WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 7: Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced the Qualified Immunity Act today that would codify clearly established Supreme Court precedent in favor of qualified immunity and the protections it provides for law enforcement agents into statutory law. The bill has already received praise from police groups: The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the Indiana State Police Alliance, the National Center for Police Defens  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following statement: * * * Upon learning of CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Yu Ben Meng resigning, House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Jim Banks released the following statement: "Taxpayers shouldn't be forced to fund our adversary's military. With Yu Ben Meng's departure, CalPERS now has the opportunity to correct its course and divest from companies within China's military-industrial complex. "The United States government   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Banks led a group of Indiana Representatives, Rep. James Baird, Rep. Susan Brooks, Rep. Larry Bucshon, Rep. Trey Hollingsworth and Rep. Jackie Walorski, in a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin requesting he allow state, local and tribal governments to use CARES Act funding for broadband expansion. The CARES Act includes a $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide payments to state  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) announced the Trump Administration will invest $462 million to modernize water and wastewater infrastructure in rural communities across the nation including a $3,099,000 grant and a $515,000 loan for the Town of Spurgeon. "I am pleased that the Trump Administration continues to keep their promise to invest in infrastructure across the nation. "Often, rural areas ar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement praising President Trump's executive order to expand telehealth services to expand telehealth access for millions of Americans living in rural communities "This executive order is a tremendous step forward to providing increased care for Hoosiers and all Americans that live in rural areas of the nation. As a physician, I am constan  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), and David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) last week introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure new parents quickly receive the additional $500-per-child payment provided by the CARES Act. "Direct payments under the CARES Act have provided critical lifelines to Americans during this unprecedented crisis, but new parents   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) last week led a bipartisan effort calling on House leadership to prioritize affordable housing measures in the next COVID-19 package. In a letter, 103 lawmakers urged enhancements to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) be included in the next COVID-19 bill to support affordable housing production and address disruptions caused   more

MISHAWAKA, Indiana, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 6: U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to build on the CARES Act to provide tax relief to high-tech manufacturers and innovators. The IGNITE American Innovation Act would provide liquidity to small and mid-size businesses that were unable to utilize tax provisions under the CARES Act by allowing them to monetize up to $25 million in accumulated tax   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following interview on Aug. 4 on Squawk Box on CNBC and MSNBC Live with Stephanie Ruhle: * * * U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today continued pushing for inclusion of his RESTART Act in the upcoming coronavirus relief package. Senator Young joined Squawk Box on CNBC and MSNBC Live with Stephanie Ruhle this morning to discuss the importance of the RESTART Act for America's struggling small businesses that employee tens of millions o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Today, August 3, 2020, marks the third annual National Ernie Pyle Day, in remembrance of the celebrated war correspondent and Hoosier journalist. In 2018, Senator Young co-authored a resolution with former Senator Donnelly establishing August 3rd, Pyle's Birthday, as National Ernie Pyle Day. "Ernie Pyle's renowned career reporting during World War II demonstrates the work ethic of Hoosiers and the de  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: In a letter to Congressional leaders today, entrepreneur and philanthropist Howard Schultz and more than 100 current and former prominent CEOs of some of America's largest companies, major trade associations, and successful small businesses, expressed support for the RESTART Act - bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.). The RESTART Act would  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke on the Senate Floor about the importance of free speech in America. "A totalitarian regime's greatest ally is darkness and silence. Keeping a people in the dark is the surest way to guarantee they never demand their God-given rights. Because just a trickle of information, just a hint of truth, a small offering of differing perspectives, and a touch of freedom of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Eric Soskin, President Trump's nominee to be Transportation Inspector General, on Aug. 6: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. Thank you all for arranging this hearing consistent with public health guidance. Thank you also to the President for nominating me to serve as the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation. It is a profound honor. I'd also l  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced bipartisan legislation to maintain critical safeguards to help assure the public that a potential COVID-19 vaccine that receives emergency use authorization is safe and effective. The Safe Authorization for Vaccines during Emergencies (SAVE) Act also aims to improve public confidence in a potential COVID-19 vaccine by in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 7: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) announced that their Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards a Recovery in Twenty-twenty (RESTART) Act now has 54 bipartisan co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate. Momentum continues to build for the proposal following a letter that entrepreneur and philanthropist Howard Schultz and over 100 current and former CEOs sent to Congressional   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced the Advancing Teachers and Home Office Modernization for Employees (AT HOME) Act to help alleviate some of the costs Americans have incurred as they work from home due to the coronavirus. The bill would establish a tax credit for small businesses and an above-the-line deduction for individuals to help offset the cost of inv  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced bipartisan legislation that would expand educational assistance programs to help ensure that employers have the tools to hire and retrain workers who may have lost their jobs due to COVID-19. The bipartisan Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act would increase the amount of tax-free educational assistance that employees in workforce devel  more