“Support Wisconsin's dairy farmers and cheesemakers by securing funding for the Dairy Business Innovation Initiative to help dairy businesses diversify and add value.”
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All four cited sources were fetched and verify the CHAMPIONED rating for this promise. (1) The enacted Public Law 115-334 (2018 Farm Bill) PDF confirms verbatim, via direct text extraction, "Sec. 12513. Dairy business innovation initiatives." in the table of contents and "SEC. 12513. DAIRY BUSINESS INNOVATION INITIATIVES." at the section body — establishing the program the promise names. (2) Baldwin's Oct 2024 office release confirms verbatim that she "first created the DBII program in 2018, successfully getting the legislation included in the 2018 Farm Bill" and that it "delivered nearly $40 million to support Wisconsin dairy businesses." (3) The Jul 2024 release confirms verbatim the DBII being "funded at $17 million, a $5 million increase over last year's funding thanks to an amendment Senator Baldwin successfully passed out of the Appropriations Committee." (4) The Aug 1, 2018 release confirms verbatim her quote about being "proud to have secured this funding to create new initiatives and expand resources for our dairy businesses." The evidence shows she authored the enabling statute (enacted after the 2018-08-01 promise) and serially secured/grew appropriations — exceeding the promise's "secure funding" bar without overstatement. CHAMPIONED (led and drove creation plus repeated funding, not a mere vote) is properly calibrated. Quotes are accurate; one source-2 quote is a faithful ellipsis-joined composite of two verified on-page sentences.
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