I recently issued a report to Wisconsin veterans on my efforts to improve veterans’ health benefits, fully fund the VA, help Wisconsin veterans navigate the VA and other federal agencies, and receive the service medals they are due. The report...

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has introduced the Make Our Veterans Smile Act (H.R. 5653) that would expand dental coverage to all veterans who received a Purple Heart and are enrolled with the VA. The Purple Heart is awarded to any...

Would Enlist Local Business Leaders as Mentors  Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Congressmen Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Dave Reichert (R-WA) today introduced legislation to improve programs that provide employment and job training preparation for separating servicemembers. The Veterans Jobs Act...

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today voted for legislation that will create jobs for American veterans. The VOW to Hire Heroes Act passed today in the House now goes to President Obama who is expected to sign it into law.“We owe...

“For more than eighty years, Veterans’ Day has held special meaning. This Friday, the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the eleventh year of this century, has heightened significance.We celebrate the fact that our brave troops still stationed in...

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin issued this statement following today’s Senate’s passage of the “VOW to Hire Heroes Act.”“I applaud Senate passage of this legislation that will help create jobs for our veterans. In this economy, creating jobs for all who want...

“For more than eighty years, Veterans’ Day has held special meaning. This Friday, the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the eleventh year of this century, has heightened significance.We celebrate the fact that our brave troops still stationed in...

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) invites Wisconsin veterans to participate in a virtual, online job fair on November 10, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Central Time. The event is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in partnership...

This week we honor the tremendous sacrifices that veterans and their families have made for our nation. On Veterans’ Day, the Madison Veterans Council held an observance ceremony in the State Capitol for Wisconsin’s veterans. I was honored to...

“Sixty years ago this week, communist North Korea invaded the Republic of Korea to its south, beginning the Korean War. Nearly 1.79 million American service members (132,000 of them from Wisconsin) joined with forces of the Republic of Korea and...