WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed H.R. 4762, legislation sponsored by Congressman Yakym (IN-02) and Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (OH-13), during the Full Committee's Markup. H.R. 4762 extends the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) non-premium war risk insurance program through Fiscal Year 2025. "In an increasingly volatile world, making sure our military has ever  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, issued the following news release and a letter: On Wednesday, Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-09) sent a letter to the Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Rona Bitter, calling for the Bureau of Consular Affairs to consider opening a passport agency in Louisville, Kentucky. "In the heart of Kentuckiana, Louisville sits at the crossroads of several major interstates, and its airport serves as a major regional hub. It makes the perfect  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Representative Victoria Spartz (IN-05), issued the following statement in response to personal attacks from checkoff-financed industry boards working to defeat her amendment to the Agriculture Appropriation Act - part of improved checkoff transparency and accountability efforts in the Farm Bill reauthorization. "It is deeply concerning that these farmer-financed unaccountable boards resort to sexist pers  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Senate's passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Chris Miller, Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and author of Chip War, in a panel discussion about implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act. The panel was moderated by Derek Scissors, Senior Fellow at AEI  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today cheered congressional passage of H.R. 2544, the House companion to S. 1668, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act. The legislation will help break up the monopoly contract used to manage the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Ne  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Tonight, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) highlighted the successful passage of their microchip manufacturing permitting reform bill, the Building Chips in America Act, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Th  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Long COVID Support Act, bipartisan legislation to support Americans living with Long COVID. The bill would accelerate research on Long COVID and provide information to patients and medical providers about Long COVID. "While the COVID pandemic has ended, many Americans who experienced a COVID infection continue to experience lingering neuro  more