Senator Tammy Baldwin is thrilled that two of her bills have passed in the U.S. Senate, and she says it took everyone to get it to the finish line. She worked with Vice President-elect and U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) on the Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023, which ensures that inventions that received taxpayer support cannot be manufactured anywhere but in the United States. Often, the domestic projects were licensed to Chinese companies and manufactured overseas. In a separate bill, Baldwin worked with Senator Joni Ernst on a bill expanding broadband access in rural areas by easing the burden of regulatory costs that hamper smaller providers. Service providers can submit more streamlined financial reports through the bill and be exempted from some public registration and reporting requirements. It comes at a time when billions of federal dollars are being funneled into rural communities to fund broadband projects. In both cases, Baldwin hopes bipartisanship will continue to grow, heading into a new administration where Republicans hold the White House and both chambers of U.S. Congress.

Both bills have been sent to the U.S. House of Representatives for approval before they can be signed into law.