Baldwin pushes expansion of Medicaid under new health care law

In her first major speech since being sworn in as Wisconsin's newest U.S. senator, Tammy Baldwin signals she will continue her crusade for affordable health care for everyone.

Excerpts from the speech to be delivered today at a three-day Health Action 2013 conference sponsored by Families USA, a consumer health care advocacy group, reinforce Baldwin's position as a strong supporter of President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Baldwin talks about the importance of passing that law to the millions of Americans whose lives have been altered because they didn't ...