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Tammy Baldwin
stated on December 8, 2022 in Twitter:

"Latina workers make 54 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men."

By D.L. Davis • December 16, 2022
Tammy Baldwin
stated on November 15, 2020 in a TV interview:

"We heard from the Department of Homeland Security ... that this was probably the most secure election that’s ever been run in the United States.”

By Madeline Heim • November 17, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV appearance:

Witnesses have been part of "every other impeachment trial the Senate has ever had."

By Eric Litke • January 21, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 24, 2019 in a tweet:

"More Americans are uninsured today than when (President Donald) Trump took office."

By D.L. Davis • August 13, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 12, 2019 in a podcast:

29 states still don’t have "comprehensive protections" for people in the LGBTQ community.

By Mica Soellner • March 28, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 5, 2017 in a tweet:

The federal government is prohibited "from negotiating lower prescription drug prices for our senior citizens."

By Tom Kertscher • January 17, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email:

"‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million.

By Tom Kertscher • November 5, 2015
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 3, 2015 in an interview:

Says Scott Walker's views on abortion are more restrictive "than any Republican president in recent times."

By Tom Kertscher • July 16, 2015
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 22, 2014 in a news release:

"Over 3 million Americans are employed in the growing green-collar workforce," which is more than the number "of people working in the fossil fuel industry."

By Tom Kertscher • February 14, 2014
Tammy Baldwin
stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview:

Federal law adopted "under Tommy Thompson's watch" prohibits the government from negotiating for "better prices" on prescription drugs for senior citizens

By Tom Kertscher • September 4, 2012