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Tammy Baldwin: “We need to have a much better system to deal with visas, to…”

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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Video Town Hall 1-27-25

Published January 27, 2025 | Video Starts at 31:39

And certainly, I agree that anybody who is here illegally and has committed a crime should be tried and deported. But I think that We need to have a much better system to deal with visas, to allow people to be here and work. And one of the things we said at the outset is we have a very tight labor market right now, and people are very concerned about what some of these … (31:39–31:49)

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“I was able to work with the community to deliver $5 million to build a new public safety center in Prairie du Chien.”
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Video Town Hall 1-27-25 | Uploaded January 27, 2025 | 01:49-02:04
“We were able to secure over $1 billion for the state of Wisconsin specifically to try high speed Internet access in rural communities.”
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Video Town Hall 1-27-25 | Uploaded January 27, 2025 | 02:15-02:28
“The bipartisan infrastructure law also created the opportunity to replace lead service lines in their water utilities.”
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“The bipartisan infrastructure law also created the opportunity for local communities to access funding to address toxic PFAS chemicals.”
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Video Town Hall 1-27-25 | Uploaded January 27, 2025 | 02:32-02:43
“I was very supportive of the bill that allowed Medicare to start negotiating down the cost of prescription drugs.”
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Video Town Hall 1-27-25 | Uploaded January 27, 2025 | 02:57-03:07
“Three out of the four major manufacturers of asthma inhalers have agreed under the scrutiny of that investigation to lower their costs.”
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Video Town Hall 1-27-25 | Uploaded January 27, 2025 | 03:50-04:02
“We want to make sure that we not only protect the Affordable Care Act, but expand it and make sure that we expand the premium tax credits.”
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Video Town Hall 1-27-25 | Uploaded January 27, 2025 | 05:05-05:16
“We are overdue for reauthorizing the Farm Bill.”
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Video Town Hall 1-27-25 | Uploaded January 27, 2025 | 08:21-08:26
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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Video Town Hall 1-27-25 | Uploaded January 27, 2025 | 10:41-10:54
“I introduced a bill that does just that with a refundable tax credit worth up to 10% of a home's purchase price up to a maximum of $15,000.”
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“I have legislation that I'll be reintroducing this session that will try to get at both ends of this problem, both by disincentivizing these…”
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“The child tax credit is one that's extremely important to me. I'd love to see it be refundable and to be increased.”
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Video Town Hall 1-27-25 | Uploaded January 27, 2025 | 15:38-15:47
“When we increased [the child tax credit] temporarily during the pandemic, half of children who were in poverty were lifted out of poverty.”
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“Expanded tax credits for those who buy their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace... has for over 300,000…”
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“I would like to see a new proposal for those who are caregivers to family members be able to deduct the out of pocket costs that they face…”
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“The discussions that I've seen about altering things like Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid are battles that I intend to stand up and…”
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“We need to continue, as we have under my leadership, to increase what the federal government puts into that childcare Development Block…”
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“We should be able to figure out a way that you're not spending more than say, 7% of your family income on childcare.”
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“We increased that [childcare funding] budget by a billion dollars nationwide.”
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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Video Town Hall 1-27-25 | Uploaded January 27, 2025 | 31:25-31:38
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