| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Wednesday March 01, 2023 ( 6 items ) |
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Braun and Hawley Reintroduce Bill Requiring Biden to Declassify Wuhan Lab Leak Intelligence
WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) have reintroduced the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023, requiring the Biden administration to declassify intelligence related to any potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) and the origins of the COVID pandemic.
Senators Hawley and Braun's COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021 passed the Senate unanimously in May 2021.
The Department of Energy
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Congresswoman Houchin Releases Statement On EPA's Decision To Move Hazardous Materials To Indiana
WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-09) issued the following statement after Governor Holcomb shared that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plans to transport hazardous materials from the East Palestine train derailment to an Indiana facility.
"I am just as shocked as Governor Holcomb and other Hoosiers to learn that the EPA is transporting hazardous materials nearly 400 miles from the East Pa
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Rep. Banks Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on COVID-19 Impact on DOD, Servicemembers
WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, issued the following news release:
U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on COVID-19's impact on the Department of Defense and its servicemembers.
Rep. Banks' remarks as prepared for delivery:
The hearing will now come to order. I want to welcome everyone to our first he
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Rep. Mrvan: Congressional Steel Caucus Members Ask Biden To Support American Steel Industry With Strong Tariffs And Modern Rules
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023:
Congressional Steel Caucus Chairman Rick Crawford and Vice Chairman Frank J. Mrvan, along with 35 other bipartisan members of the Congressional Steel Caucus, have sent a letter to President Biden expressing support for maintaining the Section 232 tariffs and quotas and requesting that U.S. trade remedy laws be updated to reflect modern challenges facing the steel industry.
"We continue to su
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Sen. Braun: Biden Must Declassify Lab Leak Intel
WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
Following news that the Department of Energy had new "intel" pointing to a likely lab leak origin to the COVID pandemic, Senator Mike Braun is again calling for immediate declassification of that new intelligence and all classified information related to COVID's origins and the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Senator Braun led the bill with Senator Hawley to declassify all U.S. government intelligence related to
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Young Reintroduces Legislation to Promote Competition, Protect Taxpayer Dollars in Government Contracting
WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), along with 18 of his Senate colleagues, reintroduced the Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA), which would prevent the federal government from mandating project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal projects funded by taxpayers. This legislation would provide more opportunities to bid on government work, increase workforce competition, lower government construction costs, and sav
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