WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), announced over $17.7 million in State Opioid Response grants are now being made available to the State of Wisconsin to combat the fentanyl and opioid epidemic. As LHHS Chair, Senator Baldwin wrote the government funding bill that funds the opioid response  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, comprehensive legislation to confront the fentanyl and substance use epidemic. The CARE Act would provide state, local, and tribal governments with $125 billion in federal funding over ten years to tackle the fentanyl, opioid, and substance use crisis by investing in research, education, preventio  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chair of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, and a bipartisan group of her colleagues called on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to prioritize the timely rollout of the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. This letter comes as the Department has faced serious i  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 6972 - the Securing Chain of Command Continuity Act. The bipartisan bill led by Congresswoman Kiggans (R-VA) and cosponsored by Rep. Van Orden requires all members of the National Security Council to report any medical incapacitation within 24 hours to preserve the U.S. military chain of command. The bill was introd  more