WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and Indiana's U.S. Senator Todd Young announced their bipartisan, bicameral Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act unanimously passed the Senate. The bill strengthens the United States' policy to promote dialogue between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Dalai Lama to move toward a peacefu  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Military Personnel, passed two amendments to the House's Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act to aid our ally, Israel. Said Rep. Banks: "Israel is under attack from Hamas terrorists, the sham prosecutors at the ICC, and even from the Biden administration, which is withholding its defense aid while sending Gaz  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Greg Pence (R-IN) joined a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing on the Biden administration's rush-to-green building policies. In the hearing, he raised issues related to home charging stations, including strained power grids and reports of lost homeowners' insurance. Congressman Pence built his career in the petroleum industry and has firsthand experience in distributing energy. He   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following statement on May 23, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 5403, the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act. This legislation prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to anyone and from using a CBDC as a tool to implement monetary policy and control the economy. Rep. Yakym is an original co-sponsor of H.R. 5403. "We  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following statement on May 23, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 192, legislation that prohibits noncitizens from voting in Washington, D.C. local elections for public office, including any ballot initiative or D.C. referendum. H.R. 192 also repeals the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, which unconstitutionally allows non-citizen residents, includi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 43 Senate Republicans in introducing a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to strike down the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' rule on the definition of "Engaged in the Business" as a Dealer in Firearms, which ignores the law and congressional intent. The Biden Administration's proposed rule f  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), both commissioners on the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB), introduced a bipartisan package of bills focused on protecting America's food security and agricultural supply chains, which are critical to U.S. national security. Senator Young introduced the Synthetic Biology Advancement Act, which would accelerate i  more