WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, legislation designed to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs and introduced by Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN-03) passed with unanimous, bipartisan support. The bill's passage occurred just one day before the House holds its first public impeachment hearing. Only 4% of legislation introduced in Congress gets a vote on the House floor. Since the Democrats control the House, they control what gets to t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following statement after voting against House Democrats' legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. (H.R. 4863): "The Export-Import Bank is an important tool that helps support American jobs - including many jobs in the Eighth District of Indiana - by enabling our manufacturers selling American-made products abroad to compete on a more level playing field with our foreign competitors. "The Bank enjoys strong b  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement after the conclusion of the first open hearing of the House impeachment inquiry: "I commend Ambassadors Taylor and Kent for coming forward today to tell their stories directly to the American people. The testimony from these two men further confirmed and corroborated what we've been hearing for several weeks now, first through the report from the anonymous whi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following statement after House passage of her bipartisan bill with Reps. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, Doug Collins, R-Georgia, and Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, the Newborn Care Improvement Act: The legislation, which extends newborn health coverage for new veteran mothers, passed as a provision of the Deborah Sampson Act, Rep. Julia Brownley's (Calif.-26) comprehensive legislation to support servicewomen and women veterans. "On t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following statement after House passage of her bipartisan bill with Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, the Student Veteran Protection Act: The Student Veteran Protection Act, which helps student veterans by removing the financial burdens of GI Bill overpayments, passed as part of the Protect the GI Bill Act, Rep. Mike Levin's (Calif.-49) comprehensive legislation to provide needed fixes to the current GI Bill. "Right now, when the Department   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, issued the following statement after the announcement that China has officially lifted the nearly four-year long ban on U.S. turkey exports, in a huge victory for turkey farmers in Indiana: * * * - China to Resume Imports of U.S. Poultry Products in Big Win for Indiana, American Farmers * * * "President Trump's revolutionary approach to trade with China is putting America first, and our farmers are seeing results. "Under the previous admini  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, United States Representatives Tony Cardenas (D-CA) and Larry Bucshon (R-IN) introduced the bipartisan Realizing the Economic Opportunities and Values of Expanding Recycling (RECOVER) Act. This bill (H.R. 5115) would allocate $500 million in matching federal grants to eligible states, local municipalities, and tribal governments to invest in improving their recycling infrastructure, programs, and educ  more

JASPER, Indiana, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Mike Braun applauds President Trump's decision to force hospitals and insurance companies to disclose their secret negotiated rates and publicize their costs. The executive action mirrors a bill from Senator Braun called S.913, the True Price Act, which would require health insurers to disclose negotiated rates--including any cost-sharing obligations for consumers--for health care ser  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) yesterday cosponsored a bill that passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee, which would address the falling rate of entrepreneurship in America. The Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Actrequires the U.S. Department of Commerce to study the underlying factors driving the current "startup slump," a 40-year low in rates of entrepreneurship in America. The bill was  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today applauded President Trump's commitment to curb America's youth tobacco and vaping epidemic. Earlier this year, Senator Young introduced the bipartisan Tobacco to 21 Act, which would raise the legal age of sale for tobacco products from 18 to 21. With 95 percent of adult smokers getting hooked before the age of 21, Senator Young's legislation is an important step to protec  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today announced that the U.S. Navy has agreed to name a warship in honor of Senator Richard G. Lugar. Senator Young will host a naming ceremony for the USS RICHARD G. LUGAR (DDG 136) in Indianapolis next Monday, November 18, where he will be joined by U.S. Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer and members of the Lugar family. In June, Senator Young and Senator Mike Brau  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have introduced legislation requiring the President and future administrations to regularly produce and submit to Congress a Global Economic Security Strategy. Based on the belief that global stability and the national security of the United States depends   more