WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson, RSC Budget Spending Task Force Chairman Jim Banks and 100 additional members of the RSC published a letter committing to take action to address the nation's $26.5 trillion national debt. The letter is signed by more than half of all House Republicans currently serving in Congress. "Republicans need to be the party of fiscal responsibility, because we all know D  more

WASHINGTON, July 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: "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 they liked their doct  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following statement supporting the Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 7575): "I am pleased to support this legislation that will no doubt help improve and maintain our ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other critical water infrastructure across the nation. "Southwest Indiana is bordered by two major rivers, the Wabash and Ohio rivers, which are vital to the economic success and cont  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following statement in support of the National Institute of Health delivering COVID-19 testing technologies to meet U.S. demand: "I applaud the National Institute of Health's (NIH) commitment to delivering new COVID-19 testing technologies to meet U.S. testing demands. Our health care workers must be armed with every tool in the toolbox to help limit the spread of this virus and investing in new testing technologies does just that.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Carson announced significant victories for Hoosiers and all Americans in H.R. 7617, the second "minibus" of fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills, which passed the House. This includes an important amendment Congressman Carson offered that secures an additional $5 million dollars for pancreatic cancer research, including early detection, at the Department of Defense (DoD). "I'm extremely pleased  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following statement on the death of ex-Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan: "I join our entire state, and particularly the residents of South Bend, in mourning the loss of former Governor Joe Kernan -- a true patriot, proud Hoosier, and lifelong public servant. "I also send my deepest condolences to his wife Maggie and his many loved ones. At a young age, Governor Kernan answered America's call and served our country honorably and bravely dur  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) announced the 2020 Congressional App Challenge and invited middle and high school students throughout Indiana's 2nd District to submit their original app by Monday, October 19th. Details for interested students can be found below https://walorski.house.gov/appchallenge/#enter. "Our nation's future will be driven by a creative and innovative workforce, and I know the ne  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) called for the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis to hold a hearing on China's efforts to hack companies researching and developing a coronavirus vaccine. The U.S. Department of Justice last week announced the indictment of two hackers working with the Chinese government to target intellectual property and confidential business information, including COVID-19 r  more

MISHAWAKA, Indiana, July 30 -- Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, issued the following statement on the death of ex-South Bend Mayor and Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan: * * * "Joe Kernan showed us all the meaning of service, sacrifice, and leadership. "We will remember with gratitude his decades of selfless service to his country and community as a Naval flight officer, prisoner of war, longtime mayor of South Bend, and lieutenant governor and governor of Indiana. "Dean and I join all Hoosiers in m  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congressmen Jim Banks (R-IN) and Lance Gooden (R-TX) introduced the Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act to allow Americans to sue China in federal court for its role in causing the coronavirus pandemic. The bill consolidates previous efforts to hold Communist China accountable and serves as the House companion to identical legislation introduced by Senators Blackburn, McSally, Cotton, Hawley, Rounds, Tillis   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following op-ed with Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee: The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic fallout have exposed America's broken health care system once again. Countless patients are returning home from the hospital with no knowledge of the devastating medical bills awaiting them. And employers face new, COVID-indu  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: During the Senate Republican leadership press conference, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) discussed several key provisions in the proposed coronavirus relief package released yesterday by Senate Republicans, known as the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act. The proposal includes some principles from Senator Young's RESTART Act, and his legislation to address unemployment  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) secured several key provisions in the proposed coronavirus relief package released by Senate Republicans, known as the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act. The proposal includes some principles from Senator Young's RESTART Act, and his legislation to address unemployment insurance reform, child care, and telehealth. The HEALS Act also cont  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young is encouraging Hoosiers to honor the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis by recognizing a moment of silence between 11:03 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. EDT. "Seventy-five years have passed since the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. We will mark this anniversary fittingly: Pausing for the time it took the ship to sink - 12 minutes - to honor those lost. And while we remember t  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: As the Senate negotiates the next COVID-19 relief package, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), along with 13 Republican and Democratic cosponsors introduced the Time to Rescue United States' Trusts (TRUST) Act of 2020, bipartisan and bicameral legislation which would create a process to rescue the endangered federal trust funds and rein in the national debt. The TRUST Act of 2020 is an   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: During a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) addressed the murders of Peter Kassig and three other Americans who were kidnapped and lost their lives at the hands of ISIS terrorists. Senator Young pressed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the need to bring the terrorists to justice. In October 2013, Indiana native and former Army Ranger, Peter Kassig was on a   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke on the Senator about the HEALS Act, Senate Republicans' proposed coronavirus relief legislation, and the need for more of his RESTART Act to be included in the final package. "Like my RESTART Act, the HEALS Act recognizes the need for long-term working capital loans, and targeting that relief toward businesses that have suffered significant revenue decline. We don't want  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following joint op-ed with Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana: The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic fallout have exposed America's broken health care system once again. Countless patients are returning home from the hospital with no knowledge of the devastating medical bills awaiting them. And employers face new, COVID-induced health care costs at the same time their revenues have come under pressure. To bring long-overdu  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) introduced the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, legislation that aims to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among health care professionals. Health care professionals have long experienced high levels of stress and burnout, and COVID-19 has o  more