WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Rep. Jim Banks' amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) designed to protect sensitive national security research at universities passed with bipartisan support. The amendment builds off an amendment Rep. Banks introduced and was included in last year's NDAA that directs the Department of Defense (DoD) to collect background information on anyone participating in DoD-funded res  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) championed Indiana's defense priorities in this year's National Defense Authorization Act and advocated for multiple policy and funding decisions to modernize our military and authorize funding key national security interests. "Indiana is home to some of the best and brightest minds in the defense industry. We continue to attract leaders that are on the forefront developing technologies u  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following statement after the House passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 1425), which is House Democrats' proposal to double down on Obamacare at its failed promises: "A decade ago, Obamacare became the law of the land and this massive government takeover of our nation's health care system came full of empty promises. President Obama and Congressional Democrats famously promised Americans that if  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) announced that a number of firefighters and first responders in Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District have been awarded a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance for Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. In Pennsylvania, a group of nearly 70 fire and emergency medical services companies joined together to submit a regional grant request   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Greg Pence (IN-06) announced the Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional 70 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Health care providers in rural communities will use this funding to provide telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth Program was authorized by the CARES Act, which Congressman   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Greg Pence (IN-06) announced the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade deal officially going into effect and replacing the outdated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Pence released the following statement. "President Trump promised to put American farmers and manufacturers first. Today, with the USMCA's entry into force, we see that promise victoriously upheld," said Congressman Pence. "  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) announced the introduction of legislation to provide working families more flexibility to pay for child care by allowing parents to contribute more to their employer-sponsored dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) and roll over remaining funds to the following year. "Hoosier workers and families are facing unprecedented challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic,   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Susan W. Brooks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congresswomen Susan W. Brooks (R-IN05) and Kathleen Rice (D-NY04) introduced H.R. 7441, the Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020 to ensure the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs collaborate to recruit medical personnel leaving the armed services to work for the Veterans Health Administration. Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Mike Braun (R-IN). "There are tens o  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following statement regarding reports of a Russian bounty of U.S. troops: "While Democrats, including Barack Obama, mocked the notion that Russia is the greatest threat to our country, nobody has been tougher on Russia and Vladimir Putin than President Donald Trump. "The reports of targeted killing of Americans by Russia is very disturbing. "If true, we must react accordingly. "In the coming days, Congress will be briefed on this  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on July 2: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke with Greg Kelley, President of SEIU Healthcare Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Kansas, and other SEIU Healthcare leaders about the COVID-19 response at Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital and Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center and the important work staff has done throughout the pandemic. The group discussed SEIU Healthcare'  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) announced that Hoosier airports in Angola, Connersville, Fort Wayne, Huntingburg, and Jeffersonville will receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety and infrastructure grants totaling more than $12.1 million. This is in addition to the more than $96 million in airport funding made available by the CARES Act in April. "As the Crossroads of America, it is critical that   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke about reports that the Russian military intelligence agency offered bounties in exchange for the targeting and killing of American and coalition service members in Afghanistan. Senator Young wrote a letter to President Trump yesterday calling for more information. He was invited to attend a briefing in the Situation Room and received additional information about these repo  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) highlighted growing momentum for his Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards a Recovery in Twenty-twenty (RESTART) Act during a press conference call with Indiana reporters. The RESTART Act was introduced by Senators Young and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) in May to support the small- and mid-sized businesses most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. More than 25 national and inte  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) were joined by 75 members of the Senate and the House in sending a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin regarding the ongoing atrocities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. The letter urges the administration to issue a forma  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) were joined by 75 members of the Senate and the House in sending a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin regarding the ongoing atrocities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. The letter urges the administration to issue a forma  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) announced that 14 different Hoosier health care providers have received over $5 million in dedicated telehealth funding since April. This funding comes from the FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth Program established by Congress and these dollars will help connect patients to their doctors from the comfort and safety of their homes. "Telehealth will allow us to leverage the latest techno  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Following disturbing reports that the Russian military intelligence agency offered bounties in exchange for the targeting and killing of American and coalition service members in Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) sent a letter to President Trump urging a strong and immediate response from the United States. Senator Young also called for the relevant Senate committees to convene oversight hearings o  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) released a video statement in advance of Independence Day on July 4. "This July 4th will look different than years past. The fireworks displays and celebrations might be smaller or cancelled altogether, but we should be no less enthusiastic about our shared values as Americans: that all people are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights," said  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: In a move to empower patients and lower healthcare costs, Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) and Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) introduced the PRICE Transparency Act. This legislation would codify the two health care price transparency rules that came out of President Donald Trump's Improving Price and Qualit  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Thune (R-S.D.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which has jurisdiction over technology and consumer protection, introduced the E-SIGN Modernization Act, legislation that would streamline how consumers consent to receiving electronic documents like bank statements, account information, and contracts. The E  more