WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement after hearing firsthand accounts from witnesses on the Biden administration's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal before the House Foreign Affairs Committee: "Today's hearing was humbling and moving. Nearly two years ago, the world watched with horror the hasty and disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, which abandoned countless allies and America  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced the Taylor Force Martyr Payment Prevention Act, legislation aimed at eliminating Palestinian "martyr payments," otherwise known as the "pay to slay" program. The bill would deter foreign banks from processing these payments for the Palestinian Authority by cutting off their access to the United States financial system. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Senator  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), with U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Tedd Budd (R-North Carolina), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Josh Hawley (R-Misso  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), with U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Tedd Budd (R-North Carolina), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Josh Hawley (R-Mis  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Indiana Primary Health Care Association CEO Ben Harvey involving a hearing on March 2, 2023, entitled "Community Health Centers: Saving Lives, Saving Money": * * * Thank you for the invitation to discuss the impact of Community Health Centers (CHCs) on the health of people across America, in addition to CHCs economic impact, ability to lower health care costs, and the opportunity  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) introduced the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2023. The bipartisan bill would repeal the federal excise tax (FET) on heavy trucks and trailers, which was established over 100 years ago to support efforts to pay for World War I. Today, the 12% FET is the highest percentage excise tax levied on any product, and at the same time, it is an unpredicta  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, applauded committee passage of their bipartisan legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs), formally ending the Gulf and Iraq wars. The 1991 and 2002 AUMFs--which passed 32 and 20 years ago, respectively--authorized the use of force for the Gulf and Iraq wars  more