Abigail Tessmann @askabby5.bsky.social · 8hWalked my advocacy stops for Without Driving Week and was named a Community Champion by the Community Transportation Academy. My Cap Times piece on DVR and Medicaid: one ingredient short is fine, two and it collapses. 🍌 #NDEAM 000 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 07/10/2026The cost of housing is crushing our families. And instead of helping Wisconsinites afford the roof over their heads, the Trump Administration is choosing to slash resources that help families in our rural communities afford a home. 43211 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 07/10/2026I’ve been meeting with election workers across Wisconsin who keep our elections safe, fair, and free — including the Clerks here in La Crosse. We had a great conversation about what they are doing to make sure Wisconsinites’ votes are counted and your voices are heard. 628889 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 08/10/2026$43 billion in taxpayer money could have been spent on making childcare more affordable or helping families afford their health care, but instead, the president chose to spend your money on another war in the Middle East. 43612 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 08/10/2026We can't let baseless lies and intimidation tactics from the Trump Administration stop folks from casting their ballots. That’s why I’m on the ground talking to the election officials who work hard to keep Wisconsin elections safe and secure. www.news8000.com/video/baldwi...news8000.comBaldwin Defends Wisconsin's Secure Elections Amid ConcernsSenator Tammy Baldwin meets with Wisconsin election officials to ensure secure elections. She criticizes Trump's proposals, assuring voters of fair and accurate processes. Baldwin invites skeptics to ... 45010 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 09/10/2026This upgrade for Appleton would have cut energy costs for years to come. Wisconsin families deserve to have their hard-earned dollars invested back in their communities, but President Trump is playing politics. 75625 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 11/10/2026As if high diesel costs because of the war in Iran weren’t enough, the president is adding more stress for our farmers with his chaotic trade war. spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee...spectrumnews1.comImpact of U.S./Canada trade war on Wisconsin's dairy farmersLeaders from Wisconsin's agriculture community said they hope for a more balanced trade agreement with Canada. 66513 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannRep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 09/10/2026Thank you to the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce for hosting me at their annual National Coming Out Day breakfast! If you’re scared to come out and be proud of who you are, you’re not alone. I’ll always be in your corner. 0153 0
Abigail Tessmann @askabby5.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Walking my advocacy stops for Without Driving Week and sharing my Cap Times piece on DVR and Medicaid funding. I have cerebral palsy, and my care worker and job coach make my work possible. The banana bread problem: one ingredient short is fine, two and it collapses. #NDEAM 000 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 05/10/2026My job is to look out for our farmers and work to give them a fair shot. They are being robbed of that opportunity with these high diesel costs because of the President’s war in Iran, and it’s got to end now. captimes.com/news/governm...captimes.comWisconsin farmers bear brunt of high gas prices, Sen. Baldwin saysSen. Tammy Baldwin called for an end to the Iran war during a tour of a Dane County farm last week. Wisconsin diesel prices are up nearly 90% since 2025. 74615 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 06/10/2026Working families want affordable health care and lower gas prices, not this. 16416 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 06/10/2026When towns and cities spend more on gas for garbage trucks, fire trucks, and snowplows, they have to make cuts elsewhere. Wisconsinites want their tax dollars going to public safety, schools, and parks – not higher gas prices from Trump’s war in Iran. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...wpr.orgWisconsin’s municipalities feeling the pinch of high fuel costsWith diesel and gasoline roughly doubling in cost since last year, many Wisconsin municipalities are over budget and facing tough choices for their 2027 budgets. 23713 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 06/10/2026Americans' health and well-being must come before the president’s political agenda. That means taxpayer funds should be spent on what experts think is the best bet for medical breakthroughs, not spent on pet projects for Trump and his loyalists. I will keep fighting these threats to your healthcare. 3378 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannCrowley for Wisconsin @davidccrowley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Crowley-Godlewski administration will always fight to protect your reproductive freedoms. Period. 0458 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannRep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 06/10/2026WI-02: ICYMI The Congressional App challenge ends on October 26th! Submit your app before it’s too late. www.congressionalappchallenge.us 021 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 05/10/2026Wisconsin elections are safe and secure because of our local election officials on the ground. While the president continues to undermine their work and avoid accountability, I met with folks in Green Bay who are working hard to make sure Wisconsinites’ voices are heard. 24310 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 03/10/2026Our farmers work harder than just about anyone I know, but the president’s war in the Middle East is only making things harder for our family farms. Today, I visited Generations Beef here in Mt. Horeb to talk about how this chaos is impacting their operations. 2397 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 03/10/2026Trump and Republicans own every cent. 45319 0
Abigail Tessmann @askabby5.bsky.social · 02/10/20262009 Watertown HS grad here. In 4 months: a band piece pulled a week before the concert, and now the spring musical replaced, though the superintendent found no wrongdoing by the director or principal. Students deserve a fair process. My www.wdtimes.com/voice_of_peo... 000 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 02/10/2026It’s been over a year since the Trump Administration chose to shut down 988’s Press 3 option for LGBTQ+ youth in crisis. I wrote a law requiring them to restore it. I’m glad this lifesaving help is back, but these political games are putting lives at risk. www.wbay.com/2026/09/30/s...wbay.comSpecialized 988 crisis services for LGBTQ+ youth restoredSpecialized 988 crisis services for LGBTQ+ youth will be restored today, after the option ended last year. 16018 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannRep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 01/10/2026@RepSchakowsky and I led 71 Members of Congress in calling on the administration to protect Americans' access to affordable meds. schakowsky.house.gov/sites/evo-su...schakowsky.house.govhttp://schakowsky.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/schakowsky-evo.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/prescription-drug-importation-letter-10.1.26-compressed.pdf 072 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannRep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 01/10/2026Starting Oct. 22, a new Trump Admin rule could disrupt Americans’ ability to get lifesaving, affordable medications from licensed pharmacies abroad. 2115 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 01/10/2026Today, 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s “Press 3” option to help LGBTQ children is back up and running. The Trump administration never should have taken this lifesaving help away in the first place. 39532 0
Abigail Tessmann @askabby5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Handed Congressman Mark Pocan a copy of the Cap Times today — the one with the DVR waitlist story, and my face on the cover. 15 minutes, one real conversation about Medicaid and disability employment policy. #DisabilityAdvocacy 000 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 30/09/2026Yesterday, I forced a Senate vote to prevent 2 million Americans from having their health care terminated and millions of others from having their health care costs jacked up. Republicans killed it. 36827 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 28/09/2026This administration hasn’t got their way to totally shut down the Department of Education, so instead, they are throwing sand in the gears and making life harder for schools. Make no mistake, this will have real consequences for our families and schools. www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...npr.orgThe Education Dept. hasn't been dismantled. It's become more inefficient, staff sayEducation staff are being scattered across several other federal agencies. Despite the Trump administration's claims, employees say it's adding bureaucracy and making it harder to serve students. 35822 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 29/09/2026You would think the president would be using taxpayer dollars to make families’ lives more affordable, but no. He’s using your money for his campaign ads instead. This isn’t just insane—it’s flat-out illegal. time.com/article/2026...time.comTrump's Taxpayer-Funded Ads Draw Bipartisan CriticismCritics have called the ads “propaganda,” but the White House says they’re “public service announcements.” 64525 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 29/09/2026📈 Jacking up out-of-pocket health care costs 📉 Reducing your benefits for the same plan 👋🏻 Terminating care for two million Americans Today, Republicans chose this for working families. 23711 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannRep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 29/09/2026The thousands of beagles confined in inhumane conditions at Ridglan Farms was a wake-up call, for our community and the country. We also witnessed what is possible when people come together to demand change. This legislation honors that commitment. www.wkow.com/news/politic...wkow.comPocan co-introduces bipartisan bill to end taxpayer-funded testing on dogs and catsMADISON (WKOW) — U.S. Reps. Nick Langworthy (R-NY), and Mark Pocan (D-WI), introduced legislation Tuesday to ban federal funding for biomedical research on dogs and cats. 1287 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Farmers who have worked hard and played by the rules are now on the verge of financial collapse because the war in Iran is squeezing them on all sides. It doesn’t have to be like this — the president is choosing for it to be like this. 3620383 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 28/09/2026Today marks 7 months of Trump’s war in Iran. That’s 7 months of Republicans choosing to raise your gas prices. 46419 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 27/09/2026If Republicans were serious about bringing an end to Trump’s war in Iran, they would have joined me this week in voting to end it. Instead, they chose to let this war continue and jack up your costs. 714642 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 27/09/2026Not a penny of your tax dollars should be going toward sending ICE agents or the National Guard to our election sites. 59522 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannRep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 26/09/2026We live in a country under Republicans and Trump where working people are barely getting paid enough to survive while the ones getting big raises are the CEOs who take more money than they know what to spend it on. Inequality is warping our economy and society. 4289 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 26/09/2026It was an honor to help welcome home 76 members of the 121st Field Artillery Regiment. They answered the call to serve our country and I’m so grateful they are back safely with their families. Welcome home. 3486 0
Abigail Tessmann @askabby5.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Waisman Whirl 5k done — 3.28 miles, 1:17, new personal best 🏅 This race is wheelchair accessible for all abilities and raises funds for the Waisman Center's work with families affected by autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's, and ALS. Proud to be part of it. 000 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 25/09/2026Families are being crushed by the high cost of just about everything. They don’t need billion-dollar companies squeezing more money out of them just to watch their home teams play. 4343 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 24/09/2026Wisconsinites shouldn’t have to pay for another streaming service owned by a tech billionaire just to watch our Packers play. 921508414 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 25/09/2026We cannot allow President Trump to put ICE agents between Americans and their constitutional right to vote. I’m doing everything I can to make sure that doesn’t happen. 910020 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannRep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 24/09/2026Three months ago, in the House Appropriations Committee, I introduced an amendment to prohibit your taxpayer dollars from being spent on Trump's obnoxious golden ballroom. Unfortunately, every Republican voted against it. 23014 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannRep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 23/09/2026Today Rep. Langworthy and I introduced the COMPACT Act, which will modernize federally funded biomedical research and end inhumane testing practices on cats and dogs. 32712 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 23/09/2026Collaboration at all levels of government is how we deliver for the people we work for. That's why I'm grateful for partners like Milwaukee Mayor Johnson. Great to see him today to talk about our work to lower housing costs and keep Milwaukee a great place to live and work. 0377 0
Abigail Tessmann @askabby5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Proud to share my story in The Cap Times! 💙 I talked about how DVR helped me build my career and Transit2Go, and how I now help others as a DVR vendor. Thank you, Natalie, for telling my story! #DisabilityAdvocacy #DVR 000 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 23/09/2026The President is openly talking about sending armed troops to our polling places. This is not about safety; it is about trying to intimidate voters and tip the scales in the midterm elections. My new bill would stop him in his tracks. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...jsonline.comTammy Baldwin bill bans ICE agents, National Guard from polling placesU.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is introducing a bill to bar the federal government from sending ICE agents and the National Guard to polling sites. 68022 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 22/09/2026Spreading baseless lies and threatening to send ICE to our election sites won’t make our elections any safer — it will just intimidate eligible voters from voting. The President’s efforts to meddle and intimidate voters need to stop now. 05113 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 22/09/2026Republicans’ war in Iran has been a double whammy for our farmers. Not only is it more expensive for them to run their machinery and grow crops, but getting those crops to market is costing more too. They need relief from this chaos. www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...jsonline.com'Nightmare' diesel prices squeeze Wisconsin farmers on 2 frontsNot only do farm operations require diesel, Wisconsin farmers are getting stuck with diesel spike surcharges to transport harvests out. 86017 0
Abigail Tessmann @askabby5.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Aug 31: DOJ (for HHS) joined TX, FL & AK asking a court to strip community integration protections from Section 504 — the legal foundation behind HCBS & independent living for people like me. Only Congress can change the law. But signals matter. I raised this with Sen. Baldwin's office. #Protect504 000 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannRep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 22/09/2026Untrained ICE agents did not belong in airports. And they do not belong in polling stations. That would be election interference and cannot be permitted. 7416 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 21/09/2026Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! This marks a time to celebrate the culture, tradition, and contributions of the Hispanic Americans who make our state and country stronger. 0429 0
Reposted by Abigail TessmannSenator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 21/09/2026I hope everyone observing Yom Kippur has a meaningful and easy fast! 0244 0
