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Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

WisPolitics DC luncheon with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Published December 5, 2024 | Video Starts at 47:55

I'm not sure that I see them using two. I have to think more about, like. So I remember the last time we used it and trying to, you know, obviously The parliamentarian decides whether something can be attached to budget reconciliation. We tried to do immigration and the ruling was no, even though it has a huge fiscal impact, a positive fiscal impact to do comprehensive immigration reform. Nope. The parliamentarian ruled. (47:55–48:01)

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“I had relationships around the state and people knew that I had delivered, that I listened show up and deliver.”
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“Public sector workers could not collectively bargain [under Act 10].”
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“Teamsters' pensions were going to be cut from anywhere between 50% and 70%.”
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“We were able to address the issue and resolve the issue in the American Rescue Plan.”
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“The Pro act resides in the HELP committee when it's introduced.”
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“Wisconsin farmers need the certainty of a five-year farm bill.”
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“The Senate is taking a much more comprehensive approach [to the farm bill] than the House.”
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“I think we will pass the National Defense Authorization act, the ndaa.”
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“They are going to spend somewhere around between 4 and $10 trillion to provide new tax breaks to the very wealthy and big corporations.”
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“The Inflation Reduction Act became the largest measure ever passed to reduce carbon emissions.”
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