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Sept. 12, 2023
Baldwin, Risch Push FDA to Crack Down on Lab-Grown Imitation Dairy Products
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
May 19, 2023
Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Bill to Support Wisconsin Food Products, Protect from Unfair Trade
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
May 11, 2023
Baldwin, Risch Slam FDA Rule that Allows Plant-Based Products to Use Dairy's Good Name, Hurts Consumers
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
June 22, 2022
Baldwin Supports Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Extend School and Summer Meals for Kids
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
May 11, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, and Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Take Action on Baby Formula Shortages
Rep. Glenn Grothman, ...
Aug. 27, 2021
Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Tiffany Sends Letter to Department of Agriculture Raising Concerns on FSIS Notice 34-21
Rep. Tom Tiffany
June 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Herrell Has Beef with Meatpacking Monopoly
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
May 28, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Meijer, Pappas Lead Bipartisan Push for PFAS Funding in Infrastructure Bill
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
May 26, 2021
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options
Rep. Glenn Grothman, ...
April 22, 2021
Baldwin, Risch, Welch, Simpson Stand Up for America's Dairy Farmers
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
Oct. 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Senate and House Democrats Demand Answers from Secretary Scalia on Labor Department's Involvement in Weakening COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance For Nation's Largest Meatpacking Plant
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
Sept. 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, Dr, Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. John Howard, Dir. of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Democrats Demand Answers After CDC Weakens COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance for Nation's Largest Meatpacking Plant
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
Aug. 25, 2020
Letter to The Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of The Dept. of Agriculture, and The Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Tina Smith Lead Bipartisan Group in Calling for Enforcement of Usmca Dairy Provisions
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
July 23, 2020
Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
June 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader, and to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Leads House, Senate Members in Calling for Strong Funding for Global Food Security in Anticipated Covid-19 Legislation
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
May 21, 2020
Tweet - "We must quickly direct resources to the states so they can work with food and agriculture stakeholders to stabilize our nation's food supply chain and help prevent more severe economic losses for farmers in rural America. #FarmingSupportToStates"
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
May 20, 2020
Baldwin Helps Introduce Bill to Expand SNAP Delivery During COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
May 20, 2020
Tweet - "Our farmers & food workers are doing essential work every day to feed our nation but they're feeling the economic impacts of this pandemic. My bipartisan reform will help address the challenges they're facing so they can continue serving our country & moving our economy forward."
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
May 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - In a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, 29 Senators make recommendations to protect food supply workers
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
May 12, 2020
Tweet - "I joined a bipartisan group of Senators calling for a @TheJusticeDept investigation into the legality of meatpacker practices. We have questions and serious concerns about potential market manipulation and anticompetitive activities that aren't fair to farmers."
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
May 6, 2020
Letter to Andre Nogueira, CEO of JBS USA Holdings, Inc., Noel Whie, CEO Of Tyson Foods, Inc., and Kenneth Sullivan, President and CEO of Smithfield Foods - Baldwin Demands Answers from the Nation's Largest Meat Processors on Failing to Protect Workers from Covid-19
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
April 29, 2020
Letter to the Federal Trade Commission - Senators Baldwin, Hawley Ask FTC to Open Antitrust Investigation into Meatpackers Amid Plant Closures
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
April 17, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump, and Steven Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges Trump Administration to Support Wisconsin Farmers and Food Industry Now
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
April 13, 2020
Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Meng and Espaillat Call for Key Food Assistance Program to Allow Hot Food Purchases
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
March 4, 2020
Pocan Introduces Food Worker Pay Standards Act
Rep. Mark Pocan
Jan. 22, 2020
Letter to Dr. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Baldwin, Risch Lead Bipartisan Effort to Stand up for America's Dairy Farmers
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
Aug. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule
Rep. Gwen Moore, ...
July 1, 2019
Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
June 12, 2019
Johnson Introduces Bill to Allow Schools to Serve Whole Milk to Kids
Sen. Ron Johnson
Jan. 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, FDA - Explain Shutdown's Impact on Health & Food Safety
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
Nov. 15, 2018
Johnson Statement on Food and Drug Administration E-Cigarette Flavor Restrictions
Sen. Ron Johnson
Sept. 13, 2018
House Democrats Condemn Trump Administration's Actions Harming the Palestinian People
Rep. Mark Pocan
Aug. 1, 2018
Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
June 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, MD, Commissioner, FDA - There's No Sugar Added, Pure Honey is Pure Honey
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
April 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Pushes to Protect Warnings on Food Products in NAFTA Negotiations
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
March 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture and the Hon Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Congressman Panetta Leads 90 Lawmakers to Call on Administration to Strengthen Funding for Federal Nutrition Assistance
Rep. Gwen Moore, ...
Jan. 18, 2018
Johnson, Wyden Introduce CURD Act, Providing Clarity for Consumers
Sen. Ron Johnson, ...
July 19, 2017
Letter to Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
July 12, 2017
Johnson Calls on House to Include Right to Try in FDA Reauthorization Bill
Sen. Ron Johnson
June 13, 2017
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Questions USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue at Agriculture Budget Hearing
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
May 11, 2017
Senator Baldwin Announces Support For U.S. Trade Representative Nominee Lighthizer
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
April 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Prioritize Opening Chinese Markets to U.S. Beef
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
Jan. 31, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - FDA Action to Resolve Problem Impacting Consumers and Wisconsin Diary Industry
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Aug. 17, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee - "From Crop to Craft Beer: Federal Regulation's Impact on America's Food and Agriculture" Johnson Opening Statement
Sen. Ron Johnson
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
Sen. Ron Johnson, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill
Rep. Gwen Moore, ...
April 12, 2016
Advocates from Across Wisconsin Join Senator Baldwin in Calling on Governor Walker to Immediately Restore Food Assistance to Thousands of Wisconsinites
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
March 21, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin - Restore Food Assistance to Thousands of Wisconsinites
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
March 11, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Califf - Backing Real Maple Syrup
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
March 1, 2016
Johnson Acts to Reduce Pressure to Overprescribe Painkillers
Sen. Ron Johnson
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 12, 2023
Baldwin, Risch Push FDA to Crack Down on Lab-Grown Imitation Dairy Products
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
May 19, 2023
Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Bill to Support Wisconsin Food Products, Protect from Unfair Trade
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
May 11, 2023
Baldwin, Risch Slam FDA Rule that Allows Plant-Based Products to Use Dairy's Good Name, Hurts Consumers
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
June 22, 2022
Baldwin Supports Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Extend School and Summer Meals for Kids
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
May 11, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, and Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Take Action on Baby Formula Shortages
Rep.Glenn Grothman, ...
Aug. 27, 2021
Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Tiffany Sends Letter to Department of Agriculture Raising Concerns on FSIS Notice 34-21
Rep.Tom Tiffany
June 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Herrell Has Beef with Meatpacking Monopoly
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
May 28, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Meijer, Pappas Lead Bipartisan Push for PFAS Funding in Infrastructure Bill
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
May 26, 2021
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options
Rep.Glenn Grothman, ...
April 22, 2021
Baldwin, Risch, Welch, Simpson Stand Up for America's Dairy Farmers
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
Oct. 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Senate and House Democrats Demand Answers from Secretary Scalia on Labor Department's Involvement in Weakening COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance For Nation's Largest Meatpacking Plant
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
Sept. 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, Dr, Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. John Howard, Dir. of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Democrats Demand Answers After CDC Weakens COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance for Nation's Largest Meatpacking Plant
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
Aug. 25, 2020
Letter to The Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of The Dept. of Agriculture, and The Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Tina Smith Lead Bipartisan Group in Calling for Enforcement of Usmca Dairy Provisions
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
July 23, 2020
Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
June 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader, and to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Leads House, Senate Members in Calling for Strong Funding for Global Food Security in Anticipated Covid-19 Legislation
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
May 21, 2020
Tweet - "We must quickly direct resources to the states so they can work with food and agriculture stakeholders to stabilize our nation's food supply chain and help prevent more severe economic losses for farmers in rural America. #FarmingSupportToStates"
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
May 20, 2020
Baldwin Helps Introduce Bill to Expand SNAP Delivery During COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
May 20, 2020
Tweet - "Our farmers & food workers are doing essential work every day to feed our nation but they're feeling the economic impacts of this pandemic. My bipartisan reform will help address the challenges they're facing so they can continue serving our country & moving our economy forward."
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
May 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - In a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, 29 Senators make recommendations to protect food supply workers
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
May 12, 2020
Tweet - "I joined a bipartisan group of Senators calling for a @TheJusticeDept investigation into the legality of meatpacker practices. We have questions and serious concerns about potential market manipulation and anticompetitive activities that aren't fair to farmers."
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
May 6, 2020
Letter to Andre Nogueira, CEO of JBS USA Holdings, Inc., Noel Whie, CEO Of Tyson Foods, Inc., and Kenneth Sullivan, President and CEO of Smithfield Foods - Baldwin Demands Answers from the Nation's Largest Meat Processors on Failing to Protect Workers from Covid-19
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
April 29, 2020
Letter to the Federal Trade Commission - Senators Baldwin, Hawley Ask FTC to Open Antitrust Investigation into Meatpackers Amid Plant Closures
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
April 17, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump, and Steven Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges Trump Administration to Support Wisconsin Farmers and Food Industry Now
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
April 13, 2020
Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Meng and Espaillat Call for Key Food Assistance Program to Allow Hot Food Purchases
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
March 4, 2020
Pocan Introduces Food Worker Pay Standards Act
Rep.Mark Pocan
Jan. 22, 2020
Letter to Dr. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Baldwin, Risch Lead Bipartisan Effort to Stand up for America's Dairy Farmers
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
Aug. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule
Rep.Gwen Moore, ...
July 1, 2019
Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
June 12, 2019
Johnson Introduces Bill to Allow Schools to Serve Whole Milk to Kids
Sen.Ron Johnson
Jan. 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, FDA - Explain Shutdown's Impact on Health & Food Safety
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
Nov. 15, 2018
Johnson Statement on Food and Drug Administration E-Cigarette Flavor Restrictions
Sen.Ron Johnson
Sept. 13, 2018
House Democrats Condemn Trump Administration's Actions Harming the Palestinian People
Rep.Mark Pocan
Aug. 1, 2018
Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
June 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, MD, Commissioner, FDA - There's No Sugar Added, Pure Honey is Pure Honey
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
April 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Pushes to Protect Warnings on Food Products in NAFTA Negotiations
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
March 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture and the Hon Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Congressman Panetta Leads 90 Lawmakers to Call on Administration to Strengthen Funding for Federal Nutrition Assistance
Rep.Gwen Moore, ...
Jan. 18, 2018
Johnson, Wyden Introduce CURD Act, Providing Clarity for Consumers
Sen.Ron Johnson, ...
July 19, 2017
Letter to Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
July 12, 2017
Johnson Calls on House to Include Right to Try in FDA Reauthorization Bill
Sen.Ron Johnson
June 13, 2017
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Questions USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue at Agriculture Budget Hearing
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
May 11, 2017
Senator Baldwin Announces Support For U.S. Trade Representative Nominee Lighthizer
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
April 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Prioritize Opening Chinese Markets to U.S. Beef
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
Jan. 31, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - FDA Action to Resolve Problem Impacting Consumers and Wisconsin Diary Industry
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Aug. 17, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee - "From Crop to Craft Beer: Federal Regulation's Impact on America's Food and Agriculture" Johnson Opening Statement
Sen.Ron Johnson
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
Sen.Ron Johnson, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill
Rep.Gwen Moore, ...
April 12, 2016
Advocates from Across Wisconsin Join Senator Baldwin in Calling on Governor Walker to Immediately Restore Food Assistance to Thousands of Wisconsinites
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
March 21, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin - Restore Food Assistance to Thousands of Wisconsinites
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
March 11, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Califf - Backing Real Maple Syrup
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
March 1, 2016
Johnson Acts to Reduce Pressure to Overprescribe Painkillers
Sen.Ron Johnson
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