WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Indiana's Senator Mike Braun, along with U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) and Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02), introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to recognize the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States by designating June 16 through June 22, 2024, as "National Pollinator Week." The resolution emphasizes the vital ro  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) and Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02) along with Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Indiana's Senator Mike Braun, introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to recognize the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States by designating June 16 through June 22, 2024, as "National Pollinator Week." The resolution emphasizes the vita  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) recognized Hoosier students who participated in the first session of his summer internship program in D.C. The students assisted with daily activities and special projects related to legislation, communications, and constituent services. The intern class included (from left) Lurilla Bereveskos, a senior from Indianapolis attending American University; Erik Johansen, a senior attendi  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act to protect and empower victims of non-consensual intimate image abuse--also known as "revenge pornography." The bill would criminalize the publication of non-consensual intimate ima  more