Tammy Baldwin Quotes

Our constitutional liberties shall not be sacrificed in our search for greater security, for that is what our enemies and all enemies of freedom and democracy hope to achieve.
Tammy Baldwin

Hope, Freedom, Democracy

All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.
Tammy Baldwin

Life, Woman, Win

Americans are not saving enough for retirement.
Tammy Baldwin

Enough, Saving, Retirement

From day one, I have always been open about my sexual orientation.
Tammy Baldwin

I find it greatly disturbing that the Bush administration has used political and religious ideologies to influence national policy on science and medicine.
Tammy Baldwin

Science, Political, Find

I had a serious childhood illness - sort of like spinal meningitis - that led to a three-month hospitalization. Afterward, I couldn't be insured because of a pre-existing condition.
Tammy Baldwin

Serious, Childhood, Illness

I have no idea what goes on in another person's mind. As a legislator, I need to be good at persuading people, counting votes and getting to 50 percent plus one. I don't go back and say, 'Why did this person get to the right position?' It's only, 'Are you yes or are you no?'
Tammy Baldwin

Good, Mind, Person

I think that that integrity is something that is important to voters.
Tammy Baldwin

Important, Integrity, Voters

I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver results for the middle class - a leader with the courage to do what's right, no matter how tough the odds or how powerful the special interests we have to fight.
Tammy Baldwin

Work, Courage, Powerful

In my grandfather's lab, scientists did independent research, and peers reviewed and commented on its merits. Politics, he taught me, had no place in the scientific process.
Tammy Baldwin

Politics, Place, Research

It is hard to look the other way when a dictator is being so cruel and violent with his own people.
Tammy Baldwin

Hard, Cruel, Dictator

Politicians in Washington and Madison aren't hearing, aren't listening to their constituents and prioritizing getting people back to work and growing our economy.
Tammy Baldwin

Work, Getting, Growing

The U.S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality.
Tammy Baldwin

Health, Countries, Mortality

When I first ran for Congress in 1998, people counted me out.
Tammy Baldwin

Congress, Counted, Ran

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Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: February 11, 1962

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