WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Congressman Baird, Senator Risch Introduce the No Official Palestine Entry (NOPE) Act Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) introduced the No Official Palestine Entry (NOPE) Act to expand existing funding prohibitions to include organizations in the United Nations (UN) that afford status, rights, or privileges to the Palestinian Authority (PA) or Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) bey  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Mark B. Messmer, R-Indiana, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 5, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Valerie Nelson, who today marks 20 years of selfless service in the United States House of Representatives. Her unwavering commitment to public service has not only benefited this institution, but it has set an example for generations of congressional staff to come. Val first entered f  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Banks, Rep. Mrvan Urge Treasury to Preserve U.S. Owned and Operated Steel Industry Washington, DC - Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Representative Frank Mrvan (IN-01) sent a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging the Department to consider national security when reviewing foreign takeovers of U.S. steel companies. They warned that foreign control puts our defense and supply cha  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Spartz: We Will Fail to Fix Health Care if We Don't Strengthen Both Medicare and Medicaid Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Spartz introduced legislation to put everyday Americans back at the center of health care by stopping Medicare waste and abuse exploited by large oligopolies for far too long. "Congress needs to grow a backbone for a change and start remembering who we serve," Spartz  more