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*Indiana Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Friday February 28, 2025 ( 11 items )  

Congressman Yakym Votes to Support President Trump's Pro-Energy Agenda
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Yakym Votes to Support President Trump's Pro-Energy Agenda Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) released the following statement after supporting House Joint Resolution 35 (H.J. Res. 35), a Congressional Review Act (CRA) that will cut energy costs and support President Trump's pro-energy agenda.  "The Biden Administration took extreme measures to dismantle the fossil fuel industry, waging a fou  more

Contracts for Feb. 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 26, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $654,668,551 cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-plus-award fee/cost-plus-incentive fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Aircraft Carrier shipyard availabilities. This contract includes a five-year base and a one year option, for a six year total ordering period which, if exercised, would brin  more

Deluzio Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition and Co-Chairmanship
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition and Co-Chairmanship WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) today announced the opening of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition, a nationwide high school visual art competition to encourage and recognize artistic talent from each congressional district (link to website). This year, Rep. Deluzio will serve as co-chair of the Co  more

Krishnamoorthi and Carson Respond To White House Official's Reported Push To Remove Canada From The Five Eyes Intelligence-Sharing Network
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi and Carson Respond To White House Official's Reported Push To Remove Canada From The Five Eyes Intelligence-Sharing Network WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Congressman Andre Carson issued the following statement  more

President Trump Issues Remarks Ahead of Feb. 26, 2025, Cabinet Meeting (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- President Trump issued the following remarks ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Okay. Thank you very much. We appreciate you being here. And we've put together a great Cabinet. And we've had tremendous success. We've been given a lot of credit for having a very successful first month, and we want to make that many months -- and years, actually. But we're going to have many good months, and we're going to have many good years, I hope. And we  more

Sen. Young Chairs "Grand Theft Cargo" Subcommittee Hearing
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Sen. Young Chairs "Grand Theft Cargo" Subcommittee Hearing Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, convened a subcommittee hearing titled "Grand Theft Cargo: Examining a Costly Threat to Consumers to the U.S. Supply Chain." The hea  more

Senator Marshall Introduces Legislation to Prevent Foreign Interference in American Agriculture
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces Legislation to Prevent Foreign Interference in American Agriculture Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) introduced the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act, which would permanently add the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to help prevent improper foreign inte  more

Terre Haute Man Sentenced to Over Two Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Trafficking Offense
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: * * * Terre Haute Man Sentenced to Over Two Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Trafficking Offense Bowling Green, KY - A Terre Haute, Indiana, man was sentenced yesterday to two years and six months in federal prison for illegally transferring a firearm to a convicted felon. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Acting Spe  more

U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Seven Defendants In Armed Transnational Cocaine And Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracies
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Seven Defendants In Armed Transnational Cocaine And Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracies Four Defendants Arrested in Three U.S. States, Along With the Seizure of More Than 350 Kilograms of Methamphetamine, 100 Kilograms of Cocaine, and Four Firearms Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern   more

Young Chairs "Grand Theft Cargo" Subcommittee Hearing
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Chairs "Grand Theft Cargo" Subcommittee Hearing ** Click here or above to watch the Senator's remarks.** WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, convened a subcommittee hearing titled "Grand Theft Cargo: Examining a Costly Threat to Consumers to the U.S. Supply Chain." The hearing focused on   more

Young, Marshall Introduce Legislation to Protect American Farmland from Foreign Adversaries
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Marshall Introduce Legislation to Protect American Farmland from Foreign Adversaries WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) in introducing the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act, which would permanently add the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to help prev  more