WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) pushed the Trump Administration to ramp up their avian flu response as the first dairy herd in Wisconsin tested positive for avian flu in Dodge County earlier this month. Specifically, Senator Baldwin is calling on the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Secretary Brooke Rollins to stop delaying the implementation of their avian influenza vaccine policy, in order to keep costs down for consumers and ensure Wisconsin's livestock and agricultural industry are protected from the ongoing outbreak.

"For years, Wisconsin has dealt with the fall-out from an avian flu outbreak that has driven up grocery prices for consumers and ...