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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Saturday July 13, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Rep. Mrvan Announces Winner of 2024 Congressional Art Competition From Munster High School
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced that Madalyn Martin of Munster High School is the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Madalyn used gouache paint to create her winning artwork, "Stan's Bait & Tackle," which depicts Stan's Bait and Tackle store located in Hammond at night time. Congressman Mrvan stated, "Thank you to all of the students from Indiana's First Congressional Di  more

Smucker Leads Republicans in Letter Opposing EPA Plan Endangering Grid Reliability
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Twenty-six Members Oppose EPA Clean Power Plan 2.0's Impact on Grid * * * Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and twenty-five colleagues have written a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concern about the impact of the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 on the PJM Interconnection. These proposed rules will endanger electrical grid reliability for the PJM Interconnection, which s  more

Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Unemployment Insurance Fraud
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced bipartisan legislation that would make significant improvements to the nation's unemployment insurance (UI) system. TheUnemployment Insurance Integrity and Accessibility Act would focus on program administration and integrity to combat fraud and improve access for eligible workers. "Our bipartisan bill will improve the UI sy  more