WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- 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 meritocracy in the military services: accession, promotion, and command selection. Rep. Banks' remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to welcome everyone to this hearing of the Military Personn  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Today, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for the Construction Advancement Foundation of Northwest Indiana under the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Susan Harwood Training Grant program. According to OSHA, the Construction Advancement Foundation of Northwest Indiana will receive a Targeted Topic Training Grant award for $  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: At a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) pressed U.S. Secretary of Transportation and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg on issues affecting our nation's supply chain and Indiana's Second Congressional District. Included in Congressman Yakym's line of questioning was ensuring Indiana receives an equitable share of grant funding awarded   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined with Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and a group of Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Secure the Border Act of 2023.  This bill passed the House of Representatives as H.R. 2 earlier this year.The Secure the Border Act will resume construction on the wall, tighten asylum standards, criminalize visa overstays, increase the number of Border Patrol Agents, defund N  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) released the following statement regarding the announcement that the Silicon Crossroads Microelectronics (ME) Commons Hub, as well as its coordinating body the Applied Research Institute (ARI), has been selected by the Department of Defense (DoD) to serve as one of eight Microelectronics Commons hubs: "Today's announcement is the first major CHIPS and Scie  more