WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Representative Jim Baird (R-IN) applauds the announcement of the National Science Foundation awarding Purdue University nearly $2 million to advance medical research on finding solutions to help prevent bone fractures in elderly Americans. "Purdue University has a rich history of providing the world with medical breakthroughs. This award reflects the confidence the NSF has in Purdue's ability to continue to p  more

MISHAWAKA, Indiana, June 6 -- Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, issued the following statement: U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) released the following statement on the Department of Labor's May jobs report, which showed an increase of 2.5 million jobs last month. * * * "The latest jobs report is great news for Hoosier workers and a positive first step as we begin to safely reopen and rebuild our economy. Recovering from this unprecedented public health and economic crisis will not be easy,   more

MISHAWAKA, Indiana, June 5 -- Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) called for an end to state and local prohibitions on religious gatherings still affecting countless Americans even as others freely exercise their right to peaceful protest. "My heart aches for the family of George Floyd and for our country right now - there is no place in our society for police brutality, nor is there for the violence and destruction that we hav  more

JASPER, Indiana, June 6 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Braun released the following statement regarding President Trump's decision to ease conditions on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses. This legislation was championed by Senator Braun who worked carefully with Small Business & Enterprise Committee Chairman Marco Rubio. "I'm proud that President Donald Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) reform bill i  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) introduced the Promising Pathway Act (S. 3872) to give those struggling with serious and life-threatening illnesses a fighting chance at receiving meaningful treatments. The Promising Pathway Act requires the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish a rolling, real-time, priority review pathway to evaluate p  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) will introduce the Growing Climate Solutions Act, which will break down barriers for farmers and foresters interested in participating in carbon markets so they can be rewarded for climate-smart practices. The bill has the support of the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Corn Growers Association,  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) will file an Amicus Brief with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals supporting General Michael Flynn's Petition for a Writ of Mandamus. Senators Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Rick Scott (R-Florida), and Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) joined Senator Cotton's brief. * * * "Judge Sullivan is abusing his judicial power   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke about the protests occurring across the country sparked by the murder of George Floyd and also addressed our nation's enduring public health crisis. "We had a senseless murder of a fellow American George Floyd in recent days and it's led to - understandably - anger and grief among so many Americans. Great pain. I think we all feel it, I know my neighbors feel it back in t  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following statement regarding the death of George Floyd and this weekend's protests: "The senseless murder of George Floyd has rightfully invoked anger and grief throughout our nation. Our country is hurting right now as we mourn this tragedy, and those responsible must be held accountable. "We all want justice and peace, and I commend the tens of thousands of peaceful protestors who exercised their First Amendment rights this weeken  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) told small businesses "relief is on the way" after a fix to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) passed unanimously Wednesday. Senator Young proposed a similar measure in his RESTART Act last month. H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, extends the forgiveness period for PPP loans from 8 weeks to 24 weeks to provide recipients with more time to spend the   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a bipartisan group of Senate Foreign Relations Committee members in recognizing the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Senators Young, Risch, and Menendez were joined by Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ro  more