Sen. Tammy Baldwin Sworn Into Office

After seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, Baldwin's ascendance to the Senate marks Wisconsin's first female senator and the country's first openly gay senator.

As the 113th Congress begins this year's session, Wisconsinites will have a new U.S. senator in Tammy Baldwin. Baldwin, a Democrat, was sworn in Thursday during the first Senate session of the year. After seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, Baldwin's ascendance to the Senate marks Wisconsin's first female senator and the country's first openly gay senator. The 113th Congress includes a record number of women, along with the country's first Buddhist senator, first Hindu representative and first bisexual member of Congress, according to the New York Times. According to her U.S. Senate page, Baldwin serves on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), the Senate Budget Committee, and the Committee on …

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morninmist

11:56 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013

@TOM You shame this board with your comments.   more ›

Washington Report

Legislation Will Protect Patients From Dangers of Stolen Drugs

Safe Doses Act aims to crack down on theft of drugs and other medical products.

The Safe Doses Act, legislation I introduced to fight medical theft, recently passed both the House and the Senate. In a time of intense partisanship, this bipartisan legislation passed both chambers of Congress to protect patients from stolen and mishandled medical products that find their way back to our stores. It currently awaits signature by the president. Medical theft is a growing form of organized crime that impacts thousands of patients in the U.S. who rely on life-saving drugs every day. These stolen drugs are sold through a network of middlemen to our stores and patients have no way of knowing if the drugs were tampered with or tainted. The Safe Doses Act addresses each step of the supply chain to crack down on medical theft. …

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Craig

10:37 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012

There have been red flags raised for decades when Dr's over prescribe drugs. You pharmacist is required by law to report any suspected abuse. In fact if you look at medical suspensions of Drs, you will find it was usually the pharmacist who started the investigation.   more ›