DANVILLE, Indiana, July 2 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Baird (R-IN-04) today donated books from the Library of Congress's Surplus Books Program to the Boys and Girls Club of Clinton County in Frankfort. The Surplus Books Program allows Members of Congress to donate excess books not needed for the Library's own use to eligible organizations in their districts. "It is a privilege to donate these books to the Boys and Girls Club in Frankfort,"  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Adams and Associates of Reno, Nevada. According to the GAO, Adams and Associates of Reno, Nevada "protests the award of a contract to Management & Training Corporation (MTC), of Centerville, Utah, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 1630J5-17-R-00003, which was issued by the Department of Labor (DOL), for the operation of the Atterbury Job Corps Center in Edinburgh, Indiana, and the  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the safety and other impacts of longer freight trains. The report (GAO-19-443) is titled "Rail Safety: Freight Trains Are Getting Longer, and Additional Information Is Needed to Assess Their Impact". The report was sent to Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Daniel Lipinski, D-Illinois, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure subcomm  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: Last night, Rep. Andre Carson voted to pass H.R. 3401, a $4.5 billion emergency border supplemental appropriations bill to address the urgent humanitarian situation at the U.S. southern border. The bill provides significant funding for priorities to meet the needs of vulnerable children, including food, water, medical services, legal assistance, support services for unaccompanied children, alternatives to de  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Head Start program announced a new round of grants for program centers across the nation including more than $1 million for the Hamilton Center in Terre Haute, IN. "I am pleased to announce that the Hamilton Center in Terre Haute will be receiving more than $1 million to bolster their Head Start Program. These hard-earned taxpayer dollars are much-needed  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following statement on the death of Holocaust survivor Eva Moses Kor: "A person who had become a friend, Eva Moses Kor passed away today in Krakow, Poland while on her annual trip to visit Auschwitz. "Eva survived the Holocaust and became a staunch supporter of forgiveness. "She lived a consequential life and will be missed."  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 2 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: The Department of Labor has awarded a grant to a local organization that will help expand employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated people in the Indianapolis community. It was announced that, beginning July 1, 2019, the agency will provide a $1.5 million Reentry Projects (RP-3) Grant to RecycleForce, an electronics recycling organization that offers employment and workforce training oppo  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Andre Carson (D-IN) led more than 100 Members of Congress in sending a bipartisan letter to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao supporting the installation of secondary cockpit barriers and urging full implementation of safety requirements authorized last year in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018. "Installing secondary cockpit barriers provides a cost-  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * - President Trump Signs Taxpayer First Act, Which Overhauls IRS and Includes Walorski's IT Modernization Bill * * * U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) today applauded President Trump the signing of the bipartisan Taxpayer First Act into law. The legislation to overhaul the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) includes Walorski's bill to modernize the IRS's antiquated information technology (IT) systems   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Investing in Main Street Act to increase investment in small businesses by permitting banks to invest up to 15 percent of their capital in Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC). The dramatic increase in capital for the SBIC program would be deployed to domestic small businesses at no cost to the t  more