Jun Chief of Staff: Chief of Staff / Administrative Director: Capitol Office: 120 Constitution Avenue, NE Washington, DC. Growing up in a grandfamily and being a caregiver shaped Tammy's future in public service, and she led the bipartisan effort to support family caregivers by sponsoring and passing the RAISE Family Caregivers Act in the Senate which was signed into law in 2018. His No Quarter column has won a National Headliner Award for best local interest column. A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of, and expand access to, home and communitybased services under the Medicaid program, to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of the direct care workforce and to award grants to support family caregivers, and for other purposes. But the first-term senator acknowledged that her staff came up short in dealing with the Tomah hospital. (House), 2006 Jan-Mar A BILL To amend the Securities Act of 1934 to require countryby-country reporting. "Despite repeated requests for approval of the proposed plan, our efforts were rejected by Murat," Baylor wrote. (House), 2004 Apr-Jun A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically provided and continue to provide critical benefits to the people and communities of the United States. From there, the report said, her senior aides took too long to formulate an "effective response" to the problems. A BILL To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia. (House), 2011 Oct-Dec The chart is based on the bills Baldwin has sponsored and cosponsored A BILL To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a pilot program to provide veterans with pilot training services. (House), 2009 Jan-Mar A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Fred Korematsu, in recognition of his contributions to civil rights, his loyalty and patriotism to the United States, and his dedication to justice and equality. (Senate), 2014 Jul-Sep In the complaint to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Baylor says she told Baldwin's chief of staff, Bill Murat, about the report, and when she didn't get approval to take action last fall, she prepared memos to Baldwin herself. H.R. She assumed office on January 3, 2013. Janet Piraino will serve as U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin's new state director, taking over for a staffer demoted after Baldwin determined that he failed to adequately respond to whistleblower complaints about the treatment of veterans at the VA Medical Center in Tomah. Not at any price. 6233 (112th): Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012, H.R. 80 to S. 870 (No short title on file) RC# 87. Offices . (Senate), 2020 May-Jun (House), 2002 Jan-Mar RESOLUTION Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide. "Tomah was a piece of it," Baldwin said of the firing. RESOLUTION Supporting the goals of International Womens Day. LegiStorm is constantly adding new information on the people, places and reports in our database. The report found that Baldwin's constituent services team failed to relay constituent concerns to the office's top staff. International Human Rights Defense Act of 2023. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration. Senator Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.,has retained her chief of staff from her years in Congress, and has hired three new staff members for the senate office.
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