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Tammy Baldwin's Public Statements on Issue: Entitlements and the Safety Net

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09/30/2022 Baldwin Supports Introduction of Senate Resolution to Protect and Expand Social Security in the Face of Republican Attacks
09/29/2022 Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Fill Leadership Posts at Social Security Administration
09/29/2022 Tweet - "Whether it's protecting Medicare and Social Security, lowering the cost of health care and prescription drugs, and restoring women's reproductive rights and freedoms, we are making it clear to the American people who is on their side…and who isn't."
09/27/2022 Tweet - "Medicare and Social Security are benefits that Wisconsin families worked for. They shouldn't be on the chopping block. I will always work to protect what you earned."
08/14/2022 Tweet - "For 87 years, Social Security has helped millions of Americans retire with peace of mind knowing that they have the economic security they need to survive. We must continue to protect what millions of seniors worked hard for. #SocSec87"
03/02/2022 Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Colleagues Urge Usda to Issue Clearer Guidance That Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits
12/29/2021 Tweet - "The Child Tax Credit that we expanded with the #AmericanRescuePlan lifted 45,000 Wisconsin children out of poverty. We should move #forward and extend this tax cut for hard working families across America's Dairyland. #BuildBackBetter"
12/22/2021 Tweet - "It's the Senate's job to vote, and every Senator needs to vote up or down on extending the child tax credit for working families, investing in Pre-K, reducing healthcare premiums, and lowering the cost of child care, home health care, and prescription drugs. #BuildBackBetter"
12/13/2021 Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Menendez and Booker Join Coalition of Democratic Senators in Call to Ensure All Eligible New Jersey Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits
12/09/2021 Tweet - "We're making the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share of taxes so we can make an investment to #BuildBackBetter and expand access to quality home based care for millions of older adults and people with disabilities."
12/08/2021 Tweet - "Wondering what Build Back Better means for you? lowers costs for working families extends the child care tax credit creates good-paying union jobs reduces the costs of prescription drugs expands access to home care"
12/08/2021 Tweet - "Every day, family caregivers in Wisconsin and across our country tend to the needs of their loved ones. They need support and I am working to make sure we provide it by lowering the cost of home health care when we #BuildBackBetter."
12/07/2021 Tweet - "It's time to pass our Build Back Better legislation in the Senate and lower the cost of the things that keep people up at night: child care, health care, prescription drugs, and home care."
12/07/2021 Wisconsin Supports Historic Investment in Home Health Care and the Workers that Provide It
12/07/2021 Tweet - "The expanded Child Tax Credit has helped cut child poverty in half, reduced food insecurity, and made it easier to put food on the table this holiday season. Not a single Wisconsin Republican voted to cut taxes for working families. I did and I'm working to extend them."
12/06/2021 Tweet - "The Build Back Better Act supports Wisconsin families with long-term care needs by expanding access to home and community-based care to more seniors, while improving the quality and wages of caregiving jobs. It's time to #InvestInCare because #CareIsEssential."
12/06/2021 Tweet - "91,000 Wisconsinites have been locked out of BadgerCare by Wisconsin Republicans, including someone working and making as little as $13,000 a year. With #BuildBackBetter, we open the door to quality healthcare coverage for those who have been shut out."
12/03/2021 Tweet - When we #BuildBackBetter, we're saving families almost $5,000 per year, ensuring universal Pre-K is available, expanding child tax credits, and making sure child care is affordable and high quality.'
11/30/2021 Tweet - "Our Build Back Better Budget makes those at the top pay their fair share of taxes so we can invest in working families. Cutting the costs of health care Taking bold steps to fight the climate crisis Extending tax relief for families Creating the jobs of tomorrow"
11/29/2021 Tweet - "The infrastructure legislation @POTUS signed into law and the #BuildBackBetter legislation I am working to pass are both going to strengthen our supply chain, which will help lower the cost of goods for consumers and businesses."
11/21/2021 Tweet - "Our Build Back Better legislation provides the largest investment in child care in our nation's history. It saves millions of families thousands of dollars and expands the child tax credit. It's time we put families first."
11/18/2021 Tweet - "Senate Republicans are cheering for higher costs on working families, Sen. Rick Scott called it "a gold mine." They oppose #BuildBackBetter making child care, health care and prescription drugs more affordable and they have no plan to lower costs. Playing politics is no solution."
07/20/2021 Senator Baldwin Praises USDA Announcement on Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers
06/10/2021 Letter to Secretary Yellen, Secretary Walsh, Secretary Raimondo - Portman, Colleagues Send Letter to Treasury, Commerce, and Labor Requesting Answers for Delphi Salaried Retirees
04/21/2021 Senator Baldwin Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Retroactively Extend PPP Benefits and Provide More Relief to Wisconsin Farmers
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