WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: Last night the United States Senate unanimously passed Senator Mike Braun and Senator Josh Hawley's bill, the COVID Origins Act of 2023, to require 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. The bill is cosponsored by Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Rick   more

ELKHART, Indiana, March 3 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) announced that he and Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) will serve as Co-Chairs of the Congressional RV Caucus for the 118th Congress following a roundtable meeting Congressman Yakym held with the RV Industry Association in Elkhart: "I am absolutely thrilled to Co-Chair and help lead the Congressional RV Caucus along with Congressman Titus," Congressman Yakym said. "Indiana  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act, legislation that will allow individuals who suffered dangerous gender-transition procedures as minors to seek justice in court. Senator Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana), Senator James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahom  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: Representative Andre Carson (D-IN) and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), along with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), have introduced a resolution supporting the designation of the last day of February as "Rare Disease Day." There are around 7,000 rare diseases that affect about 1 in 10 Americans. They include conditions like Sickle Cell Anemia, Spinal Muscular Atroph  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Mike Braun and Congressman Jim Baird sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan demanding answers on why a shipment of hazardous materials from the East Palestine train derailment was halted on its way to an EPA-approved facility in Michigan, and why Indiana was instead chosen. On February 24, the EPA started shipping contaminated soil and water to a landfill facility in Michigan lice  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Braun's challenge to President Biden's ESG rule that puts politics over profits for Hoosiers' 401(k)s passed the U.S. Senate. Senator Braun led every Republican Senator and Senator Joe Manchin as cosponsors on this challenge. Democratic Senator Jon Tester of Montana joined in voting against the Biden rule. Biden's rule, which went into effect in February, allows fiduciaries to invest based on ES  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) have announced a bipartisan push towards the enactment of a new tax agreement with Taiwan. Today, the Senators introduced a resolution that encourages the Administration to begin negotiating a tax agreement with Taiwan in order to further strengthen economic ties   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Martin Walsh requesting an update on the Biden Administration's efforts to recover fraudulent benefits obtained through the temporary COVID-19 unemployment insurance (UI)   more