WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Representative Jason Smith (R-Mo.), the Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, penned an op-ed for The Hill on the importance of rural healthcare in America. "Despite improvements in the quality and delivery of health care in America, few in Washington comprehend the barriers  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) released the following statement after House Republicans published a new study outlining Speaker Pelosi's failure to secure the Capitol prior to the events of January 6, 2021. "There is no doubt that January 6, 2021 was a dark day in our nation's history. It is unfortunate that House Democrats' investigation has turned out to be nothing more than a ta  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Braun released the following statement following his vote against the $1.7 omnibus spending bill, text of which was first released late on Monday night. "I voted against the omnibus bill because we can't keep running America into the ditch with wasteful spending bills negotiated behind closed doors and rammed through the last minute. We're $31 trillion in debt, and every Hoosier is paying for it.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) published an op-ed for The Hill describing the hospital consolidation crisis which is engulfing our country. * * * In the op-ed, Rep. Spartz wrote, "The hospital merger trend has reached untold heights, with over 1,500 mergers in the past 20 years... This lack of competition has significant consequences for patients. Hospitals in highly concentrated markets charge   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act, led by Reps. Victoria Spartz (IN-05), David Cicilline (RI-01), Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT). This bipartisan, bicameral legislation passed the Senate by unanimous consent earlier this week. "War criminals should never be able to escape justice in the Unit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) voted in favor of H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, a package that rebalances America's priorities and adheres to the Republican framework for appropriations negotiations - an increase for defense funding, a significant reduction for non-defense funding, preservation of all legacy policy riders including the Hyde Amendment, and no partisan poison pills. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) introduced the Solving the Unnecessary Contracting Cliff for Enterprises to Scale Successfully (SUCCESS) Act, bipartisan legislation to encourage the growth of small construction and engineering businesses as they compete in the federal marketplace. After hearing from constituent employers about the "cont  more