WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2022: A bill by Senator Mike Braun and Senator Bob Casey passed the U.S. Senate last night. The STREAM Act would authorize states to set aside up to 30 percent of their annual Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program grant into an account for treatment of acid mine drainage. "Indiana is one of the top coal producing states so it's important that abandoned mine lands are reclaimed to their full  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Mike Braun and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to create a system for identifying and eliminating wasteful federal programs. "There has been too much wasteful spending in Washington for far too long. I'm glad to lead this bipartisan effort with Sen. Hassan that has now passed the Senate, so that there will be a system in place to root out ineffe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Sens. Braun, Hagerty, Lankford, Kennedy, and Burr have introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution S.J. Res. 68 to nullify the Biden administration's Department of Labor (DOL) rule that would encourage fiduciaries to support liberal policy priorities over maximizing Americans' retirement security. Rep. Barr (R-Ky.) led the effort in the House of Representatives. "When American workers invest in the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2022: Last night, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill passed the Senate 83-11 and will now head to the President's desk to be signed into law. The NDAA is the annual legislative vehicle that authorizes all programs and spending for the Department of Defense (DoD). Young, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and Marine   more