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Tammy Baldwin's Public Statements on Issue: Senior Citizens

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09/20/2023 Baldwin Joins Amicus Brief Against Big Pharma, In Support of Medicare Negotiating Lower Prescription Drug Costs
01/26/2023 Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Provide Historic, Permanent Investment in Home Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities
11/07/2022 Tweet - "If you worked hard and paid into Social Security, you should be able to retire with dignity. It's that simple. While Congressional Republicans want to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block, Democrats are working to protect the benefits you've earned."
10/13/2022 Tweet - "I've heard from too many Wisconsin seniors who are at the mercy of big drug companies and skyrocketing drug costs. The Inflation Reduction Act will cap insulin costs at $35 monthly and out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000 annually for seniors."
08/29/2022 Tweet - "The Inflation Reduction Act empowers Medicare to lower prescription drug prices and will cut out-of-pocket costs for Wisconsin seniors."
04/08/2022 Blumenthal, Cramer, Baldwin & Wicker Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Coverage of Chiropractic Services
05/18/2021 Senator Baldwin, Congresswoman Jayapal Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Reverse Trump Administration Move to Silence Workers in Corporate America
04/21/2021 Senators Stabenow, Brown and Baldwin Introduce Medicare at 50 Act
04/19/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States; and Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States - Rep. Bowman and Sens. Brown, Sanders, and Warren Lead Colleagues in Calling for Desperately-Needed Expansions and Improvements to SSI Program
10/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration - Democrats Criticize Proposed Labor Department Rule Weakening Tool to Advance Financial Interests of Workers and Retirees
08/10/2020 Tweet - "I am working across party lines with Senator Graham, @SenBillCassidy, @SenBlumenthal and @SenBobCasey to pass my bipartisan legislation, Edith's Bill, to protect seniors who have fallen victim to financial scams and ensure they can get paid back."
08/10/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Cassidy, Baldwin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Protect Seniors from Scams During COVID-19 Pandemic
08/06/2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Democrats Demand Trump Administration Rescind Proposals Leaving Workers' Retirement Savings at Risk
07/29/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Senators Warren, Casey, Colleagues Urge Inclusion of Home and Community-Based Services Funding for Seniors and People with Disabilities in Future COVID-19 Legislation
06/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Shaheen & Colleagues Call for Greater Federal Resources to Support Nursing Homes during COVID-19 Crisis
03/26/2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph J. Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Sinema, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Key Agency to Better Protect Arizona Seniors from Coronavirus Scams
03/12/2020 Letter to Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Shaheen, Hassan Press Coronavirus Task Force on Situation in Nursing Homes
03/12/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Casey, Colleagues Press Coronavirus Task Force on Situation in Nursing Homes and Preparedness for Seniors, People with Disabilities
01/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits
10/17/2019 Relating to A National Emergency Declared By the President on February 2019--Veto
10/15/2019 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
10/15/2019 Executive Session
07/24/2019 Brown, Smith, Manchin, Schumer Reintroduce Butch Lewis Act, Reaffirm Commitment to Solving Pension Crisis
04/17/2019 Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Van Hollen, Senators Call on Subcommittee Chairman to Secure Funding for Job Training for Older Americans
04/02/2019 Senators Collins, Baldwin Introduce Legislation to Support the Health and Wellbeing of Family Caregivers

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